 | Early English newspapers - 1790 - 714 pages
...incorrigible, and having Tome inducements to fufpeft me a tamperer, he was fufficiently rigid.— .The firft that ever I took notice of him was in the very beginning of the Parliament held in November 1640, when I vainly thought mylelf a courtly young gentleman (for we courtiers valued ourfelvi much upon... | |
 | William Seward - Anecdotes - 1795 - 704 pages
...figure, that told him he fhoukL $,ea King. Su Sir Philip Warwick thus defcribes Oliver Cromwell : " The firft time that ever I took notice of him *' was...whom I knew not, very ordinarily ap" parelled ; for it-was a plain cloth fuit, wWch " feemed to have been made by an ill country taylor. " His linen was... | |
 | William Seward - Anecdotes - 1798 - 516 pages
...he mould be a King. Sir Philip Warwick thus defcribes Oliver Cromwell : " The firft time that I ever took notice of him " was in the very beginning of the Parliament cc ,held in November 1 640. I perceived a gen" tleman fpeaking, whom I knew not, very or" dinarily... | |
 | William Seward - Anecdotes - 1804 - 496 pages
...Sir Philip Warwick thus defcribes Oliver Cromwell: "^The firft time that I ever took notice of him 't was in the very beginning of the Parliament " held in November 1640. I perceived a gen" tleman fpeaking, whom I knew not, very or" dinarily apparelled; for it was a plain cloth " fuit,... | |
 | Sir Philip Warwick - Great Britain - 1813 - 506 pages
...incorrigible, and having some inducements to suspect me a taraperer, he was sufficiently rigid. The first time that ever I took notice of him, was in the very beginning of the parliament held in November, J 640, when I vainly thought myself a courtly young gentleman ; for we courtiers valued ourselves much... | |
 | Early English newspapers - 1813 - 778 pages
...century. We have chosen Sir Philip's sketch of Cromwell, as a bappy exertion of his abilities. " The first time that ever I took notice of him was in the very beginning qf the Parliament held in November 1640, when I vainly (nought myself a courtly young gentleman ; for... | |
 | George Brodie - Great Britain - 1822 - 652 pages
...himself in regard to dress. " The first time," says he, " that ever I took notice of him, (Cromwell,) was in the very beginning of the parliament held in November, 1640, when I vainly thought myself a courtly young gentleman ; for we courtiers valued ourselves much upon... | |
 | Constable and co, ltd - 1829 - 686 pages
...incorrigible, and having some inducements to suspect me a tamperer, he was sufficiently rigid. The first time that ever I took notice of him was in the very...beginning of the Parliament held in November 1640, when I vainly thought myself a courtly young gentleman ; for we courtiers valued ourselves much upon... | |
 | Michael Russell - 1829 - 338 pages
...incorrigible, and having some inducements to suspect me a tamperer, he was sufficiently rigid. The first time that ever I took notice of him was in the very...beginning of the Parliament held in November 1640, when I vainly thought myself a courtly young gentleman ; for we courtiers valued ourselves much upon... | |
 | Lucy Aikin - Great Britain - 1833 - 638 pages
...description of the future Protector, which sets him thus living before our eyes. " The first time that I took notice of him, was in the very beginning of the parliament held in November 1640, when I vainly thought myself a courtly young gentleman: (for we courtiers valued ourselves much upon... | |
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... at the latter end of the day, finding me ever incorrigible, and having some inducements to suspect me a tamperer, he was sufficiently rigid. The first time that ever I took notice of him was in the very beginning of the Parliament held in November... 
