 | 1816 - 564 pages
...of gallantry, and, if you will believe me, much more mischievous to the public, all the fine ladys, if you will except one or two, became passionately...alone, without troops, without arms, without money or credite ; provided with no means to prevent extream folly, except pen and ink, a tongue, and some reputation... | |
 | H. R. Duff - Scotland - 1815 - 572 pages
...will except one or two, became passionately fond of the young Adventurer, & used all their Arts 5; Industry for him in the most intemperate manner. Under...alone, without Troops, without Arms, without money or credite ; provided with no means to prevent extream folly, except pen & ink, a tongue, & some reputation... | |
 | H. R. Duff - Scotland - 1815 - 574 pages
...men of gallantry, & if you will believe me much more mischievous to the publick, all the fine Ladys, if you will except one or two, became passionately fond of the young Adventurer, & used all their Arts & Industry for him in the most intemperate manner. Under these circumstances,... | |
 | English literature - 1816 - 696 pages
...President lenities (p. '250), what is indeed notorious from other sources, that " all the fine ladys, if you will except one or two, became passionately...industry for him in the most intemperate manner." This attachment was very absurd and very nijuliotis; still we cannot with justice attribute it to motives... | |
 | John Struthers - 1828 - 660 pages
...hereditary rights and victory; and what was more grievous to men of gallantry, and, if you will believe me, more mischievous to the public, all the fine ladies,...industry for him in the most intemperate manner." Culloden Papers, p. 2JO. One of these fine ladies, unable to prevail upon her husband to ruin her,... | |
 | John Struthers - Jacobite Rebellion, 1715 - 1828 - 676 pages
...hereditary rights and victory; and what was more grievous to men of gallantry, and, if you will believe me, more mischievous to the public, all the fine ladies,...industry for him in the most intemperate manner." Culloden Papers, p. 250. One of these fine ladies, unable to prevail upon her husband to ruin her,... | |
 | Walter Scott - Novelists, English - 1848 - 500 pages
...of the ferry, dislodged Lord Loudon from the town of Cromarty, afterwards pursued him to Tain, you except one or two, became passionately fond of the...industry for him in the most intemperate manner." — " One of the ladies noticed by the President," says General Stewart, " finding she could not prevail... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1835 - 396 pages
...of gallantry, and if you will believe me much more mischievous to the publick, all the fine ladys, if you will except one or two, became passionately...alone, without troops, without arms, without money or credite ; provided with no means to prevent extream folly, except pen and ink, a tongue, and some reputation... | |
 | Sir Walter Scott - France - 1835 - 402 pages
...of gallantry, and if you will believe me much more mischievous to the publick, all the fine ladys, if you will except one or two, became passionately...alone, without troops, without arms, without money or credite ; provided with no means to prevent extream folly, except pen and ink, a tongue, and some reputation... | |
 | Walter Scott - English literature - 1835 - 584 pages
...mischievous to the publick, all the fine ladys, if you will except one or two, became passionatelyfond of the young adventurer, and used all their arts and...alone, without troops, without arms, without money or credite ; provided with no means to prevent extream folly, except pen and ink, a tongue, and some reputation... | |
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... all the fine ladies, if you will except one or two, became passionately fond of the young adventurer, and used all their arts and industry for him in the most intemperate manner. 
