 Monday — a perfect tragedy, for there were variety of incidents, villainy, murder, and a hero ! His sufferings, persecutions, aspersions, disturbances, nay, the revolutions of his fate, had not in the least unhinged his mind ; his whole behaviour was...  An Eighteenth-century Correspondence: Being the Letters of Deane Swift--Pitt ... - Pàgina 357editat per - 1910 - 466 pàginesVisualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | 1822 - 696 pàgines
...nay! the involutions of his fate, had not in the least unhinged bis mind ; his whole behaviour wa» natural and firm. A few days before, one of his friends standing by him, said, • Which of us i* tallest?' He replied, < Why this ceremony? I know what it meana; let the man come and measure me... | |
 | 1822 - 496 pàgines
...perfect tiagrd» — fur there were variety of incidents, villainy, murder, and a hero. His iuOerings, persecutions, aspersions, disturbances, nay, the revolutions...of his fate, had not in the least unhinged his mind ; hit whole behaviour was natural and firm. A few days before, one of fats friends standing by bin.... | |
 | 1822 - 526 pàgines
...Monday — a. perfect tragedy — for there were variety of incidents, villainy, murder, and a hero. His sufferings, persecutions, aspersions, disturbances,...revolutions of his fate, had not in the least unhinged bis mind ; his whole behaviour was natural and firm. A few days before, one of his friends standing... | |
 | The Dublin University Magazine.VOL.XXII July to December,1843 - 1843 - 770 pàgines
...Monday — a perfect tragedy, for there were variety of incidents — villany, murder, and a hero. His sufferings, persecutions, aspersions, disturbances...unhinged his mind ; his whole behaviour was natural und firm. A few days before, one of his friends standing by him, said, ' Which of us is tallest ? He... | |
 | Earl Philip Henry Stanhope Stanhope - 1844 - 608 pàgines
...for the 14th of March. Byng's whole behaviour was most manly, — equally unaffected and undaunted. A few days before one of his friends standing by him said, " Which of us is tallest ? " He answered, " Why " this ceremony ? I know what it means ; let " the man come and measure me for my coffin."... | |
 | Philip Henry Stanhope (5th earl.) - 1844 - 628 pàgines
...for the 14th of March. Byng's whole behaviour was most manly, —equally unaffected and undaunted. A few days before one of his friends standing by him said, " Which of us is tallest ?" He answered, " Why " this ceremony ? I know what it means ; let " the man come and measure me for my coffin."... | |
 | Horace Walpole - 1846 - 446 pàgines
...been a warm persecutor of Admiral Matthews: cowards, like of incidents, villany, murder, and a hero. His sufferings, persecutions, aspersions, disturbances,...behaviour was natural and firm. A few days before, one of bis friends standing by him, said, ' Which of us is tallest ?' He replied, ' Why this ceremony? I know... | |
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1853 - 602 pàgines
...indifference, and neither shunned t« hear the requisite dispositions, nor affected parade in thcm. A few days before, one of his friends standing by...ceremony ? I know what it means ; let the man come aud measure mo for my coffin.' He said that, being acquitted of cowardice, and being persuaded on tho... | |
 | Philip Henry Stanhope (5th earl.) - 1853 - 446 pàgines
...for the 14th of March. Byng's whole behaviour was most manly, — equally unaffected and undaunted. A few days before one of his friends standing by him said, "Which of us is tallest?" He answered, "Why this ceremony ? I know what it means ; " let the man come and measure me for my coffin."... | |
 | Thomas Budd Shaw, sir William Smith - 1864 - 554 pàgines
...on Monday — a perfect tragedy, for there were variety of incidents, villainy, murder, and a hero ! His sufferings, persecutions, aspersions, disturbances,...said, " Which of us is tallest ? " He replied, " Why tfiis ceremony ? I know what it means ; let the man come and measure me for my coffin." He said, that... | |
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