 I informed, because I pleased them : and many of them said that I had made the whole very clear to them ; when, God knows, I had not even attempted it. Lord Macclesfield, who had the greatest share in forming the bill, and who is one of the greatest mathematicians...  The Letters of the Earl of Chesterfield to His Son - Page 130by Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - 1901Full view - About this book
 | John Campbell Baron Campbell - 1849 - 696 pages
...Earl of Macclesfield. • " Lord Maccles6eld, who had the greatest share in forming the bill, and mho is one of the greatest mathematicians and astronomers...knowledge and all the clearness that so intricate > natter could admit of: but as his words, his periods, and his utterance were not near so good as... | |
 | John Campbell Baron Campbell - Great Britain - 1851 - 530 pages
...having corruptly sold judicial offices, deny that he was ever at Newport school. f Lord Macclesfield, who had the greatest share in forming the bill, and...knowledge and all the clearness that so intricate a matter could admit of; but as his words, his periods, and his utterance were not near so good as mine, the... | |
 | Samuel Bailey - Calendar reform - 1852 - 314 pages
...made the whole very clear to them, when, God knows, I had not even attempted it. Lord Macclesfield, who had the greatest share in forming the Bill, and...was most unanimously, though most unjustly, given tome."* * Letter to his Son, March 18, OS 1751. In this account, In consequence of all these pains... | |
 | Samuel Bailey - Calendar reform - 1852 - 328 pages
...made the whole very clear to them, when, God knows, I had not even attempted it. Lord Macclesfield, who had the greatest share in forming the Bill, and...as his words, his periods, and his utterance were riot near so good as mine, the preference was most unanimously, though most unjustly, given tome."*... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - 1853 - 764 pages
...made the whole very clear to them ; when, God knows, I had not even attempted it. Lord Macclesfield, who had the greatest share in forming the bill, and...would admit of: but as his words, his periods, and bis utterance, were not near HO good as mine, the preference was most unanimously, though most unjustly,... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - Conduct of life - 1857 - 642 pages
...made the whole very clear to them ; when, God knows, I had not even attempted it. Lord Macclesfield, who had the greatest share in forming the bill, and...words, his periods, and his utterance, were not near во good as mine, the preference was most unanimously, though most unjustly, giveu to mo. This will... | |
 | Edward Everett - Europe - 1860 - 528 pages
...we learn from Lord Chesterfield himself,) " who had the greatest share in forming the bill, and was one of the greatest mathematicians and astronomers...knowledge and all the clearness that so intricate a matter could admit of; but as his words, his periods, and his utterance were not near so good as mine [Lord... | |
 | Edward Everett - Europe - 1860 - 520 pages
...Europe, spoke afterwards with infinite knowledge and all the clearness that so intricate a matter could admit of; but as his words, his periods, and his utterance were not near so good as mine [Lord Chesterfield's] the preference was most unanimously, though most unjustly, given to me." The... | |
 | William Mathews - 1874 - 202 pages
...made the whole very clear to them, when, God knows, I had not even attempted it. Lord Macclesfield, who had the greatest share in forming the bill, and who is one of the grearest mathematicians and astronomers in Europe, spoke afterwards with infinite knowledge and all... | |
 | William Mathews - History - 1874 - 376 pages
...made the whole very clear to them, when, God knows, I had not even attempted it. Lord Macclesfield, who had the greatest share in forming the bill, and...his words, his periods, and his utterance were not nearly so good as mine, the preference was most unanimously, though most unjustly, given to me." Almost... | |
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