 His happy constitution (even when he had, with great pains, half demolished it) made him forget everything when he was before a venison pasty, or over a flask of champagne ; and I am persuaded he has known more happy moments than any prince upon earth.  The Cambridge Companion to Henry Fielding - Page 15edited by - 2007Limited preview - About this book
 | Lady Mary Wortley Montagu - Authors, English - 1805 - 296 pages
...the nocturnal weddings. His happy constitution (even when he had, with great pains, half demolished it) made him forget every thing when he was before a venison pasty, or over a flask of champaigne ; and I am persuaded he has known more happy moments than any prince upon earth. His natural... | |
 | Enos Bronson - Literature, Modern - 1809 - 458 pages
...sinks of vice and misery. His happy constitution (even when he had with great pains half demolished it) made him forget every thing when he was before a venison pasty, or over a flask of champaigne; and lam persuaded he has known more happy moments than any prince upon earth. His natural... | |
 | Lady Mary Wortley Montagu - 1817 - 374 pages
...daughters. turnal weddings. His happy constitution .(even when he had, with great pains, half demolished it) made him forget every thing when he was before a venison pasty, pr over a flask of champaigne, and I am persuaded he has known more happy mo.ments than any prince... | |
 | British prose literature - 1821 - 346 pages
...the nocturnal weddings. His happy constitution (even when he had, with great pains, half demolished it) made him forget every thing when he was before a venison pasty, or over a flask of champaigne, and I am persuaded he has known more happy moments than any prince upon earth. His natural... | |
 | English literature - 1826 - 644 pages
...constitution that (even when he had with great pains half demolished it) made him forget every evil when he was before a venison pasty or over a flask of Champagne' — he will perhaps come to her ladyship's conclusion that, if few men enjoyed life more... | |
 | Lady Mary Wortley Montagu - Authors, English - 1837 - 460 pages
...the nocturnal weddings. His happy constitution (even when he had, with great pains, half demolished it) made him forget every thing when he was before a venison pasty, or over a flask of champaigne, and I am persuaded he has known more happy moments than any prince upon earth. His natural... | |
 | Anna Maria Hall - 838 pages
...happy constitution (even when ho had with great pains half demolished it) mado him forgct every evil when he was before a venison pasty, or over a flask of champagne ; and I am persuaded he has known more happy moments than any prince upon earth. .... There... | |
 | Edwin Percy Whipple - American literature - 1851 - 412 pages
...happy constitution (even when he had with great pains half demolished it) made him forget every evil, when he was before a venison pasty or over a flask of champagne ; and I am persuaded," she adds, " he knew more happy moments than any prince upon earth.... | |
 | Edwin Percy Whipple - American literature - 1861 - 420 pages
...happy constitution (even when he had with great pains half demolished it) made him forget every evil, when he was before a venison pasty or over a flask of champagne ; and I am persuaded," she adds, " he knew more happy moments than any prince upon earth.... | |
 | Richard Stuteley Cobbett - Twickenham (London, England) - 1872 - 452 pages
...happy constitution (even when he had with great pains half demolished it) made him forget everything when he was before a venison pasty, or over a flask of champagne ; and I am persuaded he has known more happy moments than any prince upon earth. HOLLY HOUSE.... | |
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