 | 1883 - 854 sider
...successful leaders,— " Lord Chatham with his long sword drawn, Was waiting for Sir Richard Strahan : Sir Richard, longing to be at 'em, Was waiting for the Earl of Chatham." Their letters in the meantime, and friendly wrangles over various subjects, — Heffernan the interpreter... | |
 | 1831 - 626 sider
...similar displays of wit: — " Lord Chatham with his sword drawn Was waiting for Sir Richard Stra'han ; Sir Richard, longing to be at 'em, Was waiting for the Earl of Chatham." ße it here known that I always quote from memory, and having been told that my last quotation from... | |
 | Edward Pelham Brenton - 1837 - 778 sider
...about this time which I cannot resist giving: — " The Earl of Chatham, with his sabre drawn, Stood waiting for Sir Richard Strachan; Sir Richard, longing to be at 'em, Stood waiting for the Earl of Chatham." Sir Richard was a near neighbour of mine when I was writing... | |
 | Frederick Chamier - 1839 - 428 sider
...opinion prevailed : true it was, Lord Chatham with his sword drawn Was waiting for Sir Richard Stra'han ; Sir Richard — longing to be at 'em, Was waiting for the Earl of Chatham. On visiting Antwerp some few months ago, I chanced to converse with the gentleman who commanded the... | |
 | Catherine Sinclair - 1842 - 152 sider
...be placed on the highest peak of Arthur's Seat. CHAPTER V. Lord Chatham with his sword undrawn, Is waiting for Sir Richard Strachan ; Sir Richard, longing to be at 'em, Is waiting for the Earl of Chatham. Next day to Da Capo the first all were keen, Though truly it prov'da... | |
 | Robert Bell - 1846 - 376 sider
...partisans of either, condemned both in the well-known epigram : Lord Chatham with his sword undrawn, Stood waiting for Sir Richard Strachan ; Sir Richard, longing to be at 'em, Stood waiting for the Earl of Chatham. In December the troops returned home — or all that was left... | |
 | 636 sider
...the old epigram: — " Lord Chatham, with his sword drawn, Stood looking at Sir Richard Strachan i Sir Richard, longing to be at 'em, Was waiting for the Earl of Chatham." We are assured that the reason why this document has not already met the public eye is, that it is... | |
 | 1913 - 610 sider
...Lord •Chatham, which ended most disastrously. The well-known epigram, The Earl of Chatham with his sword drawn Was waiting for Sir Richard Strachan ;...to be at "em. Was waiting for the Earl of Chatham, «xplains that the failure was due to the want •of co-operation between the commanders. Capt. Thomas... | |
 | 1913 - 686 sider
...Oiatham, which ended most disastrously. The well-known epigram, The Earl of Chatham with his eword drawn Was waiting for Sir Richard Strachan ; Sir Richard,...to be at 'em. Was waiting for the Earl of Chatham, •explains that the failure was due to the want •of co-operation between the commanders. Capt. Thomas... | |
 | Sherard Osborn - 1854 - 232 sider
...two slow ones, the constant waiting for one another put me much in mind of the old doggerel : — " The Earl of Chatham with sword drawn, Was waiting for Sir Richard Strachan j Sir Richard longing to be at 'em, Was waiting for the Earl of Chatham." The risk of detention in... | |
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The Earl of Chatham, with his sword drawn Stood waiting for Sir Richard Strachan ; Sir Richard, longing to be at 'em, Stood waiting for the Earl of Chatham. 
