 | Edward Gibbon - 1796 - 520 էջ
...infult was embittered by plcafantry. Allowances of twenty pounds, or one fhilling, were facctioufly moved. A vague report that a Director had formerly been concerned in another project, by which fome unknown pcrfons had loft their money, was admitted as a proof of his actual guilt. One man was... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1814 - 726 էջ
...insult was embittered by pleasantry. Allowances of twenty pounds, or one vo1.. I. c shilling, shilling, were facetiously moved. A vague report that a Director...concerned in another project, by which some unknown persona had lo-it their money, was admitted as a proof of his actual guilt. One man was ruined because... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - 1811 - 682 էջ
...°' one shilling, were facetiously moved. A "Cue report that a Director had formerly been toncerned in another project, by which some unknown persons had lost their money, was «muted asa proof of his actual guilt. One m a» was ruined because he had dropt a foolish •Pfech,... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1837 - 882 էջ
...aggravated by insult, and insult was embittered by pleasantry. Allowances of twenty pounds, or one shilling, were facetiously moved. A vague report that a director...dropped a foolish speech, that his horses should feed upon gold ; another because he was grown so proud, that, one day at the Treasury, he had refused a... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1837 - 1164 էջ
...aggravated by insult, and insult was embittered by pleasantry. Allowances of twenty pounds, or one shilling, were facetiously moved. A vague report that a director had formerly been concerned in anothe\ project, by which some unknown persons had lost their money, wai admitted as a proof of his... | |
 | Edward Gibbon, Henry Hart Milman - 1839 - 496 էջ
...aggravated by insult, and insult was embittered by pleasantry. Allowances of twenty pounds, or one shilling, were facetiously moved. A vague report that a Director...his actual guilt. One man was ruined because he had dropt a foolish speech, that his horses should feed upon gold j another because he was grown so proud,... | |
 | Edward Gibbon, Henry Hart Milman - 1840 - 396 էջ
...aggravated by insult, and insult was embittered by pleasantry. Allowances of twenty pounds, or one shilling, were facetiously moved. A vague report that a Director...his actual guilt. One man was ruined because he had dropt a foolish speech, that his horses should feed upon gold; another because he was grown so proud,... | |
 | Edward Gibbon, Henry Hart Milman - 1840 - 390 էջ
...aggravated by insult, and insult was embittered by pleasantry. Allowances of twenty pounds, or one shilling, were facetiously moved. A vague report that a Director...his actual guilt. One man was ruined because he had dropt a foolish speech, that his horses should feed upon gold ; another because he was grown so proud,... | |
 | Charles Mackay - 1850 - 400 էջ
...Injury was aggravated by insult, and insult was embittered by pleasantry. Allowances of 201. or Is. were facetiously moved. A vague report that a director...dropped a foolish speech, that his horses should feed upon gold ; another, because he was grown so proud, that one day, at the Treasury, he had refused a... | |
 | Charles Mackay - 1850 - 776 էջ
...Injury was aggravated by insult, and insult was embittered by pleasantry. Allowances of 201. or Is. were facetiously moved. A vague report that a director...dropped a foolish speech, that his horses should feed upon gold; another, because he was grown so proud, that one day, at the Treasury, he had refused a... | |
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were facetiously moved. A vague report that a director had formerly been concerned in another project by which some unknown persons had lost their money, was admitted as a proof of his actual guilt. One man was ruined because he had dropped a foolish... 
