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" Stoke — and there were members of it, two baronets besides himself, Sir Cordwell Firebras and Sir John Barnardiston. However rich they were, the reckoning was always an object of their investigation. As they were one day settling this difficult point,... "
Suffolk, Or, Original Delineations, Topographical, Historical, and ... - Page 130
by Frederic Shoberl - 1818 - 413 pages
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The Life of the Late John Elwes, Esquire: Member in Three Successive ...

Edward Topham - 1791 - 144 pages
...a member, called out to a friend who was paffing — " for heaven's fake ftep up flairs and affift the poor! here are three baronets worth a million of money quarrelling about a fat thing!" When Sir Harvey died, the only tear that was drop* ped upon his grave, fell from...
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The Life of the Late John Elwes: Esquire; Member in Three Successive ...

Edward Topham - 1791 - 140 pages
...a member, called out to a friend who was parting — " for heaven's fake ftep up ftairs and affift the poor! here are three baronets worth a million of money quarrelling about a farthing!" When Sir Harvey died, the only tear that was dropped upon his grave, fell from the...
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The Remarkable Life of John Elwes, Etc

Edward TOPHAM (Major.) - 1802 - 38 pages
...a member, called out to a friend that was paffing, " For Heaven's lake, ftep up itairs, and aflilt the poor! Here are three baronets, worth a million of money, quarrelling about a farthing I" After Sir Harvey's death, the only tear dropped upon his grave, fell from the eye...
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The gleaner; or, Entertainment for the fire-side [compiled by J. Watson].

Gleaner - 1805 - 426 pages
...an object of their investigation. As they were one day settling this difficult point, an odd fellow, who was a member, called out to a friend who was passing...three Baronets, worth a million of money, quarrelling about a farthing." When Sir Harvey died, the only tear dropped upon his grave, fell from the eye of...
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The Beauties of England and Wales: Or, Delineations ..., Volume 20

John Britton - 1813 - 1036 pages
...an object of their investigation. As they were one day settling this difficult point, an odd fellow, who was a member, called out to a friend who was passing...death of Sir Hervey in 1763, he lay in state, such as it was, at Stoke ; and some of his tenants observed with more humour than decency, that it was well...
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The Lives and Portraits of Remarkable Characters, Drawn from the Most ...

1819 - 280 pages
...an object of their investigation. As they were one day settling this difficult point, an odd fellow, who was a member, called out to a friend who was passing, " For Heaven's sake, step up-stairs and assist the poor! here are three baronets worth a million of money, quarrelling .about...
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The Pamphleteer, Volume 25

1825 - 546 pages
...an object of their investigation. As they were one day settling this difficult point, an odd fellow, who was a member, called out to a friend who was passing...! here are three baronets worth a million of money quarreling about a farthing." When Sir Harvey died, the only tear that was dropped on his grave, fell...
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The Pamphleteer, Volume 25

Abraham John Valpy - 1825 - 544 pages
...who was a meriiber, Called out to a'friend who was passing — " For heaven's sake step 'tip- Starrs and assist the poor! here are three baronets worth •a million of mon;ey quarrefing about a farthing." ' •When Sir Harvey died, the only tear that was dropped on his grave,...
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The Pamphleteer, Volume 25

Abraham John Valpy - 1825 - 544 pages
...an object of their investigation. As they were one day settling this difficult point, an odd fellow, who was a member, called out to a friend who was passing — c( For heaven's sake step up stairs and assist the poor ! here are three baronets worth a million...
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The Percy Anecdotes: Original and Select [by] Sholto and Reuben ..., Volume 13

1826 - 374 pages
...were engaged in settling this difficult point, a wag, who was a member, called out to a friend that was passing, " For heaven's sake, step up stairs and assist the poor 1 Here are three baronets, worth a million of money, quarrelling about a farthing. " GROG. Until the...
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