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" He made a very ill appearance : he was very big : his hair red, hanging oddly about him : his tongue was too big for his mouth, which made him bedew all that he talked to : and his whole manner was rough and boisterous, and very unfit for a court. "
A General and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerages of England, Ireland, and ... - Page 329
by John Burke - 1831 - 631 pages
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The History of England: As Well Ecclesiastical as Civil, Volume 13

Rapin de Thoyras (M., Paul) - Great Britain - 1731 - 556 pages
...Appearance : He was very big : His Hair red, *' hanging oddly about him : His Tongue was too " big for his Mouth, which made him bedew all " that he...talked to * : And his whole Manner *' was rough and boifterous, and very unfit for a *' Court.' He was very learned, not only in Latin, " in which he was...
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Bishop Burnet's History of His Own Time: From the Restoration of King ...

Gilbert Burnet - Great Britain - 1753 - 670 pages
...very ill appearance: He was very big: His hair red, hanging odly about him: His tongue was too big for his mouth, which made him bedew all that he talked to : And his whole jnanner was rough and boifterous, and very unfit for a Court. He was very learned, not only in Latin,...
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Debates of the House of Commons: From the Year 1667 to the Year 1694, Volume 2

Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons - Great Britain - 1763 - 474 pages
...ttiftland Caftle, and in other prifons, till he was let at liberty by thofe who called home the King. He was very learned, not only in Latin, in which he was a matter, but in Greek and Hebrew. He was a man, (as the Duke of Buckin^lam called him to me) of a blundering...
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The Secret History of the Court and Reign of Charles the Second, Volume 1

Charles M'Cormick - Great Britain - 1792 - 534 pages
...Burnet. " The earl of Lauderdale made a very iH-ap. pearance: he was very big: his tongue was too big for his mouth, which made him bedew all that he talked to; and hi* whole manner was rough and boifterous, and very unfit for a court. He was very learned not only...
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The Parliamentary History of England, from the Earliest Period to the Year ...

William Cobbett - Great Britain - 1808 - 842 pages
...Portland Castle, and in other prisons, till he was set at liberty by those who called home the king. He was very learned, not only in Latin, in which he was a master, but in Greek and Hebr£w. He was a man, (as the duke of Buckingham called him to me) of a blundering...
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Observations on the Historical Work of the Late Right Honorable Charles ...

George Rose - Great Britain - 1809 - 440 pages
...very ill appearance : he was very big : his hair red, hanging odly about him :. his tongue was too big for his mouth, which made him bedew all that he talked to ; mid his whole manner was rough and boisterous, and very unfit for a Court. He was very learned, not...
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Peerage of England, Volume 9

Arthur Collins - 1812 - 756 pages
...very ill appearance; he was very big: his hair red, hanging oddly about him; his tongue was loo big for, his mouth, which made him bedew all that he talked...very learned, not only in Latin, in which he was a master, but in Greek and Hebrew. He had read a great deal of divinity, and almost all the historians,...
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The History of the State and Sufferings of the Church of Scotland ..., Volume 2

William Crookshank - Scotland - 1812 - 408 pages
...substance. The rest was spungy, liker the lungs than the heart.' And elsewhere he tells us, « That he was very learned, not only in Latin, in which he was a master, but in Greek and Hebrew. He had read a great deal of divinity, and almost all the historians,...
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The Retrospective Review, Volume 5

Books - 1822 - 384 pages
...very ill apEearance : he was very big : his hair red, hanging oddly about im : his tongue was too big for his mouth, which made him bedew all that he talked...manner was rough and boisterous, and very unfit for a man." This sketch may remind our readers of the nobleman, who presided in that sitting of the privy...
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Retrospective Review, Volume 5

Henry Southern, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas - Bibliography - 1822 - 392 pages
...very ill appearance : he was very big : his hair red, hanging oddly about him : his tongue was too big for his mouth, which made him bedew all that he talked...manner was rough and boisterous, and very unfit for a man." This sketch may remind our readers of the nobleman, who presided in that sitting of the privy...
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