| Charles N. Baldwin - Biography - 1820 - 458 pages
...shoulder more than once, and bumming over a song with him- Yet, at last, to speak in his own words, " after having written more odes than Horace, and about...had furnished him with the accommodations of life, ! (id would not, as we say, be paid with a song." Those who have a curiosity to see hie ballade, sonnets,... | |
| 1830 - 428 pages
...passing the remainder of It In a prison t to speak iu his own words, *' After having written more odea than Horace, and about four times as many comedies as Terence, he found bim*, . | Belt reduced to great difficulties hy the Importunities of a set of men, who, of late Saturday... | |
| Joseph Addison - Bookbinding - 1837 - 548 pages
...think how insensibly we were grown into a couple of venerable, old gentleman. Tom observed to me, that after having written more odes than Horace, and about four times as many comedies as Terence, he was reduced to great difficulties by the importunities of a set of men, who, of late yeacs, have life,... | |
| Sir Richard Steele - 1837 - 252 pages
...think how insensibly we were grown uto a couple of venerable old gentlemen. Tom observed to me, that after having written more odes than Horace, and about four times as many Comedbs as Terence, ne was reduced to great Difficulties by the importunities of 'a set of men, who,... | |
| Bannatyne Club (Edinburgh, Scotland) - Scotland - 1838 - 430 pages
...preparatory to a public benefit obtained for him at the theatre, in which he says, " Tom observed to me, that after having written more odes than Horace, and about four times as many comedies as Terence, he was reduced to great difficulties by the importunities of a set of men who, of late years, had furnished... | |
| 1838 - 406 pages
...desire to render the author a service, as he was then in great distress. To use his own words, Durfey, " after having written more odes than Horace, and about four times as many comedies as Terence, found himself reduced to great difficulties by the importunities of a set of men, who of late years... | |
| Anecdotes - 1839 - 674 pages
...assistance, to preveut his passing the remainder of it in prison ; for to speak in his own words, " after having written more odes than Horace, and about four times as many comedies as Tereuce, he found himself reduced to great difficulties by the importunities of a set of men, who of... | |
| Charles N. Baldwin - Biography - 1842 - 454 pages
...shoulder more than once, and hum mir.£ over a song with him- Yet, at last, to sp<-ak in his own words, '* after having written more odes than Horace, and about...many comedies as Terence, he found himself reduced to groat difficulties by the importunities of a set of men who of late years had furnUhed him with the... | |
| Anecdotes - 1847 - 666 pages
...it in prison; for to speak in his own words, " afser having written more odes than Horace, and abont vears had furnished him with the accommodazious of life, and would not, as we say, be paid with a song."... | |
| Charles N. Baldwin - Biography - 1850 - 458 pages
...with him- Yet, at last, to apeale in his own words, " after having written wore otles than Hoi ace, and about four times as many comedies as Terence, he found himself reduced to groat difficulties by the importunities nf a set of men who of, late years had furiiN'ird him -vitij... | |
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