 | Jonathan Swift - 1753 - 358 pages
...weathers glafs. "John was quick and underftood his bufuiefs very well; but no man alive more carelefs in looking into his accounts, or more cheated by partners, apprentices, and fervants. This was occafioned by his being a boon companion, loving his bottle and his diverfion; for,... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1754 - 398 pages
...weather-glafs. John was quick, and underftood his bufinefs very well; but no man alive was more carelefs in looking into his accounts, or more cheated by partners, apprentices, and fcrvants. This was occafloned by his being a boon companion, loving his bottle and his diverfion ;... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1760 - 272 pages
...appointed ge- army. B 4 derftood derftood his bufinefs very well ; but no man alive was more carelefs in looking into his accounts, or more cheated by partners, apprentices, and fervants. This was occafioned by his being a boon companion, loving his bottle and his diverfion ;... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1784 - 320 pages
...weather-glafs. John was quick, and underftood his bufinefs very well ; but no man alive was more carelefs in looking into his accounts, or more cheated by partners, apprentices, and fervants. This was occafioned by his being a boon companion, loving his bottle and his diverfion j... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 496 pages
...him, you might lead him like a child. 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 ; buc no man alive was more careless in looking into his accounts, or more cheated by partners, apprentices,... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1808 - 496 pages
...him, you might lead him like a child. John's temper depended very much upon the air; his spirits rose and fell with the weather-glass. John was quick, and...a better house than John, nor spent his money more generousry. By plain and fair dealing, John had acquired some plums, and might have kept them, had... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1813 - 412 pages
...him, you might lead him like a child. John's temper depended very much upon the air; his spiriis rose and fell with the weather-glass. John was quick, and...understood his business very well ; but no man alive was mm-e cai-elcsa iu looluug into his accounts or more cheated by partners, apprentices, and servants.... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1813 - 400 pages
...him, you might lead him like a child. 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 ; but no man alive ifas more careless in looking into his accounts., or more cheated by partners, apprentices, and servants.... | |
 | Robert Chambers - American literature - 1830 - 844 pages
...him, you might lead him like a child. John's temper depended very much upon the air; his spirits rose ed Innocence from heaven descend. Swift fly the years,...spring to light, auspicious Babe, be born ! See, nature aecompts, or more cheated by partners, apprentices, and servants. This was occasioned by his being... | |
 | Edward Arber - English literature - 1883 - 674 pages
...you might lead him like a child ! JOHN'S temper depended very much upon the air ; his spirits rose and fell with the weather-glass. JOHN was quick, and...to say truth, no man kept a better house than JOHN, or spent his money more generously. By plain and fair dealing, JOHN had acquired some " plumbs " ;... | |
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John was quick, and understood his business very well; but no man alive was more careless in looking into his accounts, or more cheated by partners, apprentices, and servants. 
