| Thomas Birch - Great Britain - 1754 - 598 pages
...reflexions on his own particular ftate, together with that of the earl, " I re(o\v'd,fays be, to pofiels my foul " in peace all the refidue of my days; to...I was often call'd to the '* court by the now lord treafurer, then fecretary, and required by him, as alfo divers " times fince, by order from the king... | |
| Harleian miscellany - 1808 - 588 pages
...employments, to satisfy my tnind with that mediocrity of worldly living, that I had of my own, and so to retire me from the court, which was the epilogue...of all my actions and endeavours of any important note, till I came to the age of fifty-three. Now, although after this, by her majesty's direction,... | |
| William Oldys, John Malham - Great Britain - 1810 - 574 pages
...employments, to satisfy my mind with that mediocrity of worldly living, that I bad of my own, and so to retire me from the court, which was the epilogue...of all my actions and endeavours of any important note, till I came to the age of fifty-three. Now, although after this, by her majesty's direction,... | |
| Great Britain - 1810 - 578 pages
...employments, to satisfy my mind with that mediocrity of worldly living, that 1 had of my own, and so to n-tire me from the court, which was the epilogue and end of all my actions and endeavours of any important note, till I came to the age of fifty-three. Now, although after this, by her majesty's direction,... | |
| William Oldys, John Malham - Great Britain - 1810 - 600 pages
...employments, to satisfy my mind with that mediocrity of worldly living, that I had of my own, and so to retire me from the court, which was the epilogue and end of all my actions and endeaTours of any important note, till I came to the age of fifty-three. , Now, although after this,... | |
| Thomas Frognall Dibdin - Bibliographical literature - 1811 - 844 pages
...employments ; to satisfy my mind with that mediocrity of worldly living that I have of my own, and so to retire me from the court , which was the epilogue, and end of all my actions and endeavors, of any important note, till I came to the age of fifty-three years.' — 'Examining exactly,... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1812 - 552 pages
...employments; to satisfy my -mind with that mediocrity of worldly living that I had of mine own ; and so to retire me from the court, which was the epilogue...of all my actions, and endeavours of any important note, till I came to the age of sixty three. Now although after this, by her majesty's directions,... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1812 - 540 pages
...employments; to satisfy my mind with that mediocrity of worldly living that I had of mine own; and so to retire me from the court, which was the epilogue...of all my actions, and endeavours of any important note, till I came to the age of sixty three. Now although after this, by her majesty's directions,... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1812 - 544 pages
...employments; to satisfy my mind with that mediocrity of worldly living that I had of mine own ; and so to retire me from the court, which was the epilogue...of all my actions, and endeavours of any important note, till I came to the age of sixty three. .Now although after this, by her majesty's directions,... | |
| Thomas Frognall Dibdin - Bibliographical literature - 1842 - 790 pages
...employments ; to satisfy my mind with that mediocrity of worldly living that I have of my own, and so to retire me from the Court ; which was the epilogue...of all my actions and endeavours, of any important note, till I came to the age of fifty-three years." — " Examining exactly, for the rest of my life,... | |
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