 | George Coventry (of Wandsworth.) - 1825 - 440 pàgines
...own style of worrying a culprit. He read his memorial, which was well drawn and somewhat softened, with great art and frankness, and assumed more merit...himself than he had been charged with blame. Such tough g ame tempted few hunters Lord George was glad to wave the sport ; and the House dismissed the affair... | |
 | William Pitt (Earl of Chatham) - 1840 - 528 pàgines
...censor, who stood on his left hand, with such arrogant humour, that the very lawyers thought themselves outdone in their own style of worrying a culprit....game tempted few hunters ; Lord George was glad to wave the sport ; and thn House dismissed the affair." — Walpoles George II., vol. ii. p. 2<J3. make.... | |
 | William Pitt (Earl of Chatham) - 1838 - 534 pàgines
...censor, who stood on his left hand, with such arrogant humour, that the very lawyers thought themselves outdone in their own style of worrying a culprit....game tempted few hunters ; Lord George was glad to wave the sport ; and the House dismissed the affair." — Wulpole's George If., vol. ii. |). 29^. make.... | |
 | Horace Walpole - 1846 - 420 pàgines
...own style of worrying a culprit. He read his memorial, which was well drawn and somewhat softened, with great art and frankness, and assumed more merit...game tempted few hunters. Lord George was glad to wave the sport; and the House dismissed the affair with perfect satisfaction in the innocence of a... | |
 | Frederick Sayer - 1862 - 558 pàgines
...I beg you will make my mind easy in getting me the Duke's leave to come home."* August 27th, 1756. Correspondence of William Pitt, vol. i. p. 203. *...frankness, and assumed more merit to himself than he had beea charged with blame. Such tough game tempted few hunters. Lord George was glad to waive the sport,... | |
 | Frederick Sayer - 1862 - 554 pàgines
...of the place, and exhibiting the enormous charge the maintenance of the Rock imposed upon England.f There is reason to believe that these statements were...speech on the 22nd Nov., 1770, on Spanish affairs. exhibited in these papers was the hatred of military government by persons engaged in commercial pursuits.... | |
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Tyrawley himself appeared at the bar and made good by his behaviour all that had been taken for vapour before he appeared there ; for leaning on the bar he browbeat Skinner, his censor, who stood on his left hand, with such arrogant humour that the very... 