 | Augustus Henry Fitzroy Duke of Grafton, John Wilkes - 1769 - 348 pages
...itfelf, made it as fweet a retreat, as the mod poetical imagination could create. Sir Francis Dafhwood, Sir Thomas Stapleton, Paul Whitehead, Mr. Wilkes,...number of twelve, rented the Abbey, and often retired there in the fummer. Among other amufements they had fometimes a mock celebration of the more ridiculous... | |
 | SEVERAL HANDS - 1769 - 594 pages
...retreat, as the molt poetical imagination could create, bir Francis Daihwood, Sir Thomas Mapleton, Paul Whitehead, Mr. Wilkes, and other gentlemen to...number of twelve, rented the Abbey, and often retired there in the fummer. Among other amufements they had fometitaes a mock celebration of the mom rudiculoie»ntes... | |
 | Augustus Henry Fitzroy Duke of Grafton, John Wilkes - 1769 - 344 pages
...moft poetical imagination could create. Sir Francis Dafhwood, Sir Thomas Stapleton, Paa/Whitehead/Mr. Wilkes, and other gentlemen to the number of twelve, rented the Abbey, and often retired there in the fummer. Among other amufements they had fometimes a mock celebration of the more ridiculous... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1769 - 596 pages
...poetical imagination could create. Hr Francis Dalhwood, Nr Thomas Staplcton, Paul Whitehead, Mr. Wilkcs, and other gentlemen to the number of twelve, rented the Abbey, and often retired there in the fummeH Among other amufements they had fometitues a mock celebration of the more ridiculous... | |
 | 1772 - 302 pages
...itfelf, made it as fweet a retreat, as the moft poetical imagination could create. Sir Francis Dafhwood, Sir Thomas Stapleton, Paul Whitehead, Mr. Wilkes,...number of twelve, rented the Abbey, and often retired there in the fummer. Among other amufements they had fometimes a mock celebration of the more ridiculous... | |
 | Paul Whitehead, Edward Thompson - 1777 - 252 pages
...fweet a retreat, as the moft poetical imagi" nation could create. Sir FRANCIS DASH" WOOD, Sir THQMAS STAPLETON, " PAUL WHITEHEAD, Mr. WILKES, and " other...number of twelve, " rented the Abbey, and often retired there in " the fummer. Among other amufements, " they had foinetimes a mock celebration of " the more... | |
 | Paul Whitehead, Edward Thompson - 1777 - 280 pages
...the houfe, with the retirednefs " of the manfion itfelf, made it as fweet a retreat, " as the moft poetical imagination could create. Sir " FRANCIS DASHWOOD, Sir THOMAS STAPLETON, PAUL WHITEHEAD, Mr.WiLKEs, and other Gentlemen, to the f " number * Bona Dea. cc " number of twelve, rented the Abbey,... | |
 | John Almon - 1786 - 328 pages
...fweet a retreat as the molt poetical imagination could create. Sir F » D , Sir T * S , P— / W d, Mr. Wilkes, and other gentlemen to the number of twelve, rented the abbey, and often retired there in the fummer. Among other amufements, they had fometimes a mock celebration of the more ridiculous... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - 1805 - 582 pages
...of venerable old elms near the house, with the retiredness of the mansion itself, made it as Iwett a retreat as the most poetical imagination could create. ' Sir Francis Dashwood, sir Thomas Slapleton, Paul Whltehcad, Mr. Wilkes, and other gentlemen, to the number of twelve, rented the abbey,... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 276 pages
...head. Burton M (whilst awkward affectation hung In quaint and labour'd accents on his tongue, monks. Sir Francis Dashwood, Sir Thomas Stapleton, Paul Whitehead, Mr. Wilkes, and other choice spirits, to the number of twelve, rented the abbey, and often retired there to hold their licentious... | |
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And hob or nob in cider and excise. and a grove of venerable old elms near the house, with the retiredness of the mansion itself, made it as sweet a retreat as the most poetical imagination could create. Sir Francis Dashwood, Sir Thomas Stapleton, Paul... 
