We shall both be a brown infragrant powder in thirty or forty years. Let us contrive to last out for the same time, or nearly the same time. A Family Chronicle - Page 186by Lady Barbarina Charlotte Grey - 1908 - 344 pagesFull view - About this book
| 1855 - 518 pages
...small pieces at once, and make portable soup of her f "Dear Bobus," he writes to his brother hi 1813, "pray take care of yourself. We shall both be a brown infragrant powder hi thirty or forty years. Let us contrive to last out for the same, or nearly the same time."* Writing... | |
| Sydney Smith - 1856 - 482 pages
...March 17, 1813.) before, when the former had been attacked by a serious illness, Sydney wrote to him, " Dear Bobus. pray take care of yourself. We shall both be a brown infragrant powder in thirty or tarty years. Let us contrive to last out for the same, or nearly the eame time. Weary will the latter... | |
| Ireland - 1855 - 724 pages
...took place one fortnight later, and thus a hope, expressed by the former in 1813, was fulfilled — " Dear Bobus, Pray take care of yourself. We shall both be a brown infragraut powder in thirty or forty years. Let us contrive to last out for the same, or nearly the... | |
| John Timbs - Humorists, English - 1862 - 418 pages
...twoand-thirty years before, " to take care of himself and wait for him." The words of the letter are: " We shall both be a brown, infragrant powder in thirty...forty years. Let us contrive to last out for the same time, or nearly the same time." The Rev. Sydney Smith expired on the 22d of February, 1845; his son... | |
| Robert Chambers - Chronology, Historical - 1862 - 882 pages
...written by Sydney two-and-thirty years before, ' to take care of himself, and wait for him.' He adds: 'We shall both be a brown infragrant powder in thirty or forty years. 3jet us contrive to last out for the same time, or nearly the same time.' His daughter, Ladv Holland,... | |
| John Timbs - Humorists, English - 1872 - 580 pages
...twound-thirty years before, " to take care of himself and wait for him." The words of the letter are: " We shall both be a brown, infragrant powder in thirty or forty years. Lot us contrive to last out for the same time, or nearly the same time." The Rev. Sydney Smith expired... | |
| Robert Chambers - Anecdotes - 1883 - 862 pages
...written by Sydney two-and-thirty years before, ' to take care of himself, and wait for him.' He adds: 'We shall both be a brown infragrant powder in thirty...forty years. Let us contrive to last out for the same time, or nearly the same time.' His daughter, Lady Holland, thus touehingly relates an incident of... | |
| English periodicals - 1905 - 702 pages
...is really the soul of the wit. When Bobus was ill his brother writes to him:— " Dear Bobus,—Pray take care of yourself. We shall both be a brown infragrant...Let us contrive to last out for the same or nearly 0-2 ths same time. Weary will the latter end of ray pilgrimage be if ycni leave me in the lurch." In... | |
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