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" That's very strange! But if you had not supped, I must have got something for you. Let me see, what should I have had? a couple of lobsters; ay, that would have done very well; two shillings — tarts a shilling: but you will drink a glass of wine with... "
Lives of the poets. Lives of eminent persons. Political tracts. Philological ... - Page 221
by Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1834
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Lives

Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 pages
...shillings — tarts, a " shilling : but you will drink a glass of wine with me, though you sup" ped so much before your usual time only to spare my pocket...talk with you than drink with you.' — ' But if you h; *' supped with me, as in all reason you ought to have done, you mi '• then have drunk with me.—...
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The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift, D.D., Dean of St. Patrick's ..., Volume 1

Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 574 pages
...lobsters ; ay, that would have " dose 1 ** done very well ; two shillings — tarts a shilling: bu£ ** you will drink a glass of wine with me, though you..." to have done, you must then have drank with me. t* — A bottle of wine, two shillings — two and two J£ " four, and one is five ; just two and sixpence...
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The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift, D.D., Dean of St. Patrick's ..., Volume 19

Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 414 pages
...lings—tarts, a shilling : but you will drink a glass " of wine with me, though you supped so much be" fore your usual time only to spare my pocket ?'-— " '...reason you ought to have done, you must then " have drunk with me.—A bottle of wine, two shil" lings—two and two is four, and one is five; just " two...
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Letters. Index

Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 414 pages
...tarts, a shilling : but you will drink a glass " of wine with me, though you supped so much be" fore your usual time only to spare my pocket ?'— " '...reason you ought to have done, you must then " have drunk with me. — A bottle of wine, two shil" lings — two and two is four, and one is five ; just...
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The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift, D.D., Dean of St. Patrick's ..., Volume 19

Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 422 pages
...wine with me, though you sapped so muck be" fore your usual time only to spare my pocket ?'— " i No, we had rather talk with you than drink with "...reason you ought to have done, you must then " have drunk with me. — A bottle of wine, two shil" lings — two and two is four, and one is five ; just...
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The works of the poets of Great Britain and Ireland. With prefaces ..., Volume 1

Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pages
...shillings — tarts, a " shilling: but you wHI drink a glass of wine with me, though you sup** ped so much before your usual time only to spare my pocket...rather talk with you than drink with you-'— ' But if yoa had: " supped with me, as in all reason you ought to have done, you must '• then have drunk with...
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An Essay on the Genius and Writings of Pope ...

Joseph Warton - 1806 - 440 pages
...of wine with me, though you supped so much before your time, only to spare my pocket." •" No, \ve had rather talk with you, than drink with you." "...— A bottle of wine, two shillings. — Two and two are four, and one is five. — Just two and sixpence a-piece. There, POPE, there's half a crown for...
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An Essay on the Genius and Writings of Pope ...

Joseph Warton - 1806 - 440 pages
...though you supped so much before your time, only to spare my pocket." " No, we had rather talk with-you, than drink with you." " But if you had supped with...— A bottle of wine, two shillings. — Two and two are four, and one is five. — Just two and sixpence a-piece. There, POPE, there's half a crown for...
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An Essay on the Genius and Writings of Pope ...

Joseph Warton - 1806 - 440 pages
...usual roughness, " I could never get the blockhead to study his grammar." of lobsters would have done very well, two shillings ; tarts, a shilling — But...wine with me, though you supped so much before your time, only to spare my pocket." " No, we had rather talk with you, than drink with you." " But if you...
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Characteristic Anecdotes of Men of Learning and Genius, Natives of Great ...

John Watkins - 1808 - 768 pages
...well: two shillings : tarts, a shilling. But you will drink a glass of wine with me, though you have supped so much before your usual time only to spare...me. A bottle of wine, two shillings — two and two are four, and one is five: just two and sixpence a piece. There Pope, there's half a crown for you...
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