 | 1783 - 1276 pages
...character for the Swifs, arid appealed to himfelf for the truth of it. " I Was born a Swifs," faid he, " and came to England without a farthing, where I have found means to gain jeool. a year, and to fpcnd it. Now I defy the moft able Englishman to go to Switzerland, and either... | |
 | Biography - 1784 - 552 pages
...racier for the Swifs, and appealed to hirnfelf for the truth of it. " I was born a -Swifs," faid he, " and came to England • " without a farthing, where I have found' means to gain " 5005!. a .year, and to fpend it. Now I defy the mod able " Engliihman to go to Switzerland, and either... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - Books - 1796 - 612 pages
...Of Heidegger, a native of Zurich, the following faying is recorded, (p. 129.) * I was born aSwifs, and came to England without a farthing, where I have found means to gain 5,000!. a year, and to fpend it. Now I defy the mod able Englilhman to go to Switzerland, and either... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1799 - 774 pages
...the moft refined courts in Europe. " I was born a Swifs," liid he in a public company, •* and i ame to England without a farthing, where I have found means to gain "(XKlJ. a year, and to fpend it. Now I defy the moft able Englilhiuan to go to Switzerland, ami nt'ner... | |
 | History - 1799 - 770 pages
...directed the luxurious plbauircs of one of the mon refined courts in Europe. " I was born a Swifs," laid he in a public company, " and came to England without a farthing, »v here I have found means to gain 50001. a year, and to fpend it. Xow I defy the mod able Englilhm:m... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1814 - 544 pages
...character for the Swiss, and appealed to himself for the truth of it. " I was born a Swiss," said he, " and came to England without a farthing, where I have found means to gain 5000/. a year, and to spend it. Now I defy the most able Englishman to go to Switzerland, and either... | |
 | Biography - 1814 - 540 pages
...character for the Swiss, and appealed to himself for the truth of it. " I was born a Swiss," said he, " and came to England without a farthing, where I have found means to gain 5000/. a year, and to spend it. Now I defy the most able Englishman to go to Switzerland, and either... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1814 - 536 pages
...character for the Swiss, and appealed to himself for the truth of it. " I was born a Swiss," said he, " and came to England without a farthing, where I have found means to gain 5000/. a year, and to spend it. Now I defy the most able Englishman to go to Switzerland, and either... | |
 | John Evans - 1817 - 610 pages
...character for the Swiss, and appealed to himself for the truth of it. " I was born a Swiss," said he, " and came to England without a farthing, where I have found means to gain 50007. a year and to spend it. Now I defy the most able Englishman to go to Switzerland, either to... | |
 | James Caulfield - Biography - 1820 - 386 pages
...character for the Swiss, and appealed to himself for the truth of it. I was born • a Swiss, said he, and came to England without a farthing, where I have found means to gain 5OQOI. ayear, and to spend it. Now I defy the most able Englishman to go to Switzerland, and either... | |
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Europe had the greatest ingenuity ; to the surprise of all present, he claimed that character for the Swiss, and appealed to himself for the truth of it. " I was born a Swiss," said he, " and came to England without a farthing, where I have found means... 
