 The mention of my wife's arrival puts me in mind to desire you to put that compliment upon her, that her entrance into the town may be with more decency than the ways will now suffer it to be : and, to that purpose, I pray you would quickly pass such...  Sir Christopher Wren and His Times - Page 151by James Elmes - 1852 - 436 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Cobbett - Great Britain - 1808 - 842 pages
...the support of the work, and then let justice be done for determination of particular interests.- — The mention of my Wife's arrival puts me in mind to...pass such laws as are before you, in order to the mending those ways; and that she may not find Whitehall surrounded with water. — I will detain you... | |
 | 1839 - 642 pages
...Catherine of Braganza, his intended consort, Charles, in a speech before the lords and commons, said, " The mention of my wife's arrival, puts me in mind...town may be with more decency than the ways will now sntter it to be ; and to that purpose, I pray you would quickly pass such laws as are before you, in... | |
 | 1840 - 538 pages
...blessings with her to me and you." In the same session Charles finished one of his speeches thus : " The mention of my wife's arrival puts me in mind to...be ; and to that purpose I pray you would quickly despatch and pass such laws as are before you, in order to the amending of those ways, in order that... | |
 | Edward Wedlake Brayley - London (England) - 1829 - 442 pages
...he then delivered, we may form some idea of the state of the public streets at that period : — " The mention of my wife's arrival puts me in mind to...pass such laws as are before you, in order to the mending those ways, and that she may not find Whitehall surrounded with wafer." * The Memoirs of the... | |
 | Edward Wedlake Brayley - London (England) - 1829 - 442 pages
...he then delivered, we may form some idea of the state of the public streets at that period : — " The mention of my wife's arrival puts me in mind to...pass such laws as are before you, in order to the mending those ways, and that she may not find Whitehall surrounded with water." * The Memoirs of the... | |
 | Elizabeth Stone - England - 1845 - 484 pages
...Catherine of Braganza, his intended consort, Charles, in a speech before the Lords and Commons, said, ' The mention of my wife's arrival, puts me in mind...put that compliment upon her, that her entrance into * There is however one great drawback here. The fogs are as dense and more frequent than the far-famed... | |
 | Agnes Strickland - 1845 - 508 pages
...the expected advent of their new queen, with a jocose familiarity unknown in modern royal speeches. " The mention of my wife's arrival puts me in mind to...put that compliment upon her, that her entrance into this town may be made with more decency than the ways will now suffer it to be ; and to that purpose... | |
 | Samuel Pepys - Great Britain - 1848 - 472 pages
...of town to meet her, and to stay some time before she comes hither, makes it very necessary that the Parliament be adjourned before Easter, to meet again...now suffer it to be : and, to that purpose, I pray yon would quickly pass such laws as are before you, in order to the amending those ways, and that she... | |
 | Agnes Strickland - Queens - 1848 - 410 pages
...the expected advent of their new queen, with a jocose familiarity unknown in modern royal speeches. " The mention of my wife's arrival puts me in mind to...put that compliment upon her, that her entrance into this town may be made with more decency than the ways will now suffer it to be ; and to that purpose... | |
 | John Thomas Smith - City dwellers - 1849 - 472 pages
...comfortable as regarded paving. " The mention of my wife's arrival," said His Majesty, " reminds me to desire you to put that compliment upon her, that...decency than the ways will now suffer it to be ; and for that purpose I pray you would quickly despatch and pass such laws as are before you, in order to... | |
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