 | Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords - Great Britain - 1742 - 500 pages
...DuKe of Lauderdalc's Advice : And adds, ' That he knew well on whom he could prevail : So that being in a Matter of Juftice, defired to fpeak to the Earl of Eflex and Lord Hollis, he faid, ' They were ftiff and fullen Men :* But being next defired to folicite two others,... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords - 1742 - 510 pages
...Duke of Lauderdale's Advice : And adds, ' That he knew well on whom lie could prevail : So that being in a Matter of Juftice, defired to fpeak to the Earl of Eflex and Lord Hollis, he faid, ' They were ftiff and fallen Men :' But being next defired to folicite two others,... | |
 | William Harris - Great Britain - 1766 - 418 pages
...fpoke to every man he * thought worth fpeaking to. And he was apt to do * that upon the felicitation of any of the ladies in favour, * or of any that had...with them. He knew well on * whom he could prevail : fo being once, in a matter * of juftice, defired to fpeak to the Earl of EJpxundthe ' Lord Hollis... | |
 | William Harris - 1814 - 396 pages
...speaking to. And he was apt to dd that upon the solicitation of any of the ladies in favour, br ot any that had credit with them. He knew well on whom he could prevail : so being once, in a matter of justice, desired to speak to the earl of Essex and the lord Hollis; he said, they were stiff' and sullen... | |
 | Henry Southern, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas - English literature - 1823 - 402 pages
...worth speaking to. And he was apt to do that upon the solicitation of any of the ladies in favour. He knew well on whom he could prevail : so being once in a matter of justice desired to speak to the Earl of Essex and the Lord Hollis, he said, they were " stiff and sullen... | |
 | Gilbert Burnet - Great Britain - 1823 - 644 pages
...spoke to every man that he thought worth speaking to. And he was apt to do that upon the solicitation of any of the ladies in favour, or of any that had...whom he could prevail: so being once in a matter of justice desired to speak to the earl of Essex and the lord Hollis, he said, they were stiff and sullen... | |
 | Henry Southern - 1823 - 398 pages
...worth speaking to. And he was apt to do that upon the solicitation of any of the ladies in favour. He knew well, on whom he could prevail : so being once in a matter of j ustice desired to speak to the Earl of Essex and the Lord Hollis, he said, they were " stiff and... | |
 | Gilbert Burnet - Great Britain - 1833 - 676 pages
...spoke to every man that he thought worth speaking to. And he was apt to do that upon the solicitation of any of the ladies in favour, or of any that had...whom he could prevail : so being once in a matter of justice desired to speak to the earl of Essex and the lord Hollis, he said, they were stiff and sullen... | |
 | George Wingrove Cooke - Great Britain - 1836 - 636 pages
...worth speaking to ; and he was apt to do that upon the solicitation of any of the ladies in favour, or any that had credit with them. He knew well on whom he could prevail ; so being once in a matter of justice desired to speak to the Earl of Essex and the Lord Holles, he said they were stiff and sullen... | |
 | English literature - 1846 - 588 pages
...spoke to every man that he thought worth speaking to. And he was apt to do that upon the solicitation of any of the ladies in favour, or of any that had credit with them.' The Countess of Sunderland wrote to Mr Sidney from Oxford on the very day of the dissolution. Under... | |
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He would in a very little time have gone round the house, and spoke to every man that he thought worth speaking to. And he was apt to do that upon the solicitation of any of the ladies in favour, or of any that had credit with them. 
