 | Horace Walpole - 1833 - 484 sidor
...is landing on some silent shore, &c." When Braddock was told of it, he only said, " Poor Fanny ! I always thought she would play till she would be forced to tuck herself up." But a more ridiculous story of him, and which is recorded in heroics by Fielding in his Covent-Garden... | |
 | Horace Walpole (4th earl of Orford.) - 1833 - 452 sidor
...is landing on some silent shore, &c." When Braddock was told of it, he only said, " Poor Fanny ! I always thought she would play till she would be forced to tuck herself up!" But a more ridiculous story of him, and * Duke of Cumberland. f General Hawley, (who behaved with great... | |
 | Horace Walpole - 1833 - 488 sidor
...die is landing on some silent shore, &c." When Braddock was told of it, he only said, " Poor Fanny! I always thought she would play till she would be forced to tuck luritlj up." But a more ridiculous story of him, and which 's recorded in heroics by Fielding in his... | |
 | Horace Walpole - 1840 - 542 sidor
...is landing on some silent shore," &c. When Braddock was told of it, he only said, " Poor Fanny ! I always thought she would play till she would be forced to tuck herself t1p ! " 1 But a more ridiculous story of him, and which is recorded in heroics by Fielding in his Covent-Garden... | |
 | Thomas Robert Keppel - 1842 - 478 sidor
...is landing on some silent shore,' &c. When Braddock was told of it, he only said, ' Poor Fanny ! I always thought she would play till she would be forced to tuck herself up.' " In another place, he says, " I have already given you some account of Braddock. I may complete the... | |
 | Thomas Keppel (hon.) - 1842 - 640 sidor
...is landing on some silent shore,' &c. When Braddock was told of it, he only said, ' Poor Fanny ! I always thought she would play till she would be forced to tuck herself up.' " In another place, he says, " I have already given you some account of Braddock. I may complete the... | |
 | George Warburton - 1849 - 528 sidor
...; I may complete the poor man's history in a few more words. He once had a duel with Colonel Gumly, Lady Bath's brother, who had been his great friend ; as they were going to engage, Gumly, who had good-humour and wit, (Braddock had the latter), said, ' Braddock, you are a poor dog... | |
 | George Warburton - 1850 - 376 sidor
...Braddock; I may complete the poor man's history in a few more words. He once had a duel with Colonel Gumly, Lady Bath's brother, who had been his great friend. As they were going to engage, Gumly, who had goodVOL, ii,— B May he sleep in peace ! With sorrow and censure, but not with shame,... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1857 - 1384 sidor
...spendthrift. He was touchy also, and punctilious. " He once had a duel," says Walpole, " with Colonel Glumley, Lady Bath's brother, who had been his great friend. As they were going to engage, Glumley, who had good humor and wit (Braddock had the latter) said : ' Braddock, you are a poor dog... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1855 - 566 sidor
...deliberation, leaving a note on the table with these lines : ' To die is landing on some silent shore,' Ac. When Braddock was told of it, he only said : ' Poor...play till she would be forced to tuck herself up." " Braddock himself had been somewhat of a spendthrift. lte was touchy also, and punctilious. " He once... | |
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... in disposition. He had a sister, who, having gamed away all her little fortune at Bath, hanged herself with a truly English deliberation, leaving only a note upon the table with those lines, ' To die is landing on some silent shore,' &c. When Braddock... 
