 I knew not, very ordinarily apparelled, for it was a plain cloth suit, which seemed to have been made by an ill country tailor. His linen was plain, and not very clean ; and I remember a speck or two of blood upon his little band, which was not much larger...  Complete Works of Thomas Carlyle - Page 108by Thomas Carlyle - 1901Full view - About this book
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1868 - 858 pages
...Cambridge, His appearance at this time was by no means prepossessing. Sir Philip Warwick describes him in 'a plain cloth suit, which seemed to have been made by an ill country tailor ; his linen waa plain, and not very clean ; and I remember a speck or two of blood upon... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1868 - 854 pages
...Cambridge. His appearance at this time was by no means prepossessing. Sir Philip Warwick describes him in ' a plain cloth suit, which seemed to have been made by an ill country tailor : his linen was plain, and not very clean ; and I remember a speck or two of blood щюп... | |
 | Charles Bradlaugh - England - 1887 - 328 pages
...for Romney and Radnor, but who preferred the latter borough : " I came into the House one morning, and perceived a gentleman speaking, whom I knew not,...plain cloth suit, which seemed to have been made by an ill-country tailor ; his linen was plain, and not very clean, and I remember a speck or two of blood... | |
 | Frederic Harrison - Great Britain - 1888 - 248 pages
...(for we Courtiers valued ourselves much upon our good clothes) : I came one morning into the House well clad, and perceived a Gentleman speaking (whom...not) very ordinarily apparelled ; for it was a plain cloth-suit, which seemed to have been made by an ill country-tailor ; his linen was plain, and not... | |
 | John Richard Green - Great Britain - 1889 - 954 pages
...Sir Philip Warwick, gives us our first glimpse of his actual appearance. " I came into the House one morning, well clad, and perceived a gentleman speaking...cloth suit, which seemed to have been made by an ill country tailor. His linen was plain, and not very clean ; and I remember a speck or two of blood upon... | |
 | John Richard Green - Great Britain - 1889 - 944 pages
...Sir Philip Warwick, gives us our first glimpse of his actual appearance. " I came into the House one morning, well clad, and perceived a gentleman speaking...cloth suit, which seemed to have been made by an ill country tailor. His linen was plain, and not very clean ; and I remember a speck or two of blood upon... | |
 | English periodicals - 1889 - 652 pages
...appearance in the House of Commons in 1640, is well known: "I came one morning into the House," he says, " and perceived a gentleman speaking whom I knew not,...cloth suit, which seemed to have been made by an ill country tailor." When he rose into power, he dressed as became his pride of place, generally in a suit... | |
 | James Allanson Picton - Great Britain - 1889 - 556 pages
...courtiers valued ourselves much upon our good elothes. I came into the House one morning, well elad, and perceived a gentleman speaking, whom I knew not, very ordinarily apparelled; for it was a plain eloth suit, which seemed to have been made by an ill country tailor; his linen was plain, and not very... | |
 | John McClintock - 1889 - 1100 pages
...Warwick, who observed i his rise, has left a curious notice of his personal appearance, "His apparel was a plain cloth suit, which seemed to have been made by an ill country tailor. His hat was without a hat-band. His stature was of good size ; his sword stuck close... | |
 | Oliver Cromwell - Great Britain - 1894 - 502 pages
...Warwick, 'was in the very beginning of the Parliament held in ' November 1640 ; when I,' Memberfor Radnor, • vainly thought ' myself a courtly young...gentleman speaking, whom I knew not, — very ordinarily ap' parelled ; for it was a plain cloth suit, which seemed to have ' been made by an ill country-tailor... | |
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