 I dispatched her safe, and went partly down stairs to meet Mrs. Mills, who had the precaution to hold her handkerchief to her face, as was very natural for a woman to do when she was going to bid her last farewell to a friend on the eve of his execution....  Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745 - Page 37by Katherine Thomson - 1845Full view - About this book
 | English literature - 1792 - 684 pages
...night, if fhe did not come immediately. I difpatched her fate, and went partly down ftairs to meet Mr« Mills, who had the precaution to hold her handkerchief to her face, as was very natural for a woman to do when fhe was going to bid her lad farewel to a friend, on the eve... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - Books - 1792 - 608 pages
...petition that night, if fhe did not come immediately. I difpatclied her fafe, and went partly down (lain to meet Mrs. Mills, who had the precaution to hold her handkerchief to her face, as was very natural for a woman to do when fhe was going to bid her l:i!t fsrewrl to a friend, on the... | |
 | History - 1799 - 770 pages
...petition that night, if (he did not come immediately. I diipatchcd her fafe, and went partlyoown ftairs to meet Mrs. Mills, who had the precaution to hold her handkerchief to her face, as was very natural for a wo-nan to do when fhe was going to bid her laft farewell to a friend, on the... | |
 | Liberalism (Religion) - 1817 - 780 pages
...brought for my purpose, I conducted her back to the staircase, and, in going, I begged her to scud me in my maid to dress me, that I was afraid of being too...present my last petition that night, if she did not cone immediately. 1 dispatched her sale, and then went partly down stairs to meet Mrs. Mills, who had... | |
 | James Hogg - Jacobites - 1821 - 516 pages
...brought for that puqwse, I conducted her back to the stair-case ; and in going I begged her to send me in my maid to dress me ; that I was afraid of being too...petition that night, if she did not come immediately- I despatched her safe, and went partly down stairs to meet. Mrs Mills, who had the precaution to hold... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1821 - 888 pages
...brought for my purpose, I conducted her back to the staircase ; and, in going, I begged her to send me in my maid to dress me; that I was afraid of being too late to present my list petition that night, if she did not come immediately. I dispatched her safe, and went pardy down... | |
 | Cabinet - Literature - 1824 - 440 pages
...for my purpose, I conducted her back to the stair-case ; and, in going, I begged her to send me in my maid to dress me ; that I was afraid of being too...precaution to hold her handkerchief to her face, as was very natural for a woman to do when she was going to bid her last farewell to a friend on the eve... | |
 | Adventure and adventurers - 1825 - 840 pages
...brought for my purpose, I conducted her back to the stair-case, and, in going, 1 begged her to send me in my maid to dress me ; that I was afraid of being too...petition that night, if she did not come immediately. I despatched her safe, and went partly down to meet Mrs. Mills, who had the precaution to hold her handkerchief... | |
 | Anecdotes - 1826 - 390 pages
...brought for my purpose, I conducted her back to the staircase, and, in going, I begged her to send me in my maid to dress me ; that I was afraid of being too...petition that night, if she did not come immediately. I despatched her safe, and went partly down stairs to meet Mrs. Mills, who had the precaution to hold... | |
 | John Struthers - Jacobite Rebellion, 1715 - 1827 - 736 pages
...brought for my purpose, I conducted her back to the staircase ; and in going, I begged her to send me in my maid to dress me ; that I was afraid of being too...if she did not come immediately. I dispatched her sate, and went partly down stairs to meet Mrs. Mills, who had the precaution to hold her handkerchief... | |
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