 | John Nichols - 1814 - 812 pages
...pretending that a Person of Honor desires to buy his MSS. and that he had rather sell them to my Lord, &c. Upon deliberation hereupon, and taking this motion...value, if he can get it : besides, finding him to be extreemly greedy, fickle, and apt to go from his word, I thought it would be for the best not to be... | |
 | John Nichols - 1814 - 818 pages
...pretending that a Person of Honor desires to buy his MSS. and that he had rather sell them to my Lord, &c. Upon deliberation hereupon, and taking this motion...times their value, if he can get it : besides, finding hhn to be extreemly greedy, fickle, and apt to go from his word, I thought it would be for the best... | |
 | John Nichols - 1814 - 796 pages
...Roman altars to be at ten times their value, if he can get it : besides, finding him to be extreemly greedy, fickle, and apt to go from his word, I thought...best not to be too forward in sending him any answer, but to lett him send or come again to me." "7 July. I met Mr. Sanderson at the Genoa Arms. Mr. Wai-burton... | |
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Honor desires to buy his MSS. and that he had rather sell them to my Lord, &c. Upon deliberation hereupon, and taking this motion of his Person of Honor to be a mere sham; and his resolution to part with his Roman altars to be at ten times their value,... 