 One of our kings,* said my friend, carried his royal inclination a little too far, and there was a committee ordered to look into the . management of his treasury. Among other things it appeared, that his majesty walking incog, in the cloister, had overheard...  The Spectator ... - Page 3841803Full view - About this book
 | English literature - 1803 - 402 pages
...the management of his treasury. Among other things it appeared, that his majesty walking incog, la the cloister, had overheard a poor man say to another,...world. The king out of his royal compassion privately enquired into his character, and finding him a proper object of charity, sent him the money. When the... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 294 pages
...little too far, and there was a committee ordered to look into the management of his treasury. Among other things it appeared, that his majesty walking...character, and finding him a proper object of charity, * The merchant involved in distress by casualties was one Mr. Moreton, a linen-draper ; and the generous... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 340 pages
...little too far, and there was a committee ordered to look into the management of his treasury. Among other things it appeared, that his majesty walking...out of his royal compassion, privately inquired into bis character, and finding him a proper object of charity, * The merchant involved in distress by casualties... | |
 | English essays - 1810 - 306 pages
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 | Spectator The - 1811 - 802 pages
...little too far, and there was a committee ordered to look into the management of his treasury. Among other things it appeared, that his majesty walking...incog. in the cloister, had overheard a poor man say ta another, ' Such a small sum would make me the happiest man in the world.' The king, out of his royal... | |
 | Spectator (London, England : 1711) - 1822 - 788 pages
...little too far, and there was a committee ordered to look into the management of his treasury. Among plauttite without further examination, upon the recital of this article in them : For making a man... | |
 | John Platts - Conduct of life - 1822 - 844 pages
...committee Ordered to look into the management of his treasury. Among other things, it appeared, that bis majesty, walking incog in the cloister, had overheard...read the report, the house passed his accounts with a plaudite! without further examination, upon the recital of this article in them — " For making a... | |
 | James Ferguson - English essays - 1823 - 426 pages
...little too far, and there was a committee ordered to look into the management of his treasury. Among other things it appeared, that his majesty walking...character, and finding him a proper object of charity, * The merchant involved in distress by casualties was one Mr. Moreton, a linen-draper ; and the generous... | |
 | British essayists - 1823 - 820 pages
...little too far, and there was a committee ordered to look into the management of his treasury. Among other things it appeared that his majesty walking...character, and finding him a proper object of charity, * The merchant involved in distress by casualties was one Mr Moreton, a linen-drape r ; and the generous... | |
 | Lionel Thomas Berguer - English essays - 1823 - 278 pages
...little too far, and there was a committee ordered to look into the management of his treasury. Among other things it appeared, that his majesty walking...incog, in the cloister, had overheard a poor man say * The merchant involved in distress by casualties was one Mr. Moreton, a linen-draper; and the generous... | |
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