 | William Sampson - Europe - 1832 - 360 pages
...yet he has gained by the government of that kingdom, under two years, five-and-forty thousand pounds, by the most favourable computation, half in the regular way and half in the prudential. " He is," says he, " without the sense of shame or glory, as some men are without the sense of smelling,... | |
 | Samuel Smiles - Ireland - 1844 - 524 pages
...misdemeanours, yet he pmed by the government of that kingdom, in two years, five and forty thousand pounds, by the most favourable computation, half in the regular way, and half in the prudential." The new law, which this infamous lord-lieutenant was instrumental in passing, enacted, among other things,... | |
 | Lord Francis Jeffrey Jeffrey - Edinburgh review - 1846 - 790 pages
...great success; having gained by his government, of under two years, fi ve-and-forty thousand pounds, by the most favourable computation, half in the regular way, and half in the prudential. " He was never yet known to refuse, or keep a promise, as I remember he told a lady, but with an exception... | |
 | REV. R. STEWART - 1851 - 312 pages
...misdemeanours ; and that yet he had gained by the government of that kingdom under two years £45,000. by the most favourable computation, half in the regular way, and half in the prudential." Upon reading this character the reader cannot but reprobate the venality of the then Irish house of... | |
 | English essays - 1852 - 782 pages
...great success ; having gained by his goverment. of under two years, fivc-and-forty thousand pounds by the most favourable computation, half in the regular way, and half in the prudential. " He was never yet known to refuse, or keep a promise, as I remember he told a Indv, but with an exception... | |
 | Edward Vaughan Kenealy - 1869 - 372 pages
...great success, having gained by his government, of under two years, five and forty thousand pounds by the most favourable computation, half in the regular way, and half in the prudential, &c., &c." When Somers introduced Swift to Wharton as a fit person to be his chaplain, the latter alluding... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott - 1883 - 436 pages
...great success ; having gained by his government, of under two years, fiveand-forty thousand pounds by the most favourable computation, half in the regular way, and half in the prudential. He was never yet known to refuse or keep a promise, as I remember he told a lady, but with an exception... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1901 - 558 pages
...with great success, having gained by his government of under two years, fiveand-forty thousand pounds, by the most favourable computation, half in the regular way, and half in the prudential. He was never yet known to refuse or keep a promise ; as I remember he told a lady, but with an exception... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1901 - 550 pages
...with great success, having gained by his government of under two years, fiveand-forty thousand pounds, by the most favourable computation, half in the regular way, and half in the prudential. He was never yet known to refuse or keep a promise ; as I remember he told a lady, but with an exception... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1763 - 652 pages
...fuccei's, having gained by his government, of under two years, five and forty thoufand pounds, by the moft favourable computation, half in the regular way, and half in the prudential. He was never yet known to rcfufe or keep a promife. But here I defire to diflingu/fti between a promife... | |
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... thousand pounds by the most favourable computation, half in the regular way, and half in the prudential. 
