I've bought the best champagne from Brooks. From liberal Brooks, whose speculative skill Is hasty credit, and a distant bill. Who, nursed in clubs, disdains a vulgar trade, Exults to trust, and blushes to be paid. The North American Review - Page 68edited by - 1848Full view - About this book
 | LONGMAN, BROWN, GREEN, & LONGMANS - 1844 - 652 pages
...company by assuming the lax jollity • Brookes was equally accommodating : — ' From liberal Brookes, whose speculative skill Is hasty credit and a distant...vulgar trade, Exults to trust, and blushes to be paid.' Verses, From the Hon. Charles James Fox, partridge-shooting, to the Hon. John Townshend, cruising;... | |
 | 1844 - 700 pages
...company by assuming the lax jollity * Brookes was" equally accommodating: — ' From liberalBrookes, whose speculative skill Is hasty credit and a distant...vulgar trade, Exults to trust, and blushes to be paid.' Verses, From the Hon. Charles James Fox, partridge-shooting, to the Hon. John Townshend, cruising;... | |
 | Robert Bell - 1846 - 376 pages
...the immortality, and appears to have deserved it as well as he could — the " liberal Brookes," " Who, nursed in clubs, disdains a vulgar trade,) Exults to trust, and blushes to be paid." There was, unluckily, too much truth in this disreputable jest. A sour* rilous work, called the "Jockey Club,"... | |
 | Chauncey Allen Goodrich - 1852 - 976 pages
...Tickell give the character of Brooks : And know, I've bought the best Champagne from Brooks j From liberal Brooks, whose speculative skill Is hasty credit...bill ; Who, nursed in clubs, disdains a vulgar trade, Kxults to trust, and blushes to be paid. Nothing could be more convenient for a man of Sheridan's habits... | |
 | Chauncey Allen Goodrich - 1852 - 976 pages
...; From liberal Brooke, whose speculative skill Is hasty credit and a distant bill ; Who, nursod ia clubs, disdains a vulgar trade, Exults to trust, and blushes to be paid. Nothing could be more convenient for a man of Sheridan's habits than so indulgent a creditor. Sheridan... | |
 | Chauncey Allen Goodrich - 1852 - 968 pages
...of Tickell give the character of Brooks: And know, I've bought the best Champagne from Brooks; From liberal Brooks, whose speculative skill Is hasty credit and a distant bill; Who, nnrsed in clubs, disdains a vulgar trade, Exults to trust, and blushes to be paid. Nothing could be... | |
 | Chauncey Allen Goodrich - 1853 - 972 pages
...the character of Brooke: And know, I've bought the beet Champagne from Brooks ; From liberal Brooke, whose speculative skill Is hasty credit and a distant...bill ; Who, nursed in clubs, disdains a vulgar trade, Exulte to trust, and blushes to be paid. Nothing could be more convenient for a man of Sheridan's habits... | |
 | Chauncey Allen Goodrich - 1853 - 972 pages
...Brooke ; From liberal Brooke, whose speculative skill Is hasty credit and a distant bill; Who, nureed in clubs, disdains a vulgar trade, Exults to trust, and blushes to be paid. Nothing could be more convenient for a man of Sheridan's Imbits than so indulgent a creditor. Sheridan... | |
 | Chauncey Allen Goodrich - 1856 - 962 pages
...Tickell give the character of Brooks : And know, I've bought the best Champagne from Brooks ; From liberal Brooks, whose speculative skill Is hasty credit...vulgar trade, Exults to trust, and blushes to be paid. Nothing could be more convenient for a man of Sheridan's habits than so indulgent a creditor. Sheridan... | |
 | 1857 - 498 pages
...plate, his cooks, And know, I've brough: the best champagne from Brookes, — From liberal Brookes, whose speculative skill Is hasty credit, and a distant...vulgar trade, Exults to trust, and blushes to be paid." Besides trusting the members of the club for wine and suppers, Brookes lent them money. But in spite... | |
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