I found he had acquitted himself of two or three sentences, with a look of much business and great intrepidity. Upon his first rising the court was hushed, and a general whisper ran among the country people that Sir Roger was up. The speech he made was... Thackeray's English Humorists of the Eighteenth Century - Pagina 251door William Makepeace Thackeray - 1911 - 263 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
| 1729 - 342 pagina’s
...Country-People that Sir ROGER was up. The Speech he made was fo little to the Purpofe, that I fhall not trouble my Readers with an Account of it ; and I believe was not no fo much defigned by the Knight himfelf to inform the Court, as to give him a Figure in my Eye, and... | |
| 1786 - 694 pagina’s
...country people that Sir Roger ' was up.' The fpcech he made was fo little to the purpole, that I mall not trouble my readers with an account of it; and I believe was not fo much deiigned by the knight himlelf to inform the court, as to give him a figure in my eye, and... | |
| 1794 - 450 pagina’s
...rising the court was hushed, and a general whisper ran among the country people that Sir ROGER was up. The speech he made was so little to the purpose, that...to inform the court, as to give him a figure in my eye, and keep up his credit in the Country. I was highly delighted, when the court rose, to see A 4... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1802 - 366 pagina’s
...the court was hushed, and a general whisper ran among the country people, that Sir Roger ' was up.' The speech he made was so little to the purpose, that...trouble my readers with an account of it ; and I believe \va< not so much designed by the knight himself to inform the court, as to give him a figure in my... | |
| British essayists - 1802 - 342 pagina’s
...the court was hushed, and a general whisper ran among the country people, that Sir Roger ' was up.' The speech he made was so. little to the purpose, that I shall not trouble my rea-. ders with an account of it ; and I believe was not so much designed by the knight himself to... | |
| 1804 - 676 pagina’s
...hushed, and a general whisper ran aiming the country people that sir Koger was up. The speech -lie made was so little to the purpose, that I shall not...himself to inform the court, as to give him a figure iu my eye, and keep up his eredit ai the country. I was highly delighted, when the court rose, to see... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 366 pagina’s
...the court was hushed, and a general whisper ran among the country people, that Sir Roger ' was up,' The speech he made was so little to the purpose, that...to inform the court, as t'o give him a figure in my eye, and keep up his credit in the country. I was highly delighted, when the court rose, to see the... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 346 pagina’s
...the country people, that Sir Roger ' was up.' The speech he made was so little to the purpose, tiiat I shall not trouble my readers with an account of...to inform the court, as to give him a figure in my eye, and keep up his credit iu 2je country. I was highly delighted, when the court rose, to see the... | |
| Joseph Addison - 1811 - 508 pagina’s
...rising the court was hushed, and a general whisper ran among the country people that Sir Roger was up. The speech he made was so little to the purpose, that...to inform the court, as to give him a figure in my eye, and keep up his credit in the country. I was highly delighted, when the court rose, to sec the... | |
| Joseph Addison, Richard Hurd - 1811 - 504 pagina’s
...rising the court was hashed, and a general whisper ran among the country people that Sir Roger was up. The speech he made was so little to the purpose, that...not trouble my readers with an account of it ; and I beliere was not so much designed by the knight himself to inform the court, as to give him a figure... | |
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