 | Spectator The - 1816 - 348 pages
...goes to court, comes into the drawing-room, and walking bolt-upright under a branch of candlesticks, his wig is caught up by one of them, and hangs dangling in the air. All the courtiers fall a-laughing, but Menalcas louder than any of them, and looks about for the person that is the jest of... | |
 | British essayists - 1819 - 340 pages
...drawing-room, and walking bolt-upright under a branch of candlesticks, his wig is caught up by one pf them, and hangs dangling in the air. All the courtiers fall a laughing, but Menalcas laughs louder than any of them, and looks about for the person that is the jest of the... | |
 | William Scott - Children's stories - 1820 - 422 pages
...goes to court ; comes into the drawing room ; and, walking upright under a branch of candlesticks, his wig is caught up by one of them, and hangs dangling in the air. All the courtiers fall a laughing ; but Menaeles langhs louder than any of them, and looks about for the person, that is the jest of... | |
 | William Scott - Elocution - 1820 - 434 pages
...goes to court ; comes into the drawing room ; and, walking upright under a branch of candlesticks, his wig is caught up by one of them, and hangs dangling in the air. All the courtiers fall a laughing ; but Menacles laughs louder than any of them, and looks about for the person that is the jest of the... | |
 | William Scott - Elocution - 1819 - 366 pages
...he goes to court ; comes into the drawing room; and, walking upright under a branch of candlesticks, his wig is caught up by one of them, and hangs dangling in the air. All the courtiers fall a laughing'; bat Menacles laughs louder than any of them, and looks about for the person that is the jest of the... | |
 | Spectator (London, England : 1711) - 1822 - 788 pages
...goes to court, comes into he drawing-room, and walking bolt-upright under 1 branch of candlesticks, d, that the person to whom this head belonged, had passed for a man abo he courtiers fall a laughing, but Menalcas laughs ouder than any of them, and looks about for the >erson... | |
 | James Ferguson - English essays - 1823 - 450 pages
...goes to court, comes into the drawing-room, and walking bolt-upright under a branch of candlesticks, his wig is caught up by one of them, and hangs dangling in the air. All the courtiers fall a laughing, but Menalcas laughs louder than any of them, and looks about for the person that is the jest of the... | |
 | William Scott - Elocution - 1823 - 396 pages
...he goes to court ; comes into the drawing-room; and, walking upright under a branch oi candlesticks, his wig is caught up by one of them, and hangs dangling in the air. All the courtiers fall a laughing ; but Menacles laughs louder than any of them, and looks about for the person that is the jest of the... | |
 | Spectator (London, England : 1711) - 1824 - 284 pages
...goes to court, comes into the drawing-room, and walking bolt upright under a branch of candlesticks, his wig is caught up by one of them, and hangs dangling in the air. All the courtiers fall a laughing, but Menalcas laughs louder than any of them, and looks about for the person that is the jest of the... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1824 - 278 pages
...goes to court, comes into the drawing-room, and walking bolt upright under a branch of candlesticks, his wig is caught up by one of them, and hangs dangling in the air. All the courtiers fall a laughing, but Menalcas laughs louder than any of them, and looks about- for the person that is the jest of the... | |
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Coming down to the court-gate, he finds a coach, which taking for his own, he whips into it; and the coachman drives off, not doubting but he carries his master. 
