 | Edward Topham - 1791 - 140 pages
...therefore, with a pious fraud that did him honour, contrived to get Mr. H 3 Partis 1OO THE LIFE OF ~ -— . Partis to buy him a coat, and make him a prefent of...good coat, then a bad one, and, at laft, no coat at all--he was kind enough to accept one from a neighbour. f :.. NUMBER XII. o, *N the day before Mr.... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1793 - 544 pages
...therefore, with z. pious fraud that did rim honour, contrived to get Mr. Partis to buy him a cc>at, and make him a prefent of it. Thus, formerly having...at all — he was kind enough to accept one from a neightour. Mr. Elwes carried with him into Berkfhire Jive guineas and an bqlf, and half a cro-ivn.... | |
 | History - 1793 - 542 pages
...would not buy з new one ; his fon, therefore, with •a. pious fraud that did 'nirn honour, contrived to get Mr. Partis to buy him a coat, and make him a prefent of it. Thus, f »rmerly having had a good coat, then a bad one, and, at laft, no coat at all— he was kind enough... | |
 | Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1797 - 424 pages
...out his lall coat, and he would not buy a new one ; his fon, therefore, with a pious fraud, contrived to get Mr Partis to buy him a coat and make him a...Thus, formerly having had a good coat, then a bad 0ne, and at laft no coat at all, he was kind enough to accept one from a neighbour. Mr Elwee carried... | |
 | Edward TOPHAM (Major.) - 1802 - 38 pages
...and he would not buy a new one: his fon therefore, with a pious fraud, that did him honour, contrived to get Mr. Partis to buy him a coat, and make him a pi dent of it. Thus formerly having had a good coat, then a bad one, and at lad no coat at all— he... | |
 | William Granger - Characters and characteristics - 1804 - 688 pages
...he would not buy a new one : his fon, therefore, with a pious fraud, that did him honour, contrived to get Mr. Partis to buy him a coat, and make him...good coat, then a bad one, and at laft no coat at al), he was kind enough to accept one from a neighbour. Mr. EIvvcs, on the day before he took his gratuitous... | |
 | Characters and characteristics - 1805 - 596 pages
...His son therefore with pious fraud, requested Mr. Partis to buy him a coat, and make him a present of it. Thus formerly having had a good coat, then a bad one, and at last no coat at all, he was glad to accept one of a neighbour. On the arrival of the old gentleman,... | |
 | Great Britain - 1825 - 546 pages
...pious fraud that did him honor, contrived to get Mr. Partis' to buy him a coat, and make him a present of it. Thus, formerly having had a good coat, then a bad one, and, at last, no coat at all — he was kind enough to accept one from a neighbor. CHAP. XII. ON the day before... | |
 | Abraham John Valpy - Great Britain - 1825 - 544 pages
...and he would not buy a new one ; his son, therefore, with a pious fraud that did him honor, contrived to get Mr. Partis to buy him a coat, and make him a present of it. Thus, formerly having had a good coat, then a bad one, and, at last, no coat at all... | |
 | 1834 - 438 pages
...His son therefore, with pious fraud, requested Mr. Partis to buy him a coat, and make him a present of it. Thus, formerly having had a good coat, then a bad one, and at last no •oat at all, he was glad to accept one of a neighbour wife neglected nothing tnat was likely... | |
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... contrived to get Mr. Partis to buy him a coat, and make him a present of it. Thus, formerly having had a good coat, then a bad one, and, at last, no coat at all — he was kind enough to accept one from a neighbor. 
