 I hinted could have held him in harness so long. For it was very grievous to him, that had his thoughts upon his clients' concerns, which came in thick upon him, to be held in a course of bo-peep play with a crafty widow.  Pleasantries of English Courts and Lawyers - Page 170by John Cordy Jeaffreson - 1876 - 322 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Roger North - Judges - 1808 - 360 pages
...difcern thefe arts; and nothing, but the refpects I hinted, could have held him in harnefs fo long. For it was very grievous to him that had his thoughts...concerns, which came in thick upon him, to be held in a courfe of bopeep play with a crafty widow. And I have heard him often fay, that he never was in all... | |
 | Law - 1825 - 318 pages
...discern these arts ; and nothing but the respects I hinted could have held him in harness so long. For it was very grievous to him that had his thoughts upon his client's concerns, which came in thick upon him, to be held in a course of bopeep play with a crafty... | |
 | Books - 1826 - 570 pages
...discern these arts ; and nothing but the respects I hinted, could have held him in harness so long. For it was very grievous to him, that had his thoughts...held in a course of bo-peep play with a crafty widow. And I have heard him often say, that he never was, in all his life, more rejoiced, than when he was... | |
 | Roger North - College teachers - 1826 - 592 pages
...discern these arts ; and nothing but the respects I hinted, could have held him in harness so long. For it was very grievous to him, that had his thoughts...held in a course of bo-peep play with a crafty widow. And I have heard him often say, that he never was in all his life more rejoiced, than when he was told... | |
 | Henry Roscoe - Lawyers - 1830 - 554 pages
...discern these arts ; and nothing but the respects I hinted could have held him in harness so long. For it was very grievous to him, that had his thoughts...held in a course of bo-peep play with a crafty widow. And I have heard him often say, that he never was in all his life more rejoiced than when he was told... | |
 | Cecilia Lucy Brightwell - Lawyers - 1866 - 266 pages
...purpose to mortify them; and his lordship was not so mystified by his amour as not to discern these arts. It was very grievous to him, that had his thoughts...held in a course of bo-peep play with a crafty widow. And I have heard him say that he never was in all his life more rejoiced than when he was told that... | |
 | John Cordy Jeaffreson - Law - 1867 - 444 pages
...them." Poor Mr. Francis! Well -may his brother write indignantly, " It was very grievous to him—that had his thoughts upon his clients' concerns, which came in thick upon him—to be held in a course of bo-peep play with a crafty widow." At length, " after a clancular proceeding,"... | |
 | Law - 1892 - 656 pages
...his lordship, 1 and at the same time be as civil to him with like purpose to mortify them. All this was very grievous to him, that had his thoughts upon...held in a course of bopeep play with a crafty widow;" and he was never more rejoiced than when told that Madam was married. Being sick now, not of love b,ut... | |
 | Roger North, Augustus Jessopp - 1890 - 490 pages
...discern these arts ; and nothing but the respects I hinted could have held him in harness so long. For it was very grievous to him that had his thoughts...came in thick upon him, to be, held in a course of bo-peepjxlay with a crafty widow. And I have heard him often say, that he never was in all his life... | |
 | Roger North - Lawyers - 1890 - 456 pages
...discern these arts ; and nothing but the respects I hinted could have held him in harness so long. For it was very grievous to him that had his thoughts...clients' concerns, which came in thick upon him, to bej held in a course of bo-peep play with a crafty widow. And I have heard him often say, that he never... | |
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