I have said, about two years ago, when it was my husband's ill-luck to receive one day from a customer, in payment of a pound of sugar, a crooked piece of silver, which he, at first, mistook for a shilling, but found, on examination, to have some strange... The British essayists; with prefaces by A. Chalmers - Página 86por British essayists - 1802Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
| 1781 - 316 páginas
...firft, miftook for a fhilling, but found, on examination, to have fome ftrange characters upon if, which neither of us could make any thing of. An acquaintance coming in, who, it feems, had fome knowledge of thofe matters, declared it at once to be a very curious coin of Alexander... | |
| 1803 - 308 páginas
...disease indeed, manifested itself, as I have said, about two years ago, when it was my husband's ill luck to receive one day from a customer, in payment of...which he, at first, mistook for a shilling, but found, en examination, to have some strange characters upon it, which neither of us could make any thing of.... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1807 - 338 páginas
...or his avarice, that I have to complain ; neither are we unhappy from any decrease of affection, or disagreement in our opinions. But I will not, Sir,...knowledge of those matters, declared it at once to bf a very curious coin of Alexander the Third) and, affirming that he knew a virtuoso who would be... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1807 - 354 páginas
...of affection, or disagreement in our opinion*. But I will not, Sir, keep you longer in suspence. !ln short, it is my misfortune that my husband is become...upon it, which neither of us could make any thing ot. An acquaintance coming in, who, it seems, had some knowledge of those matters, declared it at once... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1807 - 336 páginas
...a disease indeed, manifested itself, as I have said, about two years ago, when it was my husband'f ill-luck to -receive one day from a customer, in payment...upon it, which neither of us could make any thing or. An acquaintance coming in, who, it seems, had some knowledge 6f those matters, declared it at once... | |
| Henry Mackenzie - 1808 - 434 páginas
...disease indeed, manifested itself, as I have said, about two years ago, when it was my husband's ill luck to receive one day from a customer, in payment of...matters, declared it at once to be a very curious coin of Alexander the Third ; and, affirming that he knew a virtuoso who would be extremely glad to be possessed... | |
| Henry Mackenzie - 1815 - 302 páginas
...disease indeed, manifested itself, as I have said, about two years ago, when it was my husband's ill luck to receive one day from a customer, in payment of...matters, declared it at once to be a very curious coin of Alexander the Third; and, affirming that he knew a virtuoso who would be extremely glad to be possessed... | |
| James Ferguson - 1819 - 328 páginas
...a disease indeed, manifested itself, as I have said, about two years ago, when it was my husband'* ill-luck to receive one day from a customer, in payment...knowledge of those matters, declared it at once to be a v»ry curious coin of Alexander the Third ; and, affirming that he knew a virtuoso who would be extremely... | |
| Henry Mackenzie - 1820 - 324 páginas
...disease indeed, manifested itself, as I have said, about two years ago, when it was my husband's ill luck to receive one day from a customer, in payment, of...coming in, who, it seems, had some knowledge of those matte 5 . V. ters, declared it at once to be a very cnrious coin of Alexander the Third ; and, affirming... | |
| 1822 - 326 páginas
...that my husband is become a man of taste. The first symptom of this malady, for it is now become •& disease indeed, manifested itself, as I have said,...matters, declared it at once to be a very curious coin of Alexander the Tliird; and, affirming that he knew a virtuoso who would be extremely glad to be possessed... | |
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