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" I would not have your Majesty's two legs for your three kingdoms"— which freedom lost the king's favour, and no intercession could ever recover it. "
The Annals of Yorkshire from the Earliest Period to the Present Time - Página 151
por Henry Schroder - 1851 - 828 páginas
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Eccentric biography; or, Sketches of remarkable characters, ancient and modern

Eccentric biography - 1801 - 352 páginas
...shewed him his swelled ancles, and asked him what he thought tit them, Radeliffe answered, " Why, truly, I " would not have your Majesty's two legs for " your three kingdoms. " Dr. Radcliffe was not a more rigid observer of the aphorisms of Hippocrates, than of the precepts...
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Characteristic Anecdotes of Men of Learning and Genius, Natives of Great ...

John Watkins - 1808 - 768 páginas
...body was emaciated, said, " Doctor, what do you think of these r" — " Why truly," replied Radcliffe, bluntly, " I would not have your majesty's two legs for your three kingdoms." This freedom gave so much offence to the king that he would never suffer Radcliffe to come into his...
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The Lady's Magazine, Or, Entertaining Companion for the Fair Sex ..., Volumen39

1808 - 694 páginas
...and like a skeleton, said ' Doctor, what think you of these ?' • Why, truly replied Radclifte, ' I would not have your majesty's two legs for your three kingdoms ;' which freedom was resented so much, though not taken notice of then, that all the interest of the...
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The British Plutarch [by T. Mortimer].

Thomas Mortimer - 1808 - 496 páginas
...greatly emaciated ; " Doctor, said he, what think ye of these •" " Why truly, replied RadclifTe, I would not have your majesty's two legs for your three kingdoms." This blunt answer, though the king seemed to take no notice of it, is said to have given him so rriuch...
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The General Biographical Dictionary: Containing an Historical and ..., Volumen25

Alexander Chalmers - 1816 - 540 páginas
...emaciated and skeleton-like, said, " What think yon of these?" " Why truly," replied the physician, " I would not have your majesty's two legs for your three kingdoms :" which freedom lost the king's favour, and no intercessions could ever recover it. When queen Anne...
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General Biography: Or, Lives, Critical and Historical, of the Most ..., Volumen8

John Aikin - 1813 - 720 páginas
...for Radcliffe, and asked him what he thought of his swoln ancles ; to which the physician replied, " I would not have Your Majesty's two legs for your three kingdoms." Queen Anne, on her accession, refused to reinstate him in his office ; he was however consulted for...
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The Retrospective Review, Volumen6

1822 - 386 páginas
...emaciated, and like a mere skeleton, ' Doctor, what think you of these ?' ' Why, truly,' replied he, ' I would not have your majesty's two legs for your three kingdoms;' which freedom of speech was. resented so much, though seemingly not taken notice of during their conversation...
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Retrospective Review, Volumen6

Henry Southern, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas - 1822 - 386 páginas
...emaciated, and like a mere skeleton, ' Doctor, what think you of these?' ' Why, truly,' replied he, ' I would not have your majesty's two legs for your three kingdoms;' which freedom of speech was resented so much, though seemingly not taken notice of during their conversation...
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Historic Sketch of the Parish Church, Wakefield

Joseph Lawson Sisson - 1824 - 146 páginas
...swollen, and said, " what do you think of these ?" to which Radcliffe bluntly replied, " why truly I would not have your Majesty's two legs for your three kingdoms." This unfeeling mode of answering his enquiries the King could never be persuaded to overlook. From...
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A London Encyclopaedia, Or Universal Dictionary of Science, Art ..., Volumen18

Thomas Curtis - 1829 - 804 páginas
...ancles, while the rest of his body was emaciated, and asked him what he thought of them ! ' Why truly I would not have your majesty's two legs for your three kingdoms,' replied Kadcliffe. He continued increasing in business and insolence as long as he lived, and was continually...
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