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" She took me by the hand, and wrung it hard ; and said; ' No, Robin, I am not well ;' and then discoursed with me of her indisposition ; and that her heart had been sad and heavy for ten or twelve days ; and in her discourse she fetched not so few as forty... "
Memoirs of Robert Carey, written by himself. And, Fragmenta regalia, by sir ... - Page 116
by Robert Carey (1st earl of Monmouth.) - 1808
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The Universal magazine, Volume 14

540 pages
...wished mi^ht long continue. She took me by the hand, and wrung • it hard, and said, "No, HI. bin, Iain not well," and then discoursed with me of her indisposition,...days; and in her discourse, she fetched not so few at or fifty great sighs. 1 was answer*!; and certainly his judgment never appeared mine conspicuous,...
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Select Reviews, Volume 5

1812 - 470 pages
...which I wished might long continue. She took me by the hand, and wrung it hard, and said: ' No, Robin, I am not well,' and then discoursed with me of her indisposition, and that her heart had been sud and heavy for ten or twelve days; and in her discourse.she fetched not so few as forty or fifty...
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Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth, Volume 2

Lucy Aikin - Great Britain - 1818 - 544 pages
...which I wished might long continue. She took me by the hand, and wrung it hard ; and said; ' No, Robin, I am not well ;' and then discoursed with me of her...to see her in this plight ; for in all my lifetime I never knew her fetch a sigh, but when the queen of Scots was beheaded. Then, upon my knowledge, she...
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Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth: By Lucy Aikin, Volume 2

Lucy Aikin - Great Britain - 1823 - 548 pages
...which I wished might long continue. She took me by the hand, and wrung it hard ; and said, ' No, Robin, I am not well ;' and then discoursed with me of her...was grieved at the first to see her in this plight j for in all my lifetime I never knew her fetch a sigh, but when the queen of Scots was beheaded. Then,...
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Illustrations, Critical, Historical, Biographical, and ..., Volume 2

Richard Warner - 1824 - 506 pages
...the hand, and * Memoirs of Sir Robert Carey, p. 54,e* infra-. wrung it hard, and said, ' No, Robin, I am not well ;' and then discoursed with me of her...the first, to see her in this plight ; for in all my life time before, I never knew her fetch a sigh, but when the Queen of Scots was beheaded. " I used...
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Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth, Volume 2

Lucy Aikin - Great Britain - 1826 - 542 pages
...I am not well ;' and then discoursed with me of ha indisposition ; and that her heart had been sail and heavy for ten or twelve days ; and in her discourse...to see her in this plight ; for in all my lifetime I never knew hes fetch a sigh, but when the queen of Scots was beheaded. Then, upon my knowledge, she...
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The Life of King James the First, Volume 1

Robert Chambers - Great Britain - 1830 - 484 pages
...which I wished might long continue. She took me by the hand, and wrung it hard, and said, " No, Robin, I am not well, " and then discoursed with me of her...been sad and heavy for ten or twelve days ; and in discourse, she fetched not so few as forty or fifty great sighs. I was grieved at first to see her...
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Constable's miscellany of original and selected publications

Constable and co, ltd - 1830 - 642 pages
...I wished might- long continue. She took me by the hand, and wrung it hard, and said, " No, 'Robin, I am not well, " and then discoursed with me of her...been sad and heavy for ten or twelve days ; and in discourse, she fetched not so few as forty or fifty great sighs. I was grieved at first to see her...
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The Knickerbocker: Or, New-York Monthly Magazine, Volume 60, Issue 1

1862 - 120 pages
...maternal relative, Robert Carey, thus describes a visit shortly before her death. ' She then discoursed to me of her indisposition ; and that her heart had been...fetched not so few as forty or fifty great sighs.' After remarking that he ' had never before heard her ' fetch a sigh, except when the Queen of Scots...
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The gallery of portraits: with memoirs ...

Biography - 1835 - 492 pages
...circumstances of his visit to her on her deathbed. " She took me by the hand, and wrung it hard, and said that her heart had been sad and heavy for ten or twelve...few as forty or fifty great sighs. I was grieved at first to see her in this plight ; for in all my lifetime I never knew her fetch a sigh, but when the...
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