 | Robert Bisset - 1800 - 502 pages
...began— •' Mr. Burke went to see the collieries in a distant province ; and he would go down, Sir, into the bowels of the earth (in a bag), and he would...every thing: he went in a bag, Sir, and ventured his life for x 3 knowledge; but he took 6are of his clothes, that they should not be spoiled, for he went... | |
 | sir James Prior - 1826 - 1108 pages
...Mr. Burke. Mr. Burke went to see the collieries in a distant province ; and he would go down, Sir, into the bowels of the earth (in a bag) and he would...every thing ; he went in a bag, Sir, and ventured his life for knowledge ; but he took care of his clothes, that they should not be spoiled, for he went... | |
 | James Boswell - 1831 - 584 pages
...silent, and the honest Hibernian began to relate how Mr. Burke went to see the collieries in a distant province: ' and he would go down into the bowels of...knowledge; but he took care of his clothes, that they should not be spoiled, for he went down in a bag.' ' Well, sir,' said Dr. Johnson, good-humouredly,... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1831 - 592 pages
...silent, and the honest Hibernian began to relate how Mr. Burke went to see the collieries in a distant province : ' and he would go down into the bowels...knowledge ; but he took care of his clothes, that they should not be spoiled, for he went down in a bag.' ' Well, sir,' said Dr. Johnson, good-humouredly,... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1835 - 366 pages
...silent, and the honest Hibernian began to relate how Mr. Burke went to see the collieries in a distant province ; and " he would go down into the bowels...knowledge ; but he took care of his clothes, that they should not be spoiled, for he went down in a bag." " Well, Sir," says Mr. Johnson good-humouredly,... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1835 - 590 pages
...silent, and the honest Hibernian began to relate how Mr. Burke went to see the collieries in a distant province:" ' and he would go down into the bowels...went in a bag, sir, and ventured his health and his lite ibr knowledge; bu( he took care of his clothes, that theyghould not be spoiled, for he went down... | |
 | John Wilson Croker - 1836 - 656 pages
...silent, and the honest Hibernian began to relate how Mr. Burke went to see the collieries in a distant province ; and " he would go down into the bowels...knowledge ; but he took care of his clothes, that they should not be spoiled, for he went down in a bag." " Well, Sir," says Mr. Johnson, goodhumouredly,... | |
 | Sir James Prior - 1839 - 646 pages
...Mr. Burke. Mr. Burke went to see the collieries in a distant province ; and he would go down, Sir, into the bowels of the earth (in a bag) and. he would...every thing ; he went in a bag, Sir, and ventured his life for knowledge ; but he took care of his clothes, that they should not be spoiled, for he went... | |
 | John Wilson Croker - Aphorisms and apothegms - 1842 - 544 pages
...silent, and the honest Hibernian began to relate how Mr. Burke went to see the collieries in a distant province; and " he would go down into the bowels of the earth in a bag, and he would examine everything: he went in a bag, sir, and ventured his health and his life for knowledge; but he took... | |
 | John Wilson Croker - Aphorisms and apothegms - 1842 - 546 pages
...silent, and the honest Hibernian began to relate how Mr. Burke went to see the collieries in a distant province; and " he would go down into the bowels of the earth in a bag, and he would examine everything: he went in a bag, sir, and ventured his health and his life for knowledge; but he took... | |
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Sir (said he), give me leave to tell something of Mr. Burke now. We were all silent, and the honest Hibernian began to relate how Mr. Burke went to see the collieries in a distant province; and he would go down into the bowels of the earth (in a bag),... 
