Sempronias, with pen, ink, and paper in their hands, noting the passages, and discoursing upon the grounds, of law and state. They were all of his side, whether moved by pity, proper to their sex, or by ambition of being able to judge of the parts of... The History of the Parliament of England: Which Began November 3, 1640; with ... - Page 91by Thomas May - 1854 - 498 pagesFull view - About this book
| Thomas May - Great Britain - 1812 - 560 pages
...filling the Galleries at the Tryal ) with penne, inke, and paper in their hands, noting the passage^, and discoursing upon the grounds of Law and State....they openly expressed to him, that some could not but thinke of that Verse : Non formosus era/, sed eratfacundus Ulysses, Et tamen cequoreas torsit amove... | |
| Lucy Aikin - Great Britain - 1833 - 640 pages
....... were exceedingly on his side. It seemed a very pleasant object to see so many Sempronias .... with pen, ink and paper in their hands, noting the...of the parts of the prisoner. But so great was the favor and love which they openly expressed to him, that some could not but think of that verse, ' Non... | |
| Statesmen - 1836 - 446 pages
...the ladies were exceedingly on his side. It seemed a very pleasant object to see so many Sempronias, with pen, ink, and paper in their hands, noting the...pity, proper to their sex, or by ambition of being able to judge of the parts of the prisoner. But so great was the favour and love which they openly... | |
| Early English newspapers - 1837 - 756 pages
...their hands, noting the passages, and discoursing vpon the grounds of law and state. They were all on his side, whether moved by pity, proper to their sex,...of the parts of the prisoner. But so great was the favor and love, which they openly expressed to him, that one could not but thinke of that verse —... | |
| George Lillie Craik - Great Britain - 1841 - 686 pages
...on his side. It seemed a very pleasant object to see so many Sempronias (all the chief court ladies ts and matter of counsel and debate in parliament expresned to him, that some could not but think of that verse, — Non formosus cr.it, sed erat facundas... | |
| John Forster - Great Britain - 1846 - 726 pages
...on hie side. It seemed a very pleasant object to see jo many Sempronias, with pen, ink, and ','-]*' in their hands, noting the passages, and discoursing...pity proper to their sex, or by ambition of being able to judge of the parts of the prisoner. Bat so great was the favour and love which they openly... | |
| John Forster - Great Britain - 1846 - 738 pages
...the ladies were exceedingly on his side. It seemed a very pleasant object to see so many Sempronias, with pen, ink, and paper in their hands, noting the...discoursing upon the grounds of law and state. They were aU of his side, whether moved by pity proper to their sex, or by ambition of being able to judge of... | |
| George Lillie Craik - Great Britain - 1848 - 860 pages
...their hands, noting the раеsages, nnd discoursing upon the grounds of Inw nnd state. They were nil of his side ; whether moved by pity proper to their...thought able to judge of the parts of the prisoner. CHAP. L] HISTORY ОР"Е!№М1Ш:-'-' [Воок VII. i'so1 great WM the ftrór'nad toVe wfcicb they... | |
| David Masson - 1871 - 636 pages
...most of whom, " moved by pity proper to their sex," took Strafford's side, not a few, says May, " had pen, ink, and paper in their hands, noting the passages,...and discoursing upon the grounds of law and state." And so, for fourteen full days, the trial went on. Among the host of witnesses, English, Scottish,... | |
| David Masson - 1871 - 630 pages
...most of whom, " moved by pity proper to their sex," took Strafford's side, not a few, says May, " had pen, ink, and paper in their hands, noting the passages,...and discoursing upon the grounds of law and state." And so, for fourteen full days, the trial went on. Among the host of witnesses, English, Scottish,... | |
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