 Parmenio used with his friend Alexander, instead of putting his seal upon the lips of the curious impertinent, the English gentleman thought proper to reprove the Hibernian, if not with delicacy, at least with poetical justice. He concluded writing his...  Essay on Irish Bulls - Strana 27autor/autoři: Richard Lovell Edgeworth, Maria Edgeworth - 1803 - 308 str.Úplné zobrazení - Podrobnosti o knize
 | 1804 - 552 str.
...writing his letter in these word* : " I would say more ; but a damned tall Irishman is reading over ray shoulder every word I write." " You lie, you scoundrel," said the self-convicted Hibernian.' p. 29. The pleasure derived from the first of these stories, proceeds from the discovery of the relation... | |
 | Maria Edgeworth - 1824 - 402 str.
...example of original Irish genius. — An English gentleman was writing a letter in a coffee-house, and perceiving that an Irishman stationed behind him...unquestionably excellent; but it is not originally Irish : it cornes with other riches from the east, as the reader may find by looking into a book by M. Galland,... | |
 | 1827 - 326 str.
...letter in these words : ' I would say more, but a damned tall Irishman is reading over my sboulder every word I write.' ' You lie, you scoundrel,' said the self-convicted Hibernian. BEHIND THE CURTAIN. The difficulties which dramatic authors are doomed to encounter have been often... | |
 | Sydney Smith - 1839 - 464 str.
...(says Mr. Edge worth, in a story cited from Joe Millar,) 'was writing a letter in a coffee-house ; and perceiving that an Irishman stationed behind him...scoundrel ; " said the self-convicted Hibernian.' — (p. 29.) The pleasure derived from the first of these stories, proceeds from the discovery of the... | |
 | Maria Edgeworth - 1840 - 454 str.
...poetical justice : he concluded writing his letter in these words : — " 1 would say more, but a d— d tall Irishman is reading over my shoulder every word...You lie, you scoundrel !" said the self-convicted Hi* bernian. This blunder is unquestionably excellent ; but it is not originally Irish : it comes,... | |
 | Sydney Smith - 1844 - 424 str.
...gentleman', (says Mr. Edge-worth, in a story cited from Joe Millar,) 'was writing a letter ina coffee-house; and perceiving that an Irishman stationed behind him...you scoundrel," said the self-convicted Hibernian.' — (p. 29.) The pleasure derived from the first of these stories, proceeds from the discovery of the... | |
 | John Smith (lecturer on education.) - 1847 - 212 str.
...stationed behind him was overlooking him, he continued writing, ' I would say more, but an impudent tall Irishman is reading over my shoulder every word...scoundrel ! ' said the self-convicted Hibernian." Upon these examples the Reviewer truly observes : — " The pleasure derived from the first of these... | |
 | Maria Edgeworth - 1848 - 460 str.
...coffee-house, and perceiving that an Irishman stationed behind him was taking that liberty which Hephaestion used with his friend Alexander, instead of putting...the East, as the reader may find by looking into a hook by M. Galland, entitled, "The Remarkable Sayings of the Eastern Nations." " A learned man was... | |
 | Maria Edgeworth - 1848 - 460 str.
...coffee-house, and perceiving that an Irishman stationed behind him was taking that liberty which Hephaestion used with his friend Alexander, instead of putting...scoundrel!" said the self-convicted Hibernian. This blunder ia unquestionably excellent ; but it is not originally Irish : it comes, with other riches, from the... | |
 | Sydney Smith - 1848 - 552 str.
...proper to reprove the Hibernian, if not with delicacy, at least with poetical justice. He concluded1 writing his letter in these words: "I would say more,...you scoundrel," said the self-convicted Hibernian.' — (p. 29.) The pleasure derived from the first of these stories, proceeds from the discovery of the... | |
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