 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1872 - 132 sider
...proceedings, was put forth by a witty writer of the period : ' The Earl of Chatham, with sword drawn, Stood waiting for Sir Richard Strachan ; Sir Richard,...be at 'em, Stood waiting for the Earl of Chatham.' the superannuated admirals, captains, and lieutenants put together have but .£1012 more than Earl... | |
 | sir Edward Codrington - 1873 - 566 sider
...'em alone.' Another epigram going ahout at this time : — Lord Chatham with his sword undrawn, Was waiting for Sir Richard Strachan. Sir Richard, longing to be at 'em, Was waiting too — for whom '( — Lord Chatham. From, Mrs. C. Walraer: September 17, 1809. I hear... | |
 | John Timbs - 1874 - 360 sider
...defence, luckily for Mr. Canning the odium of that miserable expedition against Holland — in which " Lord Chatham, with his sword undrawn, Stood waiting...be at 'em, Stood waiting for the Earl of Chatham," an expedition equally disgraceful to ministers and commanders — fell chiefly on his colleagues, who... | |
 | James Mason - 1875 - 674 sider
...conduct on this occasion gave rise to the famous epigram — ' Great Chatham, with his sabre drawn, Stood waiting for Sir Richard Strachan ; Sir Richard, longing to be at 'cm, Stood waiting for the Earl of Chatham.' We shall pass over the youth of William Pitt, and the... | |
 | sir Edward Codrington - 1875 - 650 sider
...'em alone.' Another epigram going about at this time : — Lord Chatham with his sword undrawn, Was waiting for Sir Richard Strachan. Sir Richard, longing to be at 'em, Was waiting too — for whom ? — Lord Chatham. From Mrs. C. Walmer : September 17, 1809. I hear to-day... | |
 | Henry Lytton Bulwer Baron Dalling and Bulwer - 1876 - 626 sider
...miserable expedition against Holland — in which " Lord Chatham, with his sword undrawn, Stood waitinz for Sir Richard Strachan ; Sir Richard, longing to be at 'em, Stood waiting for the Earl of Chatham ;" an expedition equally disgraceful to ministers and commanders — fell chiefly on his colleague,... | |
 | Harriet Martineau - 1878 - 596 sider
...afterwards. In the Autumn, an epigram of unknown origin was in every body's mouth, all over England: " Lord Chatham, with his sword undrawn, Stood waiting for Sir Richard Strachan; Sir Eichard, longing to be at 'em, Stood waiting for the Earl of Chatham." The fleet set sail on the 28th... | |
 | William John Loftie - 1879 - 470 sider
...Pitt's elder brother — the dilatory hero of the epigram — " The Earl of Chatham with sword drawn Stood waiting for Sir Richard Strachan ; Sir Richard,...be at 'em, Stood waiting for the Earl of Chatham." The castle, indeed, is there, with its rough yellow keep, its pointed arches, and the walls, with their... | |
 | William John Loftie - 1879 - 464 sider
...Pitt's elder brother — the dilatory hero of the epigram — " The Earl of Chatham with sword drawn Stood waiting for Sir Richard Strachan ; Sir Richard,...be at 'em, Stood waiting for the Earl of Chatham." The castle, indeed, is there, with its rough yellow keep, its pointed arches, and the walls, with their... | |
 | Robert Cochrane (miscellaneous writer.) - 1879 - 256 sider
...conduct on this occasion gave rise to the famous epigram — 'Great Chatham, with his sabre drawn, Stood waiting for Sir Richard Strachan ; Sir Richard,...be at 'em, Stood waiting for the Earl of Chatham.' We shall pass over the youth of William Pitt, and the laborious studies by which he prepared himself... | |
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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. 
