| 1821 - 464 Seiten
...lawyer would come up to the Billingsgate with which she was animated herself, she appeared in the court of justice, and with some wit and infinite abuse,...by the emperor. " I retained it," said the beldame, " Jest ie should pick out the diamonds and pawr tJicm." 1 will repeat but one more instance of her... | |
| Horace Walpole - 1830 - 356 Seiten
...which she was animated herself, she appeared in the court of justice, and with some wit, and infmite abuse, treated the laughing public with the spectacle...suit, demanded a sword set with diamonds, given to his graudsire by the emperor. " I retained it," said the beldame, " lest he should pick out the diamonds... | |
| Horace Walpole - 1842 - 594 Seiten
...lawyer would come up to the Billingsgate with which she was animated herself, she appeared in the court of justice, and with some wit and infinite abuse,...public with the spectacle of a woman who had held the reigns of empire, metamorphosed into the widow Blackacve. Her grandson, in his suit, demanded a sword... | |
| Horace Walpole - 1842 - 592 Seiten
...lawyer would come up to the Billingsgate with which she was animated herself, she appeared in the court of justice, and with some wit and infinite abuse,...public with the spectacle of a woman who had held the reigns of empire, metamorphosed into the widow Blackacre. Her grandson, in his suit, demanded a sword... | |
| Horace Walpole - 1842 - 596 Seiten
...lawyer would come up to the Billingsgate with which she was animated herself, she appeared in the court of justice, and with some wit and infinite abuse, treated the laughing public with the spectaele of a woman who had held the reigns of empire, metamorphosed into the widow Blackacre. Her... | |
| John Heneage Jesse - 1843 - 532 Seiten
...female advocating her own cause before a tribunal of justice; — " thus," says Walpole, " treating the public with the spectacle of a woman who had held...metamorphosed into the widow Blackacre." Her grandson, it may be observed, among other demands, had claimed a sword set with diamonds — a gift of the Emperor... | |
| John Heneage Jesse - 1843 - 530 Seiten
...female advocating her own cause before a tribunal of justice; — " thus," says Walpole, " treating the public with the spectacle of a woman who had held...metamorphosed into the widow Blackacre." Her grandson, it may be observed, among other demands, had claimed a sword set with diamonds — a gift of the Emperor... | |
| Horace Walpole - 1857 - 586 Seiten
...lawyer would come up to the Billingsgate with which she was animated herself, she appeared in the court of justice, and with some wit and infinite abuse,...grandsire by the Emperor. " I retained it," said the beldam, " lest he should pick out the diamonds and pawn them." I will repeat but one more instance... | |
| Horace Walpole - 1857 - 576 Seiten
...lawyer would come up to the Billingsgate with which she was animated herself, she appeared in the court of justice, and with some wit and infinite abuse,...spectacle of a woman who had held the reins of empire, metamorjmosed into the widow Blackacre. Her grandson, in his suit, demanded a sword set with diamonds,... | |
| Horace Walpole - 1861 - 580 Seiten
...lawyer would come up to the Billingsgate with which she was animated herself, she appeared in the court of justice, and with some wit and infinite abuse,...suit, demanded a sword set with diamonds, given to his graudsire by the Emperor. " I retained it," said the beldam, " lest he should pick out the diamonds... | |
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