 | 1820 - Страниц: 760
...seeing the two greatest men in the world.' ' I don't know how great you may be, said the Guinea- man, but I don't like your looks: I have often bought a man, much better than both of you together, all muscles and bones, for ten guineas." We shall add to our selection one or two of the... | |
 | Paul Ponder (pseud.) - 1825 - Страниц: 524
...seeing the two greatest men in the world.' ' I do not know how great you may be,' said the Guinea man, ' but I don't like your looks : I have often bought a man much better than both of you together, all muscles and bones, for ten guineas.' " * According to Horace,— Reddere persons scit... | |
 | Paul Ponder (pseud.) - 1825 - Страниц: 492
...seeing the two greatest men in the world.' ' I do not know how great you may be,' said the Guinea man, ' but I don't like your looks : I have often bought a man much better than both of you together, all muscles and bones, for ten guineas.' " * According to Horace,— Reddere penonx scit... | |
 | James Elmes - 1825 - Страниц: 322
...the two greatest men in the world." — " I don't know how great you may be, (said the Guinea man) but I don't like your looks : I have often bought a man much better than both of you together, all muscles and bones, for ten guineas." SIR JOSHUA REYNOLDS AND HAYDN. WHEN Haydn was in... | |
 | Richard Ryan - 1826 - Страниц: 318
...two greatest men in the> world.' — ' I don't know how great you may be,' said the Guinea man ; ' but I don't like your looks. I have often bought a man much better than both of you together, all muscles and bones, for ten guineas.' " SPENCE. SIR JOHN DAVIES, AND HIS WIFE. SIR JOHN... | |
 | Richard Ryan - 1826 - Страниц: 318
...the two greatest men in the world.' — ' I don't know how great you may be/ said the Guinea man ; ' but I don't like your looks. I have often bought a man much better than both of you together, all muscles and bones, for ten guineas.' " SPENCK. SIR JOHN DAVIE8, AND HIS WIFE. SIR JOHN... | |
 | Flowers - 1829 - Страниц: 340
...the two greatest men in the world."— " I don't know how great you may be," said tho Guiaeaman, " but I don't like your looks : I have often bought a man much better than both of you together, all muscles and bone, for teu guineas." A DEAD SLEEP. — A tradesman of Lyons, of the name... | |
 | 1833 - Страниц: 468
...the two greatest men in the world."— " I don't know how great you may be, (said the Guinea-man,) but I don't like your looks: I have often bought a man much better than both of you together all muscles and bones for ten guineas." Air. Ceesar.—Swift dined one day in company with... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1853 - Страниц: 332
...the two greatest men in the world.' — ' I don't know how great you may be,' said the Guinea man, ' but I don't like your looks : I have often bought a man, much better than both of you together, all muscles and bones, for ten guineas.' " — DE. WARBURTOlt (Spence's Anecdotes). It is... | |
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Mr. Pope was with Sir Godfrey Kneller one day, when his nephew, a Guinea trader, came in. " Nephew," said Sir Godfrey, " you have the honour of seeing the two greatest men in the world." — " I don't know how great you may be," said the Guinea man, "... 
