| 724 페이지
...politician used to say " (I could name him, but that's as well let alone) " he would willingly bring in one bill to make poaching felony, another to encourage...amusements of cock-fighting and bull-baiting — that, in short, he would make any sacrifice to the humours and prejudices of the country gentlemen, provided... | |
| 1831 - 502 페이지
...immense advantages to a district, by the squire's residing in it ; insinuating, that erery thing that may amuse him at home, and thus induce him to stay,...short, any sacrifice to the humours and prejudices of country gentlemen, in their most extravagant form, provided only he could prevail on them to dwell... | |
| 1831 - 496 페이지
...itself childish or infamous, becomes of the highest importance, being ennobled by the end. The fallowing courtly quotation is from Sir Walter's proemial observations...short, any sacrifice to the humours and prejudices of country gentlemen, in their most extravagant form, provided only he could prevail on them to dwell... | |
| 1854
...politician used to say (1 could name him, but that's as well let alone) "he would willingly bring in one bill to make poaching felony, another to encourage...amusements of cock-fighting and bull-baiting — that, in short, he would make any sacrifice to the humours and prejudices of the country gentlemen, provided... | |
| John Timbs - 1832 - 442 페이지
...sports in England. This occasioned a celebrated politician to say, " he would willingly bring in one bill to make poaching felony ; another to encourage...revive the decayed amusements of cock-fighting and bull-biiting n2 — that he would make, in short, any sacrifice to the humours and prejudices of the... | |
| John Gibson Lockhart - 1837 - 328 페이지
...cutting a figure in France or Italy. A celebrated politician used to say he would willingly bring in one bill to make poaching felony, another to encourage...short, any sacrifice to the humours and prejudices of me country gentlemen, in their most extravagant form, provided only lie could prevail upon them to... | |
| John Gibson Lockhart - 1837 - 430 페이지
...cutting a figure in France or Italy. A celebrated politician used to say, he would willingly bring in one bill to make poaching felony, another to encourage...breed of foxes, and a third' to revive the decayed amusement of cock-fighting and bull-haiting — that he would make, in short, any sacrifice to the... | |
| 720 페이지
...politician used to say (I could name him, but that's as well let alone) "he would willingly bring in one bill to make poaching felony, another to encourage...amusements of cock-fighting and bull-baiting — that, in short, he would make any sacrifice to the humours and prejudices of the country gentlemen, provided... | |
| 1828 - 608 페이지
...cutting a figure in France or Italy. A celebrated politician used to say he would willingly bring in one bill to make poaching felony, another to encourage...revive the decayed amusements of cock-fighting and bull-baitmg — that he would make, in short, any sacrifice to the humours and prejudices of the country-gentlemen,... | |
| John Gibson Lockhart - 1838 - 390 페이지
...figure in France or Italy. A celebrated politician used to say, he would willingly bring in one hilt to make poaching felony, another to encourage the breed of foxes, and a third to revive the decayed amusement of cock-fighting and bull-baiting—that he would make, in short, any sacrifice to the humours... | |
| |