| William Seward - Anecdotes - 1795 - 684 pages
...John (as he was pkafed to term it) , he made him plead before him in a feigned caufe, during which he aped all the great lawyers of the age in their tone of voice, and in their a&ion and gefture of body. VVhen that exquifile combination of mufical inftruments the prefent Temple... | |
| William Seward - Anecdotes - 1796 - 430 pages
...John (as he was pleafed to term it), he made him plead before him in a feigned caufe, during which he aped all the great Lawyers of the age in their tone of voice, and in their aftion and gefture of body. When that exquifite combination of mufical inftruments the prefent Temple... | |
| William Seward - Anecdotes - 1796 - 418 pages
...John(as he was pleafed to term it), he madehim •plead before him in a feigned caufe, during which -fre aped all the great Lawyers of the age in their .tone of voke, and in their action and gefture of body, When that.exquifite combination of mufical in•ftruments... | |
| David Erskine Baker - English drama - 1812 - 430 pages
...being " an excellent mimic, my Lord " made him plead before him iti " a feigned cause, in which ha " aped all the great lawyers of the " age in their tone...and "in their action and gesture of " body, to the very great ridicula " not only of the lawyers, but of " the law itself; which to ma " (says the historian)... | |
| David Erskine Baker - English drama - 1812 - 416 pages
...he being " an excellent mimic, my Lord " made him plead before' him in " a feigned cause, in which he " aped all the great lawyers of the " age in their tone of voice, and " iu their action and gesture of body, to the very great ridicule not only of the lawyers, but of the... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1815 - 570 pages
...'niade him plead before him in a feigned cause, in which he aped all the great lawyers of the ajge in their tone of voice, and in their action and gesture of opdy, to the Very great ridicule hot onfy of the lawyers, but olf the law itself; which, to me (says... | |
| David Erskine Baker - Dramatists, English - 1812 - 426 pages
...before him in " a feigned cause, in which he " aped all the great lawyers of the. " age in their lone of voice, and " in their action and gesture of " body, to the very great ridicule " not only of the lawyers, but of " the law itself; which to me " (says the historian)... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1815 - 572 pages
...term it): he being an excellent mimic, ray lord made him plead before him in a feigned cause, in which he aped all the great lawyers of the age in their...voice, and in their action and gesture of body, to the very great ridicule not only of the lawyers, but of the law itself; which, to me (says the historian)... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1815 - 564 pages
...term it): he being an excellent mimic, my lord made him plead before him in a feigned cause, in which he aped all the great lawyers of the age in their...voice, and in their action and gesture of body, to the very great ridicule not only of the lawyers, but of the law itself; which, to me (says the historian)... | |
| Thomas Bayly Howell - Law reports, digests, etc - 1816 - 714 pages
...company, as he was pleased to term it, he made him plead before him in a feigned cause, during which he aped all the great lawyers of the age, in their tone of voUfc, and in their action and Sheridan, whose discharge by baron Weston gave offence to the House... | |
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