 | Francis Bacon - 1834 - 784 pages
...and dependance : you have spent your thoughts and time in my matters ; I die if 1 do not do somewhat towards your fortune. You shall not deny to accept a piece of land which 1 will bestow upon you." And it was, it seems, so large a piece, that he undersold it for no less than... | |
 | Edmund Lodge - 1835 - 292 pages
...spent your time and your thoughts in my matters : I die (these were his words) if I do not somewhat towards your fortune : you shall not deny to accept a piece of land which I will bestow upon you.' " Twickenham Park, here mentioned, was the gift bestowed on him, including one of Essex's highly ornamented... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1841 - 612 pages
...spent your time and thoughts in my matters; I die," these were his very words, " if I do not somewhat towards your fortune : you shall not deny to accept a piece of land which I w ill bestow upon you." My answer, I remember, was, that, for my fortune, it was no great matter ;... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1843 - 566 pages
...mean and dependence. You have spent your time and thoughts in my matters. I die, if I do not somewhat towards your fortune. You shall not deny to accept a piece of land, which I will bestow upon you." The answer of him who accepted a park from the hands of the generous man who had failed to procure... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1846 - 778 pages
...spent your time and thoughts in my matters; I die (these were his very words) if I do not somewhat towards your fortune. You shall not deny to accept...fortune it was no great matter; but that his Lordship's ofler made me call in mind what was wont to be said when I was in France of the Duke of Guise, that... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1846 - 730 pages
...very words) if I do not somewhat towards your fortune. You sball not deny to accept a piece of laud, which I will bestow upon you. My answer I remember...matter; but that his Lordship's offer made me call in mind what was wont to be said when I was in France of the Duke of Guise, that he was the greatest... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1846 - 732 pages
...thoughts in my matters; I die (these were his very words) if I do not somewhat towards your fortune, \ou shall not deny to accept a piece of land, which I will hestow upon you. My answer I rememher was, that for my fortane it was no great matter; hut that his... | |
 | John Campbell Baron Campbell - 1847 - 548 pages
...spent your time and thoughts in my matters: I die (these were his very words) if I do not somewhat towards your fortune ; you shall not deny to accept a piece of land which I will bestow upon you.'1 After a decent resistance Francis yielded, and was enfeoffed of land at Twickenham, which he... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1850 - 590 pages
...thoughts in my matters ; I die, these were his very words, if I do not somewhat towards your fortune. My answer, I remember, was that for my fortune it...was no great matter ; but that his lordship's offer (which was of a piece of land worth about J1800) made me call to mind what was wont to be said when... | |
 | John Campbell Baron Campbell - 1851 - 504 pages
...spent your time and thoughts in my matters : I die (these were his very words) if I do not somewhat towards your fortune; you shall not deny to accept a piece of land which Iwill bestow upon you!' Francis, having made a decent show of resistance, yielded, and was enfeoffed... | |
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... the Queen hath denied me yon place for you, and hath placed another; I know you are the least part of your own matter, but you fare ill because you have chosen me for your mean and dependence; you have spent your time and thoughts in my matters: I... 
