The Lives of the Right Hon. Francis North, Baron Guilford; the Hon. Sir Dudley North; and the Hon. and Rev. Dr. John North: Together with the Autobiography of the Author, Volume 11890 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 80
Page 4
... thing towards it . There- fore , hoping for indulgence , I march on , and endeavour to rectify want of art by copia ... things which concern all these three brothers in common ; and that is their parentele and family relation : and then ...
... thing towards it . There- fore , hoping for indulgence , I march on , and endeavour to rectify want of art by copia ... things which concern all these three brothers in common ; and that is their parentele and family relation : and then ...
Page 11
... things re- lated require him to be named , however the actions or occa- sion might deserve , it is done in an ill ... thing for show or spoke a word for the sake of mere sound or ostentation ; but in all he did , to have reason on his ...
... things re- lated require him to be named , however the actions or occa- sion might deserve , it is done in an ill ... thing for show or spoke a word for the sake of mere sound or ostentation ; but in all he did , to have reason on his ...
Page 12
... thing else which ordinarily great men do for fame and honour he might have left a name behind him great as he deserved ; but he never let any thing come to the press under his name but what belonged to his office , or was absolutely ...
... thing else which ordinarily great men do for fame and honour he might have left a name behind him great as he deserved ; but he never let any thing come to the press under his name but what belonged to his office , or was absolutely ...
Page 18
... thing shrunk by the discontinuance . I guess that no eminent chancery practiser ever did or will do the like ; and it shows a transcendent genius superior to the slavery of a gainful profession . But to proceed : when Sir Dudley North ...
... thing shrunk by the discontinuance . I guess that no eminent chancery practiser ever did or will do the like ; and it shows a transcendent genius superior to the slavery of a gainful profession . But to proceed : when Sir Dudley North ...
Page 20
... thing ; and whatever games were stirring at places where he retired , as gammon , gleek , piquet , or even the merry main , he made one ; but ever had a notable regard to his purse to keep that from oversetting , like a vessel at sea ...
... thing ; and whatever games were stirring at places where he retired , as gammon , gleek , piquet , or even the merry main , he made one ; but ever had a notable regard to his purse to keep that from oversetting , like a vessel at sea ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
affairs afterwards answer appear attended attorney better brother brought called cause Chancery Charles circuit Common Pleas concerned council counsel course court crown daughter death declared discourse divers Dudley North Duke Duke of York Earl Edit England Examen faction father favour fell friends gave gentleman give Hales hath heard History honour House of Commons Howell's State Trials Jeffries judge king King's Bench king's counsel knew lady lawyer lived London Lord Chief Justice Lord Keeper Lord North lordship majesty majesty's married matter Memoirs ment never Notes observed opinion parliament party person plot Portrait practice reason reign Roger North seal serjeant ship side Sir Dudley North Sir John Sir William Sir William Jones sort taken thereupon thing thought fit tion told took Trans trial turn vols Westminster Hall Woodcuts writ
Popular passages
Page 439 - Gotz von Berlichingen, Torquato Tasso, Egmont, Iphigenia, Clavigo, Wayward Lover, and Fellow Culprits. Vol. IX. — Wilhelm Meister's Travels. Complete Edition. Vol. X. — Tour in Italy. Two Parts. And Second Residence in Rome. Vol. XI.— Miscellaneous Travels, Letters from Switzerland, Campaign in France, Siege of Mainz, and Rhine Tour. Vol. XII. — Early and Miscellaneous Letters, including Letters to his Mother, with Biography and Notes. Vol.
Page 439 - Life, Vicar of Wakefield, Essays, and Letters. Vol. II.— Poems, Plays, Bee, Cock Lane Ghost. Vol. III.— The Citizen of the World, Polite Learning in Europe. Vol. IV. — Biographies, Criticisms, Later Essays. Vol. V. — Prefaces, Natural History, Letters, Goody Two-Shoes, Index. GREENE, MARLOWE, and BEN JONSON (Poems of). With Notes and Memoirs by R.
Page 286 - When he was in temper and matters indifferent came before him, he became his seat of justice better than any other I ever saw in his place. He took a pleasure in mortifying fraudulent attorneys, and would deal forth his severities with a sort of majesty. He had extraordinary natural abilities, but little acquired beyond what practice in affairs had supplied. He talked fluently and with spirit ; and his weakness was that he could not reprehend without scolding ; and in such Billingsgate language as...