 | 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 his... | |
 | George Gilfillan - 1869 - 332 pages
...morning, and perceived a gentleman speaking, whom I knew not, very ordinarily apparelled for this ; 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... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1870 - 390 pages
...1010 ; Eushvrorth, iv. 24, fee. ' good clothes ! I came into the House one morning,' Monday morning, ' well clad ; and perceived a gentleman speaking, whom...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... | |
 | John Richard Andrews (barrister.) - 1870 - 482 pages
...courtiers valued ourselves much upon our good clothes). I came one morning into the House well-clad, and perceived a gentleman speaking (whom I knew not)...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... | |
 | David Masson - 1871 - 636 pages
...good clothes. I came into the " House one morning, well-clad, and perceived a gentleman speak" ing, whom I knew not — very ordinarily apparelled ; for...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... | |
 | John Lingard - Great Britain - 1871 - 306 pages
...'well clad ; and perceived a ' 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 ; his linen was plain, and 4 not very clean ; and I remember a speck or two of blood... | |
 | William Carew Hazlitt - Anecdotes - 1900 - 380 pages
...in the adjacent town. IR PHILIP WARWICK, speaking of Cromwell, says : — " The first time that ever I took notice of him was in the very beginning of...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... | |
 | William Carew Hazlitt - Anecdotes - 1872 - 390 pages
...adjacent town. 1 8. CIR PHILIP WARWICK, speaking of Crom^ well, says : — " The first time that ever I took notice of him was in the very beginning of...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... | |
 | Oliver Cromwell - 1873 - 314 pages
...'well clad ; and perceived a ' 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 ; his linen was plain, and ' not very clean ; and I remember a speck or two of blood... | |
 | Mary Mapes Dodge - Children's literature - 1914 - 852 pages
...morning, well clad, and ]>erceived a gentleman speaking whom I knew not, very ordinarily appareled, for it was a plain cloth suit, which seemed to have been made by an ill countrv tailor. His linen was plain, and not very clean; and I remember a speck or two of blood upon... | |
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I vainly thought myself a courtly young gentleman, 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 I knew not, very ordinarily apparelled, for it was a... 
