 Dryden frequented it ; where you used to see songs, epigrams, and satires, in the hands of every man you met, you have now only a pack of cards ; and instead of the cavils about the turn of the expression, the elegance of the style, and the like, the...  The Tatler - Page 61804Full view - About this book
 | Great Britain - 1710 - 454 pages
...very much altered fince Mr. Dryden frequented it; where you ufed to fee Songs, Epigrams, and Satyrs, in the Hands of every Man you met, you have now only a Pack of Cards ; and inftead of tlie Cavils about the Turn of the Expreffion, the Elegance of the Style, and the like, the... | |
 | Sir Richard Steele - English essays - 1712 - 398 pages
...very much altered nnce Mr. Drydtn frequented it ; where you ufed to fee Smgt, Epigrams, and Satyrs, in the Hands of every Man you met, you have now only a Pack of Cards ; and inuead of the Cavils about the Turn of the Exprcffion, the Elegance of the Style, and the like, the... | |
 | Sir Richard Steele, Joseph Addison - England - 1774 - 344 pages
...very much altered fince Mr. DryJcu frequented it; where you ufed to fee Songs, Epigrams, and Satire:, in the hands of every man you met, you have now only a pack of cards ; and inftead of the cavils about the turn of the expreffion, the elegance of the ftile, and the like, the... | |
 | Sir Richard Steele - English essays - 1786 - 516 pages
...and found. 1 his place is very much altered fince Mr. DRY DEN frequented it ; where you ufed to fee Songs, Epigrams, and Satires, in the hands of every...man 'you met, you have now only a pack of cards; and inftead of the cavils about the turn of the expreffion, the elegance of the ftyle, and the like, the... | |
 | English essays - 1809 - 382 pages
...their late apostacy in favour of dress and sound. This place is very much altered since Mr. Dryden frequented it ; where you used to see songs, epigrams,...; and instead of the cavils about the turn of the expressjon, die elegance of the style, and the like, the learned now dispute only about the truth of... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - London (England) - 1848 - 334 pages
...notwithstanding their late apostacy in favour of dress and sound. The place is very much altered since Mr. Dryden frequented it ; where you used to see songs, epigrams,...learned now dispute only about the truth of the game." The last proprietor of this theatre was Rich, the famous harlequin, who, having a poor company, unable... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - London (England) - 1848 - 334 pages
...notwithstanding their late apostacy in favour of dress and sound. The place is very much altered since Mr. Dryden frequented it ; where you used to see songs, epigrams,...learned now dispute only about the truth of the game." The last proprietor of this theatre was Rich, the famous harlequin, who, having a poor company, unable... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - London - 1859 - 478 pages
...dress and sound. The place is very much altered since Mr. l)ryden * Gibber's Apology, 2d edit. p. 138. frequented it; where you used to see songs, epigrams,...like, the learned now dispute only about the truth ol the game." The last proprietor of this theatre was Rich, the famous harlequin, who, having, a poor... | |
 | Charles Knight - Great Britain - 1859 - 536 pages
...the "Tatler" it is said of Will's coffee-house, " This place is very much altered since Mr. Dryden frequented it. Where you used to see songs, epigrams, and satires, in the hands of every one you met, you have now only * " TaUer," No. 155. t "Spectator," No. 4&. * "Tatler," No. 132. 1709-1742.]... | |
 | John Timbs - Humorists, English - 1862 - 424 pages
...early Tatlers, the house is thus described : This place [Will's] is very much altered since Mr. Dryden frequented it ; where you used to see songs, epigrams,...now only a pack of cards ; and instead of the cavils upon the turn of expression, the elegance of the style, and the like, the learned now dispute only... | |
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