 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1810 - 340 pages
...soon as you have burned this letter.'' The contents of this mysterious letter surprized and puzzled the nobleman to whom it was addressed; and though inclined to think it a fo<>h'sh attempt to affright and ridicule him, yet he judged it safest to carry it to lord Salisbury,... | |
 | David Hume - 1812 - 604 pages
...make of this letter ; and though inclined to think it a foolish attempt to frighten and ridicule him, he judged it safest to carry it to Lord Salisbury, secretary of state. Though Salisbury too was inclined to pay little attention to it, he thought proper to lay it before... | |
 | John Adams - Great Britain - 1813 - 324 pages
...pastas soon as you have burnt this letter." The contents of this mysterious letter surpriztd and puzzled the nobleman to whom it was addressed ; and though inclined to think it a foolish attempt to frighten and ridicule him, yet he judged it safest to carry it to lord Snlisbury, secretary of state.... | |
 | James Caulfield - Great Britain - 1813 - 184 pages
...///,/„,/ /„////,,// and though inclined to think it a foolish attempt to frighten and ridicule him, he judged it safest to carry it to Lord Salisbury, secretary of state. Though Salisbury, too, was inclined to pay little attention to it, he thought proper to lay it before... | |
 | John Brady - Calendar - 1813 - 410 pages
...make of this letter; and though inclined to think it a foolish attempt to frighten and ridicule him, he judged it safest to carry it to Lord SALISBURY, Secretary of State. Though SALISBURY, too, was inclined to pay little attention to it, he thought proper to lay it before... | |
 | John Brady - 1815 - 420 pages
...make of this letter ; and though inclined to think it a foolish attempt to frighten and ridicule him, he judged it safest to carry it to Lord SALISBURY, Secretary of State. Though Salisbury, too, was inclined to pay little attention to it, he thought proper to lay it before... | |
 | Almanacs, English - 1822 - 440 pages
...of this let•ter; and though inclined to think it a foolish attempt to frighten and ridicule him, he judged it safest to carry it to Lord Salisbury, secretary of state. Though Salisbury, too, was inclined to pay little •attention to it, he thought proper to lay it before... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - Great Britain - 1823 - 398 pages
...as soon as you have burned the letter." The contents of this mysterious letter surprised and puzzled the nobleman to whom it was addressed ; and though...inclined to think it a foolish attempt to affright and ridienle him, yet he jndged it safest to carry it to lord Salisbury, secretary of state. Lord Salisbury... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - Great Britain - 1823 - 504 pages
...as soon as you have burned the letter." The contents of this mysterious letter surprised and puzzled the nobleman to whom it was addressed ; and though inclined to think it a foolish attempt to fright and ridicule him, yet he judged it safest to carry it to lord Salisbury, secretary of state.... | |
 | James Mitchell - Biography - 1823 - 654 pages
...soon as yon have burned the letter" The contents of this myiterion'B letter surprised and pnzzled 309 the nobleman to whom it was addressed ; and though inclined to think: it a foolish attempt to aifright and ridicule him, yet he judged it safest to carry it to lord Salisbury, secretary -of-s late.... | |
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This counsel is not to be condemned, because it may do you good, and can do you no harm. For the danger is past as soon as you have burned the letter. 
