 | James Boswell - 1799 - 648 pages
...Spectator, No. 26 : — ' It has very often given me great offence ; instead of the brave rough English Admiral, which was the distinguishing character of...himself upon velvet cushions under a canopy of state.' ' 'That live-long wig, which Gorgon's self might own, Eternal buckle takes in Parian stone.' Pope's... | |
 | James Boswell - Hebrides (Scotland) - 1799 - 640 pages
...Spectator, No. 26 : — ' It has very often given me great offence ; instead of the brave rough English Admiral, which was the distinguishing character of...himself upon velvet cushions under a canopy of state.' ' 'That live-long wig, which Gorgon's self might own, Eternal buckle takes in Parian stone.' Pope's... | |
 | English literature - 1803 - 420 pages
...often given me great offence; instead of the brave rough English admiral, which was the distinguished character of that plain gallant man, he is represented...his tomb by the figure of a beau, dressed in a long perriwig, and reposing himself upon velvet cushions under a canopy of state. The inscription is answerable... | |
 | English literature - 1803 - 434 pages
...often given me great offence ; instead of the brave rough English admiral, which was the distinguished character of that plain gallant man, he is represented...his tomb by the figure of a beau, dressed in a long perriwig, and reposing himself upon velvet cushions under a canopy of state. The inscription is answerable... | |
 | Spectator The - 1808 - 348 pages
...man, he is represented on his tomh hy the figure of a heau, dressed in a long perriwig, and repusing himself upon velvet cushions under a canopy of state. The inscription is answerahle to the monomciX; or instead of celehrating the many remarkahle actions ie had performed... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1810 - 412 pages
...Cloudesly Shovel's monument has very often given me great offence. Instead of the brave rough English admiral, which was the distinguishing character of...on his tomb by the figure of a beau, dressed in a Jong periwig, and reposing himself upon velvet Cushions under a canopy of state. The inscription is... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Richard Hurd - 1811 - 504 pages
...Cloudesly Shovel's monument has very often given me great offence : instead of the brave rough English Admiral, which was the distinguishing character of...his tomb by the figure of a beau, dressed in a long perriwig, and reposing himself upon velvet cushions under a canopy of state. The inscription is answerable... | |
 | Joseph Addison - English literature - 1811 - 508 pages
...Cloudesly Shovel's monument has very often given me great offence : instead of the brave rough English Admiral, which was the distinguishing character of...his tomb by the figure of a beau, dressed in a long perriwig, and reposing himself upon velvet cushions under a canopy of state. The inscription is answerable... | |
 | Spectator The - 1811 - 802 pages
...monument has very often given me great offence. Instead of the brave rough English admiral, which WHS the distinguishing character of that plain gallant man, he is represented on his tomb by the 6gun-of a beau, dressed in a lung periwig, and reposing himself upon velvet cushions under a canopy... | |
 | William Scott - Elocution - 1814 - 424 pages
...Cloudsly Shovel's monument has very often given me great offence. Instead of the brave, rough English Admiral, which was the distinguishing character of...the monument ; for, instead of celebrating the many remarkable actions he had performed in the service of his country, it acquaints us only with the manner... | |
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Instead of the brave rough English admiral, which was the distinguishing character of that plain gallant man, he is represented on his tomb by the figure of a beau, dressed in a long periwig, and reposing himself upon velvet cushions, under a canopy of... 
