 | Alexander Pope - 1806 - 486 pages
...Southern, who often comts to fee us } he is now feventyfeven years old, and has almoft wholly loft his memory ; but is as agreeable an old man as can be, at leaft I perfuade myfelf fo, when I look at him, and think of Ifabella and Oroonoko." He was certainly... | |
 | Alexander Pope, William Lisle Bowles - 1806 - 480 pages
...Southern, who often comes to fee us ; he is now feventyfeven years old, and has almofl wholly loft his memory ; but is as agreeable an old man as can be, at leaft I perfuade myfelf fo, when I look at him, and think of Ifabella and Oroonoko." He was certainly... | |
 | Alexander Pope, William Lisle Bowles - 1806 - 478 pages
...Southern, who often comes to fee us ; he is now feventyfeven years old, and has almoft. wholly loft his memory ; but is as agreeable an old man as can be, at leall I perfuade myfelf fo> when I look at him, and think of Ifabella and Oroonoko." He was certainly... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1807 - 728 pages
...Southern at a Gentleman's house a little way off, who often comes to see us ; he is now seventy-seven years old *, and has almost wholly lost his memory; but is as agreeable as an old man can be, at least I persuade myself so when I look at him, and think of Isabella and Oroonoko.... | |
 | Mrs. Inchbald - English drama - 1808 - 350 pages
...Mr. Southern, at a gentleman's house a little way off, who often comes to see us. He is now seventy years old, and has almost wholly lost his memory ;...I look at him, and think of Isabella and Oroonoko *." Southern is an exception from most poets, in having been wealthy; but he procured some of his wealth... | |
 | Thomas Southerne - English drama - 1808 - 68 pages
...Southern, at a gentleman's house a little way off, who oftin comes to see us; he is now seventy-five years old, and has almost wholly lost his memory ;...can be, at least I persuade myself so, when I look :it him, and think of Isabella and Oroonoko." Mr. Mason adds, in a note on this passage, that " Mr.... | |
 | Mrs. Inchbald - English drama - 1808 - 314 pages
...Mr. Southern, at a gentleman's house a little way off, who often comes to see us. He is now seventy years old, and has almost wholly lost his memory ; but is as an agreeable old man as can be; at least, I persuade myself so, when I look at him, and think of Isabella... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1816 - 518 pages
...Southern at a gentleman's house a little way off, who often comes to see us; he is now seventy-seven years old, and has almost wholly lost his memory;...Oroonoko." Mr. Mason adds in a note on this passage, that " Mr. Gray alway« thought highly of his pathetic powers, at the same time that he blamed his... | |
 | David Erskine Baker - English drama - 1812 - 416 pages
...have old Mr. " Southern at a gentleman's house " a little way off, who often -comes " to see us ; Tie is now seventy" seven years old, and has almost "...persuade myself " so when I look at him, and " think of baldía and Oroonoko." Mr. Mason adds, in a note on this passage, 4 to. edition, p. 25, that " Mr.... | |
 | Elegant epistles - 1812 - 320 pages
...Tragi-comedy. has almost wholly lost his memory ; but is as agreeable as an old man can be, at Irast I persuade myself so when I look at him, and think of Isabella and Oroonoko. 1 shall be in town in about three weeks. Adieu. LETTER VIII. MR. GRAY TO MR, WALPOLE. Burnham, Sept.... | |
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We have old Mr. Southern at a gentleman's house a little way off, who often comes to see us ; he is now seventy-seven years old,* and has almost wholly lost his memory ; but is as agreeable as an old man can be, at least I persuade myself so when I look... 
