George Selwyn and His Contemporaries; with Memoirs and Notes, المجلد 2Richard Bentley, 1843 |
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John Heneage Jesse. wit , or , as was too often the case , indulging in the feverish excitement of the gaming - table . Respecting Selwyn's extraordinary taste for cri- minal executions , as well as for scenes of gloom and horror , some ...
John Heneage Jesse. wit , or , as was too often the case , indulging in the feverish excitement of the gaming - table . Respecting Selwyn's extraordinary taste for cri- minal executions , as well as for scenes of gloom and horror , some ...
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John Heneage Jesse. 6 I told this story the other day to George Selwyn , whose passion is to see coffins , and corpses , and executions he replied , that Arthur More had had his coffin chained to that of his mistress . ' Lord ! ' said I ...
John Heneage Jesse. 6 I told this story the other day to George Selwyn , whose passion is to see coffins , and corpses , and executions he replied , that Arthur More had had his coffin chained to that of his mistress . ' Lord ! ' said I ...
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John Heneage Jesse. for the occasion , were found on trial to be too short . ' This solution , which suggested itself to him at the moment , was considered by the Mayor to be per- fectly explanatory of the failure , and as such he ...
John Heneage Jesse. for the occasion , were found on trial to be too short . ' This solution , which suggested itself to him at the moment , was considered by the Mayor to be per- fectly explanatory of the failure , and as such he ...
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John Heneage Jesse. The following anecdotes afford further specimens of Selwyn's social pleasantry and conversational wit : One night , at White's , observing the postmaster- general , Sir Everard Fawkener , losing a large sum of money ...
John Heneage Jesse. The following anecdotes afford further specimens of Selwyn's social pleasantry and conversational wit : One night , at White's , observing the postmaster- general , Sir Everard Fawkener , losing a large sum of money ...
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John Heneage Jesse. minister , Mr. Pelham , Selwyn , pointing to a silver dinner - service , observed , " Lord ! how many toads have been eaten off these plates ! " Horace Wal- pole , to whom this remark was addressed , happen- ing to ...
John Heneage Jesse. minister , Mr. Pelham , Selwyn , pointing to a silver dinner - service , observed , " Lord ! how many toads have been eaten off these plates ! " Horace Wal- pole , to whom this remark was addressed , happen- ing to ...
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Abergavenny Adieu afterwards appointed August Baron Bath beautiful believe brother celebrated Charles Hanbury Williams Charles Townshend Colonel Countess Court Crome D'Eon daughter DEAR GEORGE DEAR SELWYN DEAR SIR death died dine dinner Duchess of Bedford Duke of Queensberry EARL OF MARCH eldest father favour French George Augustus Selwyn GEORGE SELWYN George the Third GILLY WILLIAMS glad Gloucester hear Henry Henry Pelham Hertford Hervey honour hope Horace Walpole humble servant John July Lady Coventry Lady Mary Lady Townshend Lepel letter London Lord Holland Lord March Madame MARCH TO GEORGE Marquis married minister Monsieur morning never Newmarket October Paris Parliament Pelham person Pitt pleasure received RICHARD RIGBY Rigby says second Earl sent Sir Charles sister tell Thomas thousand pounds to-morrow told town Viscount Walpole writes week White's wife WILLIAMS TO GEORGE wish yesterday