 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 498 pages
...neighbourhood, and earn half a crown by teaching the young men and maids to dance. By these methods he had acquired immense riches, which he used to squander away at back-sword J, quarter-staff, and cudgel-play, in which he took great pleasure, and challenged all the country.... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 496 pages
...neighbourhood, and earn half a crown by teaching the young men and maids to dance. By these methods he had acquired immense riches, which he used to squander away at back-sword J, quarter-staff, and cudgel-play, in which he took great pleasure, and challenged all the country.... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1813 - 400 pages
...dance. By these methods he had acquired immense riches, which be used to squander away at back-sw ord,J quarter-staff and cudgel play, in which he took great pleasure, and challenged all the country. You Mill say it is no wonder if Bull and Frog should be jealous of this fellow. "It is not impossible... | |
 | Charles Knight - Biography - 1866 - 552 pages
...acquired immense riches which ho used to squander away at back-sword, quarter-staff, and cudgel-play, in which he took great pleasure, and challenged all...bestow a benefice on another, and enlightening Lady Masharu upon the claims of his friend Swift to be historiographer to the queen. In a few mouths the... | |
 | Edward Arber - English literature - 1883 - 674 pages
...neighbourhood, and earn half a crown by teaching the young men and maids to dance. By these methods he had acquired immense riches, which he used to squander away at back-sword, quarter-staff, and cudgel-play, in which he took great pleasure ; and challenged all the country. "7i1i] PARODY OF THE... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1883 - 508 pages
...neighbourhood, and earn half-a-crown by teaching the young men and maids to dance. By these methods he had acquired immense riches, which he used to squander away at back-sword, * Lewis the XIV. t The trade and character of the French nation are thus described. quarter-staff,... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1883 - 508 pages
...neighbourhood, and earn half-a-crown by teaching the young men and maids to dance. By these methods he had acquired immense riches, which he used to squander away at back-sword, * Lewis the XIV. t The trade and character of the French nation are thus described. quarter-staff,... | |
 | Richard Garnett - Anthologies - 1890 - 448 pages
...neighborhood, and earn half a crown by teaching the young men and maidens to dance. By these methods he had acquired immense riches, which he used to squander...took great pleasure, and challenged all the country. You will say it is no wonder if Bull and Frog should be jealous of this fellow. " It is impossible,"... | |
 | English literature - 1893 - 598 pages
...neighbourhood, and earn half-a-crown by teaching the young men and maids to dance. By these methods he had acquired immense riches, which he used to squander away at backsword, quarterstaff and cudgel-play, in which he took great pleasure and challenged all the country.' Coming to individuals,... | |
 | English literature - 1893 - 608 pages
...neighbourheod, and earn half-a-crown by teaching the young men and maids to dance. By these methods he had acquired immense riches, which he used to squander away at backsword, quarterstaff and cudgel-play, in which he took great pleasure and challenged all the country.' Coming to individuals,... | |
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When shop was shut up, he would go about the neighbourhood, and earn half a crown by teaching the young men and maids to dance. By these methods he had acquired immense riches, which he used to squander away at back-sword, quarter-staff, and cudgel-play,... 
