 I do not mean to be disrespectful, but the attempt of the Lords to stop the progress of reform, reminds me very forcibly of the great storm of Sidmouth, and of the conduct of the excellent Mrs. Partington on that occasion. In the winter of 1824, there...  A System of Rhetoric - Página 87por Charles William Bardeen - 1884 - 673 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | Sydney Smith - 1869 - 424 páginas
...the Lords to stop the progress of reform, reminds me very forcibly of the great storm of Sidmouth, and of the conduct of the excellent Mrs. Partington...height — the waves rushed in upon the houses, and every thing was threatened with destruction ! In the midst of this sublime and terrible storm, Dame... | |
 | Francis Fisher Broune - 1869 - 486 páginas
...of the lords to stop the progress of reform reminds me very forcibly of the great storm of Sidmouth, and of the conduct of the excellent Mrs. Partington...flood upon that town. The tide rose to an incredible hight; the waves rushed in upon the houses, and every thing was threatened with destruction. In the... | |
 | Francis Fisher Browne - 1869 - 926 páginas
...of the lords to stop the progress of reform reminds me very forcibly of the great storm of Sidmouth, and of the conduct of the excellent Mrs. Partington...flood upon that town. The tide rose to an incredible hight; the waves rushed in upon the houses, and every thing was threatened with destruction. In the... | |
 | Sabin J. and sons - 1869 - 466 páginas
...the Lords to stop the progress of reform, reminds me very forcibly of the great storm of Sidmouth, and of the conduct of the excellent Mrs. Partington on that occasion. In the winter ot 1814, there set in a great flood upon that town — the tide rose to an incredible height — the... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1870 - 340 páginas
...the Lords to stop the progress of reform, reminds me very forcibly of the great storm of Sidmouth, and of the conduct of the excellent Mrs. Partington...height ; the waves rushed in upon the houses, and every thing was threatened with destruction. "In the midst of this sublime and terrible storm, Dame... | |
 | Alexander Kennedy Isbister - 1870 - 420 páginas
...the Lords to stop the progress of reform, reminds me very forcibly of the great storm at Sidmouth, and of the conduct of the excellent Mrs. Partington...upon that town,— the tide rose to an incredible height,—the waves rushed in upon the houses, and everything was threatened with destruction. In the... | |
 | Sydney Smith - 1870 - 470 páginas
...the lords to stop the progress of reform, reminds me very forcibly of the great storm of Sidmouth, and of the conduct of the excellent Mrs. Partington...winter of 1824, there set in a great flood upon that town—the tide rose to an incredible height—the waves rushed in * Reported in the Tuimtou Courier,... | |
 | Sydney Smith - 1870 - 842 páginas
...the lords to stop the progress of reform, remind? me very forcibly of the great storm of Sidmouth, and of the conduct of the excellent Mrs. Partington on that occasion. In the winter of 1821. there set in a great flood upon that town—the tide rose to an incredible height—the waves... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1871 - 820 páginas
...the Lords to stop the progress of reform reminds me very forcibly of the great storm of Sidmouth, and the conduct of the excellent Mrs. Partington on that...threatened with destruction. In the midst of this sublime storm, Dame Partington, who lived upon the beach, was seen at the door of her house, with mop and pattens,... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1871 - 346 páginas
...the Lords to stop the progress of reform, reminds me very forcibly of the great storm of Sidmouth, and of the conduct of the excellent Mrs. Partington...height ; the waves rushed in upon the houses^ and every thing was threatened with destruction. Ml;]L " In the midst of this sublifme and terrible storm,... | |
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