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I do not gather, though, that those of his colleagues who, with him, disapproved of the Naval Estimates, thought it their duty to follow their chief into retirement. I am amused on seeing on contents bills of news-papers, as a rare item of news, "All-night sitting of Commons." In the 1886 Parliament practically every night was an all-night sitting.
Macpherson in his letter to the venerable Sage, I have never heard; but they are generally said to have been of a nature very different from the language of literary contest. Dr. Johnson's answer appeared in the news-papers of the day, and has since been frequently re-published; but not with perfect accuracy.
To a lady who disapproved of my visiting her, he said on a former occasion, 'Nay, Madam, Boswell is in the right; I should have visited her myself, were it not that they have now a trick of putting every thing into the news-papers. This evening he exclaimed, 'I envy him his acquaintance with Mrs. Rudd. On the evening of the next day I took leave of him, being to set out for Scotland.
Even a parcel of old news-papers furnished no slight gratification to persons who had so long been deprived of obtaining any intelligence concerning their country and the state of Europe. From these vessels Captain Cook received some information with regard to what had happened to the Adventure after her separation from the Resolution.
He expressed great indignation at the imposture of the Cocklane Ghost, and related, with much satisfaction, how he had assisted in detecting the cheat, and had published an account of it in the news-papers . Upon this subject I incautiously offended him, by pressing him with too many questions, and he shewed his displeasure.
He had been so much delighted with Johnson's Rambler and the Plan of his Dictionary, that when the great work was announced in the news-papers as nearly finished, he wrote to Dr.
"Oh to let people know he's there, you know; did you never see Father Swaim?" "No." "La! he's the funniest old fellow! He goes round and round the country, carrying the news-papers; and we get him to bring our letters from the post-office, when there are any.
They had been furnished by the detectives of the city and county and of the private agencies, by amateurs, by news-papers, by members of the underworld with a score to pay off or to gain favor. But no clew had led anywhere. When, in hoarse whispers, the last one had been confided to him by his detectives, Wharton had protested indignantly. "Stop bringing me clews!" he exclaimed. "I want the man.
I talked a good deal to him of the celebrated Margaret Caroline Rudd, whom I had visited, induced by the fame of her talents, address, and irresistible power of fascination . To a lady who disapproved of my visiting her, he said on a former occasion , 'Nay, Madam, Boswell is in the right; I should have visited her myself, were it not that they have now a trick of putting every thing into the news-papers. This evening he exclaimed, 'I envy him his acquaintance with Mrs.
Besides, we are all looking in the news-papers every day, to see when they'll fight another duel for you." "Another?" cried Cecilia; "indeed they have never yet fought any for me." "O, I beg your pardon," answered her ladyship, "Sir Robert, you know, fought one for you in the beginning of the winter, with that Irish fortune-hunter who affronted you at the Opera."
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