| Oliver Goldsmith - Great Britain - 1788 - 340 pages
...confidered as an attempt to bribe him; and he therefore replied — « I am not worth purchafing; but fuch as I am , the king of Great Britain is not rich enough...it. » Times of civil war and commotion , as they fometimes give rife to the moft fhocking vices , produce likewife , upon particular occafions , the... | |
| William Gordon - United States - 1788 - 750 pages
...majefty's gift. Mr. Reed finding an anfwer was expected, replied — " / am not worth purchafing, but Jucb as I am the king of Great Britain is not rich enough to do it" However right the principles might be, on which ,, this infinuating fcheme of conciliation was adopted,... | |
| John Adams - World history - 1795 - 676 pages
...as an attempt to bribe him ; and he therefore replied — " I am not worth purchaf** ing ; but fuch as I am, the king of Great Britain is not ** rich...do it." Times of civil war and commotion, as they fome times give rife to the moft Ihocking vices, produce likewife, upon particular occafions, the moft... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - Great Britain - 1797 - 414 pages
...and he therefore-replied — " I am not worth purchafing; but fuch as I am, the king of Great-Britain is not rich enough to do it." Times of civil war and commotion, as they fometimes give rife to the mofl fhocking vices, produce likewife, upon particular occafions, the moft... | |
| Eulogies - 1800 - 336 pages
...gentleman, when a large bribe was indirectly offered him, anfwered, " I am not worth purchafing, but fuch as I am the king of Great- Britain is not rich enough to do it." JRamfay't and Cordon's ffiJJariu, •f This enumeration is not pretended to be complete ; and it was... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1803 - 396 pages
...confidered as an attempt to bribe him, and he therefore replied,—" I am not worth purchafing ; but fuch as I am, the king of Great Britain is not rich enough...do it." Times of civil war and commotion, as they fometimes give rife to the moft (hocking vices, produce, likewife, upon particu. lar occafions, the... | |
| Thomas Campbell - Great Britain - 1807 - 556 pages
...Britain and the colonies. His reply is said to have been, — ' If this offer be meant as a bribe, I am not worth purchasing ; but, such as I am, the king of Britain is not rich enough to do it.' This abortive attempt induced congress to forbid their members,... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - Great Britain - 1808 - 342 pages
...bringing about an ac«ommodation. This offer Mr. Reed, considered as an attempt to bribe him, and he therefore replied, — " I am not worth purchasing...not rich enough to do it." Times of civil war and commotions, as they sometimes give rise to the most shocking vices, produce, likewise, upon particular... | |
| Thomas Northmore - English poetry - 1809 - 274 pages
...fyc. — The celebrated Joseph Reed replied to a corrupt ofler of one of the British commissioners ; " I am not worth purchasing, but such as I am, the king of Great Britain is not rich enough to do it ;" and the Congress, upon this information, and the commisioners' letter* being communicated, resolved,... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1812 - 400 pages
...bringing about an accommodation. This offer Mr. Reed considered as an attempt to bribe him; and he therefore replied—" I am not worth purchasing; but such as I am, the king of Great-Britain is not rich enough to do it." The king of Spain now followed the example of the French... | |
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