| James Boswell - Hebrides (Scotland) - 1799 - 640 pages
...always proportioned to the lustre of their lives. The death of Pope was imputed by some of his friends to a silver saucepan, in which it was his delight to heat potted lampreys.' Fielding in The Voyage to Lisbon ( Works, x. 201) records : — ' I was at the worst on... | |
| James Boswell - 1799 - 648 pages
...always proportioned to the lustre of their lives. The death of Pope was imputed by some of his friends to a silver saucepan, in which it was his delight to heat potted lampreys.' Fielding in The Voyage to Lisbon ( Works, x. 201) records : — ' I was at the worst on... | |
| Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pages
...the slaughters of Cannx were revenged by a ring. The death of Pope was imputed by some of his friends to a silver saucepan, in which it was his delight to heat potted la"mpreys. That he loved too well to eat, is certain ; but that his sensuality shortened his life will... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 536 pages
...slaughters of Cannte were revenged by a ring. The death of Pope was imputed by some of his friends to a silver saucepan, in which it was his delight to heat potted lampreys. That he loved too well to eat, is certain ; but that his sensuality shormed hia life VOL... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 404 pages
...slaughters of Cannae were revenged by a ring. The death of Pope was imputed by some of his friends to a silver saucepan, in which it was his delight to heat potted lampreys. That he loved too well to eat, is certain ; but that his sensuality shortened his life will... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 464 pages
...the slaughters of Cannx were revenged by a ring. The death of Pope was imputed by some of his friends to a silver saucepan, in which it was his delight to heat potted lampreys. [i, I In all his intercourse with mankind, he had great delight in artifice, and endeavoured... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 366 pages
...slaughters of Cannse were revenged by a ring. The death of Pope was imputed by some of his friends to a silver saucepan, in which it was his delight to heat potted lampreys. That he loved too well to eat is certain ; but that his sensuality shortened his life will... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1812 - 348 pages
...slaughters of Cannse •were revenged by a ring. The death of Pope was imputed by some of his friends to a silver saucepan, in which it was his delight to heat potted lampreys. That he loved too well to eat is certain ; but that his sensuality shortened his life will... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1816 - 410 pages
...slaughters of Cannas were revenged by a ring. The death of Pope was imputed by some of his friends to a silver saucepan, in which it was his delight to heat potted lampreys. That he loved too well to eat, is certain ; but that his sensuality shortened his life will... | |
| 1817 - 708 pages
...with biscuits and dry conserves." Ibid. •f " The death of Pope was imputed by some of his friends to a silver saucepan, in which it was his delight to heat potted lampreys." Ibid. and introducing them to my fellowspirits and invisible brethren, in my Rape of the... | |
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