 | Jonathan Swift - 1730 - 290 sider
...on, who was preferred to his Father's Office. I fancy fuch a Memorial might not have been unufeful to a Son of Sir William Scroggs, and that both he and his Succeflbrs would often wriggle in their Seats as long as the Cufhion lafted; I wifli the Relator had... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 448 sider
...somewhere of an, eastern king, who put a judge to death for an iniquitous sentence, and ordered his hide to be stuffed into a cushion, and placed upon the...wriggle in their seats, as long as the cushion lasted: I wish the relator had told us what number of such cushions there might be in that country. I cannot... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 442 sider
...somewhere of an eastern king, who put a judge to death for an iniquitous sentence, and ordered his hide to be stuffed into a cushion, and placed upon the...office. I fancy, such a memorial might not have been ynuseful to a son of sir William Scroggs, and that both he and his successors would often wriggle in... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1808 - 506 sider
...somewhere of an eastern king, who put a judge to death for an iniquitous sentence, and ordered his hide to be stuffed into a cushion, and placed upon the...wriggle in their seats, as long as the cushion lasted: J wish the relator had told us what number of such cushions there might be in that country. I cannot... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1812 - 352 sider
...somewhere of an eastern king, who put a judge to death for an iniquitous sentence, and ordered his hide to be stuffed into a cushion, and placed upon the...tribunal for the son to sit on, who was preferred to his fathers office. I fancy such a memorial might not have been unuseful to a son of Sir William Scroggs,... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott - 1814 - 598 sider
...somewhere of an eastern king, who put a judge to death for an iniquitous sentence, and ordered his hide to be stuffed into a cushion, and placed upon the...wriggle in their seats, as long as the cushion lasted. I wish the relator had told us what number of such cushions there might be in that country. I cannot... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott - 1814 - 610 sider
...somewhere of an eastern king, who put a judge to death for an iniquitous sentence, and ordered his hide to be stuffed into a cushion, and placed upon the...wriggle in their seats, as long as the cushion lasted. I wish the relator had told us what number of such cushions there might be in that country. I cannot... | |
 | James Granger - 1824 - 704 sider
...king, who put a judge to death for an iniquitous sentence, and ordered his hide to be stuffed into n cushion, and placed upon the tribunal, for the son to sit on, nho was preferred to his father's office. I fancy such a memorial might not hare been unuseful to a... | |
 | Roger North - 1826 - 482 sider
...coffee-houses might not be put down. tence, and ordered his hide to be stuffed into a cushion, and placed on the tribunal for the son to sit on, who was preferred...both he and his successors would often wriggle in OO their seats as long as the cushion lasted." (Drapier's Letters, No. V.) * The son of Lord Hatton.... | |
 | Roger North - 1826 - 592 sider
...coffee-houses might not be put down. tence, and ordered his hide to be stuffed into a cushion, and placed on the tribunal for the son to sit on, who was preferred...might not have been unuseful to a son of Sir William Scrogg*, and that both he and his successors would often wriggle in their seats as long as the cushion... | |
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I have read somewhere of an eastern king, who put a judge to death for an iniquitous sentence, and ordered his hide to be stuffed into a cushion, and placed upon the tribunal for the son to sit on, who was preferred to his father's office. I fancy, such... 
