 | Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1784 - 450 pages
...gree above a monkey ; who has more diverting tricks than any of you, is an animal lefs mifchievous and expenfive, might in time be a tolerable critic...would have you look upon finery as a neceffary folly, which all great ladies did, whom I have ever known. I do not defire you to be out of the fafhion, but... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1784 - 514 pages
...than any of you, is an animal lefs mifchievous and expenfive, might in time be a tolerable critick in velvet and brocade, and, for aught I know, would...become them. I would have, you look upon finery as a necefiary folly ; which all great ladies did, whom I have ever known : I do not defire vou to be out... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 486 pages
...than any of you, is an animal less mischievous and expensive, might in time be a tolerable critick in velvet and brocade, and, for aught I know, would...become them. I would have you look upon finery as a necessary folly ; which all great ladies did, whom I have ever known : I do not desire you to be out... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1808 - 554 pages
...than any of you, is an animal less mischievous and expensive, might in time be a tolerable critick in velvet and brocade, and, for aught I know, would...become them. I would have you look upon finery as a necessary folly ; which all great ladies did whom I have ever known : I do not desire you to be out... | |
 | Conduct of life - 1809 - 344 pages
...monkey ; which has more diverting tricks than any of you ; is an animal less mischievous and expensive ; might in time be a tolerable critic in velvet and...become them. I would have you look upon finery as a necessary folly, as all great ladi.-s did, whom I have ever known. I did not desire you to be out of... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1812 - 350 pages
...monkey ; who has more diverting tricks than any of you, is au animal less mischievous and expensive, might in time be a tolerable critic in velvet and...become them.• I would have you look upon finery as a necessary folly; which all great ladies did whom I have ever known : I do not desire you to be out... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott - 1814 - 558 pages
...monkey ; who has more diverting tricks than any of you, is an animal less mischievous and expensive, might in time be a tolerable critic in velvet and...become them I would have you look upon finery as a neces* sary folly ; which all great ladies did whom I have ever known : I do not desire you to be out... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1814 - 562 pages
...an animal less mischievous and expensive, might in time be a tolerable critic in velvet and brbcade, and, for aught I know, would equally become them . I would have you look upon finery as a necessary folly ; which all great ladies did whom I have ever known : I do not desire you to be out... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1814 - 564 pages
...monkey ; who has move diverting tricks than any of you, is an animal less mischievous and expensive, might in time be a tolerable critic in velvet and brocade, and, for aught I know, would equally becoma them. . I would have you look upon finery as a necessary folly ; which all great ladies did... | |
 | Collection - English literature - 1816 - 202 pages
...mifchievous and expensive , might in time be 'a. tolerable critick in velvet and brocade, and for ought I know, would equally become them . I would have you look Upon finery as a necefsary folly , as all great Ladies.. whom I have ever known did. I do not desire you to be out of... | |
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I cannot conceive you to be human creatures, but a certain sort of species hardly a degree above a monkey ; who has more diverting tricks than any of you, is an animal less mischievous and expensive, might in time be a tolerable critic in velvet and brocade,... 
