 I heard three sensible middle-aged men, when the Scotch were said to be at Stamford, and actually were at Derby, talking of hiring a chaise to go to Caxton (a place in the high-road) to see the Pretender and Highlanders as they passed.  Blackwood's Magazine - Página 591927Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | Charles Knight - 1860 - 528 páginas
...amusing anecdote of the temper in which this possible advance was regarded : " I heard three people, sensible middle-aged men, when the Scotch were said...a place in the high road, to see the Pretender and the Highlanders as they passed. "t This has been called " indifference," an "unconcern to the interests... | |
 | John Milton - 1860 - 582 páginas
...Edinburgh. I heard three people, sensible middle aged men (when the Scotch were said to be at Stanford, »nd actually were at Derby,) talking of hiring a chaise...(a place in the high road) to see the Pretender and the Highlanders as they passed. I can say no more for Mr. Pope (for what you keep in reserve may be... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1861 - 352 páginas
...no more sense of danger than if the battle had been fought where and when the battle of Cannae was. I heard three sensible, middle-aged men, when the...of hiring a chaise to go to Caxton (a place in the high-road) to see the Pretender and Highlanders as they passed." A further evidence of the feelings... | |
 | Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire - 1863 - 628 páginas
...from Cambridge — " Here we had no " more sense of danger than if it were the battle of Cannae. " I heard three sensible, middle-aged men, when the...talking of hiring a chaise to go to Caxton (a place on the " high road), to see the Pretender and Highlanders as they " passed." From Macclesfield Lord... | |
 | Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire - 1863 - 320 páginas
...from Cambridge — " Here we had no " more sense of danger than if it were the battle of Cannse. " I heard three sensible, middle-aged men, when the...talking of hiring a chaise to go to Caxton (a place on the " high road), to see the Pretender and Highlanders as they " passed." From Macclesfield Lord... | |
 | George Godfrey Cunningham - 1863 - 832 páginas
...no more sense of danger than if the battle had been fought where and when the oattle of Cannae was. I heard three sensible middle-aged men, when the Scotch...talking of hiring a chaise to go to Caxton (a place on the high road) to see the pretender and Highlanders as they passed." Edward's cause, however, though... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1869 - 546 páginas
...writes from Cambridge : ' Here we had no more sense of danger than if it were the battle of Canna;. I heard three sensible middle-aged men, when the Scotch...talking of hiring a chaise to go to Caxton, a place on the high-road [on the high-road, be it recollected, from Derby to London, from which it is only... | |
 | 1874 - 826 páginas
...battle of Falkirk and two months before Cullodcn, of the apathy of the students. ' I heard these people, sensible middle-aged men (when the Scotch were said...of hiring a chaise to go to Caxton (a place in the high-road) to see the Pretender and the highlanders as they passed.' A Cambridge coffee- House jest... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1884 - 434 páginas
...apprehension than of a broken head, or of a coach overturned between York and Edinburgh. I heard three people, sensible middle-aged men (when the Scotch were said...(a place in the high road) to see the Pretender and the Highlanders as they passed. I can say no more for Mr. Pope (for what you keep in reserve may be... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1884 - 436 páginas
...apprehension than of a broken head, or of a coach overturned between York and Edinburgh. I heard three people, sensible middle-aged men (when the Scotch were said...(a place in the high road) to see the Pretender and the Highlanders as they passed. I can say no more for Mr. Pope (for what you keep in reserve may be... | |
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