Dunning and myself,' added he, ' we were generous, for we gave the girl who waited on us a penny a piece ; but Kenyon, who always knew the value of money, sometimes rewarded her with a halfpenny, and sometimes with a promise. Dictionary of National Biography - Page 209edited by - 1888Full view - About this book
| 1813 - 662 pages
...each. " As to Dunning and myself," added he, " we were generous, for we gave the girl who waited on us a penny a piece ; but Kenyon, who always knew the...her with a halfpenny, and sometimes with a promise !" ' But, in spite of his strong inclination to the law, the singular adaptedness of his powers for... | |
| Alexander Stephens - Great Britain - 1813 - 508 pages
...myself," added he, " we were generous, for we gave the girl who waited on us a penny a piece; but Kcnyon, who always knew the value of money, sometimes rewarded...her with a halfpenny, and sometimes with a promise!" It would appear, however, that the partiality of Mr. Horne for the bar was not destined to be gratified.... | |
| Law - 1825 - 312 pages
...Chancery Lane, for the sum of seven-pence halfpenny each ! ' As to Dunning and myself,' added he, ' we were generous, for we gave the girl who waited upon us, a penny apiece ; but Kenyon, who always knew the value of money, sometimes rewarded her with a halfpenny, and... | |
| Robert Walsh - American literature - 1829 - 532 pages
...eating-house in Chancery lane, for the sum of seven-pence halfpenny each. Horne was accustomed to add ; "we were generous, for we gave the girl who waited...with a half-penny, and sometimes with a promise." It appears, that his father never sanctioned his partiality to the bar, and he was now reluctantly... | |
| Henry Roscoe - Lawyers - 1830 - 554 pages
...Chancery-lane, for the sum of seven-pence halfpenny each. ' As to Dunning and myself,' added he, ' we were generous, for we gave the girl who waited...her with a halfpenny, and sometimes with a promise.' " t * Life of Johnson, vol.iv. p.365. 3d ed. t Stephens' Life of Tooke, vol. ip 31. On being called... | |
| Women - 1830 - 400 pages
...Chancery-lane, for the sum of seven-pence halfpenny each. ' As to Dunning and myself,' added he, ' we were generous, for we gave the girl who waited...upon us a penny a piece ; but Kenyon, who always knew die value of money, sometimes rewarded her with a halfpenny, and sometimes with a promise.' " Tiirkith... | |
| Law - 1837 - 494 pages
...Tooke, when telling this to his friend Steevens, " were generous, for we gave the girl who waited on us a penny a piece, but Kenyon, who always knew the value of money, rewarded her with a halfpenny, and sometimes with a promise." As he had no false pride, he was not... | |
| John Foster - English essays - 1844 - 550 pages
...Dunning and myself,' added he, ' we were generous, for we gave the girl who waited on us a penny apiece; but Kenyon, who always knew the v,alue of money, sometimes...her with a halfpenny, and sometimes with a promise !'" But in spite of his strong inclination to the law, the singular adaptedness of his powers for the... | |
| John Foster - Essays - 1844 - 432 pages
...Dunning and myself,' added he,' we were generous, for we gave the girl who waited on us a penny a-piece ; but Kenyon, who always knew the value of money, sometimes...her with a halfpenny, and sometimes with a promise !' " But in spite of his strong inclination to the law, the singular adaptedness of his powers for... | |
| William Newland Welsby - Judges - 1846 - 584 pages
...his defender ; and many years afterwards (1794), on a similar occasion, Lord Kenyon for his judge. knew the value of money, sometimes rewarded her with a halfpenny, and sometimes with a promise." For some time after his call to the bar, which is recorded as having taken place on the 2nd of July,... | |
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