 From seven years of age till thirty he never grew taller; but after thirty he shot up to three feet nine inches, and there fixed. Jeffery became a considerable part of the entertainment of the court. Sir William Davenant wrote a poem called " Jeffreidos,"...  Annual Registeredited by - 1763Full view - About this book
 | English essays - 1762 - 792 pages
...'till thirty he never grew taller ; but after thirty he mot up to three Feet nine inches, and their fixed-. Jeffery became a confiderable part of the entertainment of the court. Sir Wilh'anj Davenant wrote a poem called Jeffreidos, on a battle between him and a { TurkeyCock, and in... | |
 | History - 1763 - 552 pages
...at St. J<|pes"s is a copy of Mytens. t See Fuller and Wright's Rutlandflure. fented by the duchéis to the queen, who kept him as her dwarf. From feven...thirty, he never grew taller ; but after thirty he fliot up to three feet nine inches, and there fixed. Jeffery became a confidemble part of the entertainment... | |
 | 1778 - 776 pages
...Burk-igh, little Jefferey was f».-ved up to table in a cold pyc, and prefentcd by the dutchcfs to tjie queen, who kept him as her dwarf. From feven years of age till thirty, he (hot up to three feet nine inches, aqd there "fixed. JefTery became a confiderable part of the entertainment... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1787 - 554 pages
...James's is a copy ofMyt f 'See Fuller and Wright's Kutlandfiiirc. ;ens. fcmed 59 ftftttod by the duchcfs to the queen, who kept him as her dwarf. From feven years of age Jill thirty, he nCver grew taller ; bat after thirty he (hot up to three feet nine inches, and there... | |
 | Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1797 - 434 pages
...who kept him as her dwarf. From 7 years of age till 30, he never grew taller ; but after 30, he (hot up to three feet nine inches, and there fixed. Jeffery...part of the entertainment of the court. Sir William Devenant wrote a poem called Jtffreidis, on a battle between him and a turkey-cock ; and ¡ui 638,... | |
 | Characters and characteristics - 1805 - 596 pages
...manners, the dutchess presented him to her majesty, who afterwards kept him as her dwarf ; from seven years of age till thirty, he never grew taller; but after thirty he shot up to three feet nine inches, and there fixed. Jeffery became a considerable part of the entertainment... | |
 | G. H. Wilson - Biography - 1807 - 442 pages
...her dwarf. From the age of seven years till thirty, he never grew taller; but after thirty be shot up to three feet nine inches, and there fixed. Jeffery became a considerable part of the entertainment of the court, and Sir William Davenport wrote a poem on a battle... | |
 | James Caulfield - Great Britain - 1813 - 174 pages
...table in a cold pie, and presented by the duchess to the queen, who kept him as her dwarf. From seven years of age till thirty he never grew taller; but after thirty he shot up to three feet nine inches, and there fixed. Jeffery became a considerable part of the entertainment... | |
 | Thomas Byerley - 1823 - 528 pages
...table in a cold pie, and presented by the Duchess to the Queen, who kept him as her dwarf. From seven years of age till thirty he never grew taller ; but after thirty he shot up to three feet nine inches, and there fixed. Jeffery hecame a considerable part of the entertainment... | |
 | 1823 - 494 pages
...table in a cold pie, and presented by the Duchess to the Queen, who kept him as her dwarf. From seven years of age till thirty he never grew taller ; but after thirty he shot up to three feet nine inches, and there fixed. Jeffery became a considerable part of the entertainment... | |
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