He stayed with me near two hours, his equipage waiting at the door ; and being there while people were coming from church, it was much taken notice of, and talked of, as at that time was every little circumstance that men thought might possibly any way... The Metropolitan Magazine - Page 461840Full view - About this book
| Benjamin Franklin - United States - 1818 - 558 pages
...him early, that we might have more time. He staid with me near two hours, his equipage waiting at the door; and being there while people were coming from...business, flattered not a little my vanity; and the honor of it gave me the more pleasure, as it happened on the very day twelve months, that the ministry... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - Statesmen - 1818 - 566 pages
...him early, that we might have more time. He staid with me near two hours, his equipage waiting at the door; and being there while people were coming from...American affairs. Such a visit from so great a man, on ao important a business, flattered not a little my vanity; and the honor of it gave me the more pleasure,... | |
| 1818 - 588 pages
...him early, that we might have more time. He staid with me near two hours, his equipage waiting at the door; and being there while people were coming from...circumstance that men thought might possibly any way affect * ' It was reported at the time, that his lordship had concluded his speech with the following remarkable... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - United States - 1834 - 682 pages
...more time. He staid with me near two hours, his equipage waiting at the door ; and being there whiïe people were coming from church, it was much taken...business, flattered not a little my vanity ; and the honour of it gave me the more pleasure, as it happened on the. very day twelve months, that the ministry... | |
| Philip Henry Stanhope (5th earl.) - 1836 - 574 pages
...— " His Lordship," adds Franklin, " stayed with me near two hours, " his equipage waiting at the door ; and being " there while people were coming...business flattered not a " little my vanity ; and the honour of it gave me " the more pleasure, as it happened on (the 29th " of January) the very day twelvemonth... | |
| Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks - Statesmen - 1837 - 552 pages
...early, that we might have more time. He stayed with me near two hours, his equipage waiting at the door ; and being there while people were coming from...business, flattered not a little my vanity ; and the honor of it gave me the more pleasure, as it happened on the very day twelve months that the ministry... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1840 - 572 pages
...early, that we might have more time. He stayed with me near two hours, his equipage waiting at the door ; and being there while people were coming from...visit from so great a man, on so important a business, flatten :d not a little my vanity ; and the honor of it gave me the more pleasure, as it happened on... | |
| William Pitt (Earl of Chatham) - Europe - 1840 - 628 pages
...him early, that we might have more time. He staid with/me near two hours, his equipage waiting at the door ; and being there while people were coming from...business, flattered not a little my vanity; and the honour of it gave me the more pleasure, as it happened on the very day twelvemonths that the ministry... | |
| William Pitt (Earl of Chatham) - Europe - 1840 - 626 pages
...him early, that we might have more time. He staid with me near two hours, his equipage waiting at the door ; and being there while people were coming from...business, flattered not a little my vanity; and the honour of it gave me the more pleasure, as it happened on the very day twelve months that the ministry... | |
| William Pitt (Earl of Chatham) - Europe - 1840 - 644 pages
...early, that we might have more time. He staid with me near two hours, his equipage waitin» at the door ; and being there while people were coming from...taken notice of and talked of, as at that time was everv little circumstance that men thought might possibly any way affect American affairs. Such a visit... | |
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