| Tobias Smollett - 1775 - 552 ページ
...grave," &c. When Captain Abfolute takes notice of this new method. of fwearing, Acres replies. ' Hal ha! you've taken notice of it: 'tis genteel, isn't...; but a commander in our militia, a great fcholar, 1 affure you, fays, that there is no meaning in the common oath?, and tharnothing but their antiquity... | |
| William Jones - 1795 - 400 ページ
...Abf. Spoke like a man — but pray, Bob, 1 oWerve you have got an odd kind of a new method of fwear5ng Acres. Ha! ha'! you've taken notice of it — 'tis genteel, isn't it ? — I didn't fnvent it myfelf though ; but a commander in our militia — a great fcholar, I affure you — fays... | |
| Beauties - 1800 - 576 ページ
...the moft pitiable humiliation. Lift'r Vagaries, A. 3. Sc. I. AFFECTATION. ABSOLUTE AND ACRES. Alf. But pray, Bob, I obferve you have got an odd kind...you've taken notice of it — 'tis genteel, isn't /i ? — I didn't invent it myfelf though ; but a commander in our militia— a great fcholar, I »... | |
| Thomas Francklin, Jean-François de La Harpe, Mrs. Inchbald - 1808 - 416 ページ
...Spoke like a man — but pray, Bob, I observe you have got an odd kind of a new method of swearing Acres. Ha ! ha ! you've taken notice of it — 'tis genteel, isn't it? — I didn't invent it myself, though; bufc a commander in our militia — a great scholar, I assure you — says that there... | |
| Mrs. Inchbald - 1808 - 432 ページ
...Spoke like a man — but pray, Bob, I observe you have got an odd kind of a new method of swearing Acres. Ha ! ha ! you've taken notice of it — 'tis genteel, isn't it? — I didn't invent it myself, though ; but a commander in our militia — a great scholar, I assure you — says that there... | |
| English comedy - 1810 - 274 ページ
...like a man — but pray, Bob, I observe you have got an odd kind of a new method of swearing Acret. Ha ! ha ! you've taken notice of it — 'tis genteel, isn't it? — I didn't invent it myself, though ; but a commander in our militia — a great scholar, I assure you — says that there... | |
| 1810 - 542 ページ
...like a man — but pray, Bob, I obT serve you have got an odd kind of a new metliod of swearing Acrei. Ha! ha! you've taken notice of it — 'tis genteel, isn't it? — I didn't invent it myself, though ; but a commander in our militia — a great scholar, I assure you — says that there... | |
| Thomas Dibdin - 1815 - 490 ページ
...pray, Bob, I observe you have got an odd kind of a new method of swearing — Acres, Ha ! ha ! yon've taken notice of it — 'tis genteel, isn't it? — I didn't invent it myself though ; bat a commander in oar militia, a great scholar, I assure yon, says that there is no... | |
| British drama - 1824 - 834 ページ
...but, pray, Bob, I observe you have got an odd kind oi a new method of swearing — Acret. Ha, ha I you've taken notice of it — 'tis genteel, isn't it? — I didn't invent it myself though ; but a commander in our militia, a great scholar, I assure you, says that there is no... | |
| Richard Brinsley Butler Sheridan - 1835 - 228 ページ
...Spoke like a man — but pray, Bob, I observe you have got an odd kind of a new method of swearing ACRES. Ha! ha! you've taken notice of it — 'tis genteel, isn't it? — I didn't invent it myself though ; but a commander in our militia, a great scholar , I assure you, says that there is... | |
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