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Old and New London
… all your good things." "Your royal highness," answered the witty actor, "must have the digestion of an ostrich, for I …
Old and New London
… died, December 1, 1723, the celebrated Mrs. Centlivre, the witty and pretty dramatist, author of The Busybody, and The … whom he helped to raise to the peerage. Joseph Jekyll, the witty contemporary of Selwyn and friend of the Prince Regent, …
Old and New London
… was, according to Strype, a monument to that brave and witty man, Sir John Mennes, or Minnes, vice-admiral to …
Old and New London
… him to England, and placed the spoiled child, then a witty, and beautiful, and precocious boy, at school in Church …
The History and Proceedings of the House of Commons
… than with that Gravity that beseems a Judge; he was mighty witty upon the Prisoners at the Bar, he was very full of his …
Historical Account of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
… over to the assizesBarnes himself escapedJeffries was huge witty upon all the prisoners, but it fretted him sadly he …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… skilled in music, of courteous behaviour, pleasant and witty conversation. He wrote in a good style, if we take …
Old and New London
… days of Mr. Manners Sutton, Theodore Hook, as a clever and witty Tory writer, had often been agreeably entertained. …
A History of the County of York East Riding
… Education (Charity Sch.). Below, Charities. J. R. Witty, Hist. Beverley Grammar Sch. 102, 114, 136-7; below, …