Search
The History and Proceedings of the House of Commons
… of as such; I have myself known several Examples, when a sturdy well-looked Man has come with a proper Discharge and …
The History and Proceedings of the House of Commons
… as humble Supplicants, but I know whom the Law calls Sturdy Beggars; and those who brought them hither could not … upon all Occasions. The honourable Gentleman talks of Sturdy Beggars, I do not know what Sort of People may be now … you that I saw none, but such as deserve the Name of Sturdy Beggars as little as the honourable Gentleman himself, …
Old and New London
… If there had been any resistance, another thousand sturdy 'prentices would soon have carried on the war. Nor did … my lord cried majestically, "Give fire, gunner," and a sturdy smith burst the pannels open with a huge … would have been round your neck an hour ago." That sturdy political writer, William Cobbett, lived at No. 183 …
Old and New London
… the latest sitter-up; well-informed, unobtrusive, and that sturdy old English character, a lover of truth and justice. …
Old and New London
… young nephew. After much dispute about precedence, the sturdy old fellows are taken by Steele to "Dick's" …
Old and New London
… In this hall, in 1629, the judges in full bench struck a sturdy blow at feudal privileges by agreeing that peers might …
Old and New London
… sketch of Cobbett will not be inappropriate here. This sturdy Englishman, born in the year 1762, was the son of an …
Calendar of letter-books of the city of London
… and Thomas de Thorneye for John Stokynbery. Richard Sturdy, William Turk, and William Craft for John Pancregge. …
Calendar of letter-books of the city of London
… Rolf, Roger Alby, Richard Dawe, Salamon Rysby, Richard Sturdy, Andrew Cokeshale, Adam Cope, John de Brugges, William …