 Bull, in the main, was an honest, plain-dealing fellow, choleric, bold, and of a very unconstant temper; he dreaded not old Lewis either at backsword, single falchion, or cudgel-play; but then he was very apt to quarrel with his best friends, especially...  The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift ... - Página 166por Jonathan Swift - 1757Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | Jonathan Swift - 1753 - 358 páginas
...faulchion, or cudgel-play ; but then he was very apt to quarrel with with his bef t friends, efpechlly if they pretended to govern him: if you flattered...temper depended very much upon the air; his fpirits role and fell with the weathers glafs. "John was quick and underftood his bufuiefs very well; but no... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1761 - 392 páginas
...fingle faulchion, or cudgel-play ; but then he was very apt to quarrel with his bed friends, efpecijlly if they pretended to govern him : if you flattered...child. John's temper depended very much upon the air j his Ipirits rofe and fell with the weather-glafs. John was qukk, and underftood his bufintfs very... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1765 - 294 páginas
...apt to quarrel with his beft friends, efpecially if they pretended to govern• himi if you flatter'd him, you might lead him like a child. John's temper...weather glafs. John was quick, and underftood his bufmcfs very well ; but no man alive was more carelds in looking into his accompts, or more cheated... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1765 - 296 páginas
...efpecially if they pretended to govern him i if you flatter'd him, you might lead him like a child. jfota's temper depended very much upon the air ; his fpirits rofe and fell with the wearherglafs. John was quick, and undcrftood his bulinefs very well ; but no man alive was more carelefs... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1774 - 348 páginas
...of the confederate a:iny. 6 t or or cudgel-play ; but then he was very npt to quarrel with his bcft friends, efpecially if they pretended to govern him...might lead him like a child. John's temper depended veiy much upon the air ; his fpirits rofe and fell with the weather-glafs. John was quick, and underftood... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1784 - 348 páginas
...at backfword, fingle faulchion, or cudgel-play ; but then he was very apt to quarrel with his beft friends, efpecially if they pretended to govern* him...upon the air ; his fpirits rofe and fell with the weather-glafs. John was quick, and underftood his bufinefs very well ; but no man alive was. more carelefs... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1784 - 320 páginas
...backrfwordj' . fmgle faulchion, or cudgel-play ; but then he was very apt to quarrel with his beft friends, efpecially if they pretended to govern him:...upon the air ; his fpirits rofe and fell with the weather-glafs. John was quick, and underftood his bufinefs very well ; but no man alive was more carelefs... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 498 páginas
...falchion, or cudgel-play; but then he was very apt to quarrel •with his best friends, especially if they pretended to govern him: if you flattered...John's temper depended very much upon the air; his spirits ro.-,e and fell with the weather-glass. John was quick, and understood his business very well;... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 496 páginas
...single falchion, or cudgel-play ; but then he was very apt to quarrel with his best friends, especially if they pretended to govern him : if you flattered...John's temper depended very much upon the air ; his spirits rose and fell with the weather-glass. John was quick, and understood his business very well... | |
 | 1816 - 852 páginas
...WEATHERGLASS, nf [weather and glaft.] i. A barometer; a glafs that {hews the weight of the air. — John's temper depended very much upon the air ; his fpirits rofe and fell with the weatherglafs. Arbuthnot. — We fhall hardly wifli for a perpetual equinox, to lave the charges of... | |
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