| Sir Charles Hanbury Williams - 1822 - 294 Seiten
...incapable of explaining his ideas, that he said he had been beating his head against a Wall'er. — W. Lord Chesterfield on his retirement, lived a great...quick in taking, " No wonder all the house adored your speakSAMUEL SANDYS. " Now, on Lord Wilmington I often wait, " Vers'd in affairs, methodically great... | |
| Sir Charles Hanbury Williams - 1822 - 296 Seiten
...incapable of explaining his ideas, that he said he had been beating his head against a Wall'er. — W. Lord Chesterfield on his retirement, lived a great...competent judges of merit in that particular.— W. " All I explain'd you were so quick in taking, " No wonder all the house adored your speaking." SAMUEL... | |
| John Heneage Jesse - 1843 - 470 Seiten
...to wit, and the women believed in it. He had, besides, given himself out for a man of great intrigue with as slender pretensions ; yet the women believed...more competent judges of merit in that particular. It was not his fault if he had not wit : nothing exceeded » Letter to his Son, No. 247. f Walpole's... | |
| John Heneage Jesse - 1843 - 482 Seiten
...to wit, and the women believed in it. He had, besides, given himself out for a man of great intrigue with as slender pretensions ; yet the women believed...more competent judges of merit in that particular. It was not his fault if he had not wit : nothing exceeded * Letter to his Son, No. 247. -j- Walpole's... | |
| 1845 - 608 Seiten
...wit, and the women believed in it. — He had besides given himself out for a man of great intrigue, with as slender pretensions ; yet the women believed...more competent judges of merit in that particular ! It was not his fault if he had not wit ; nothing exceeded his efforts in l hat point ; and though... | |
| Charles Wells Moulton - 1902 - 808 Seiten
...to wit, and the women believed in it. He had besides given himself out for a man of great intrigue, with as slender pretensions; yet the women believed...more competent judges of merit in that particular ! It was not his fault if he had not wit; nothing exceeded his efforts in that point ; and though they... | |
| John Heneage Jesse - 1901 - 426 Seiten
...to wit, and the women believed in it. He had, besides, given himself out for a man of great intrigue with as slender pretensions, yet the women believed...more competent judges of merit in that particular. It was not his fault if he had not wit; nothing exceeded his efforts in that point; and though they... | |
| John Heneage Jesse - 1901 - 436 Seiten
...to wit, and the women believed in it. He had, besides, given himself out for a man of great intrigue with as slender pretensions, yet the women believed...more competent judges of merit in that particular. It was not his fault if he had not wit ; nothing exceeded his efforts in that point ; and though they... | |
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