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" My Lord, I have undertaken this long journey purposely to see your person, and to know by what engine of wit or ingenuity you came... "
An Account of the Life, Writings, and Inventions of John Napier, of Merchiston - Page 17
by David Stewart Erskine Earl of Buchan, Walter Minto - 1787 - 134 pages
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The Lives of Those Eminent Antiquaries Elias Ashmole, Esquire, and Mr ...

Elias Ashmole - Antiquarians - 1774 - 422 pages
...Mr. Briggs ; ' Ah, John,' faith Marchifton, ' Mr. Briggs will not f now come :' at the very hid ant one knocks at the gate ; John Marr hafted down, and it proved Mr. Briggs, to his great contentment. He brings Mr. Briggs up into my Lord's chamber, where almoft...
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The Edinburgh Magazine, Or, Literary Miscellany, Volume 6

Books and bookselling - 1787 - 530 pages
...one day as John Marr and the Lord Napier were fpeaking of, Mr Briggs ; " Ah John, faith Merchifton, Mr Briggs will not now come :" at the very inftant one knocks at the gate ; John Marr haft. ed down, and it be proved to be Mr Briggs to his great contentment. He brings Mr Briggs up into...
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The New Annual Register, Or General Repository of History ..., Volume 9

English poetry - 1789 - 602 pages
...Mr. Briggs will not now *' come ;" at the very mftant one knocks at the gate ; John Marr hafted dowq and it proved to be Mr. Briggs to his great contentment. He brings Mr. Briggs up te my lord's chamber, where almou one quarter of an hour was fpent, each beholding other with admiration...
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The Beauties of Scotland: Containing a Clear and Full Account of the ...

Robert Forsyth - Agriculture - 1805 - 584 pages
...Merchieston), ' Mr Briggs will not come ;' at the very instant one knocks at the gate. John Marr hasted down ; and it proved to be Mr Briggs to his great contentment. He brings Mr Briggs up to the baron's chamber, where almost one quarter of an hour was spent, each beholding the other with...
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The Beauties of Scotland: Containing a Clear and Full Account of the ...

Robert Forsyth - Agriculture - 1806 - 604 pages
...Merchieston), ' Mr Briggs will not come ;' at the very instant OK knocks at the gate. John Marr hasted down ; and it proved to be Mr Briggs to his great contentment. He hrings Mr Briggs up to the baron's chamber, where almost ODE .quarter of an hour was spent, each beholding...
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General Biography: Or, Lives, Critical and Historical, of the Most ..., Volume 7

John Aikin - Biography - 1808 - 730 pages
...Markiston, " Mr. Briggs will not now come." At the very instant one knocks at the gate ; John Marr hasted down, and it proved to be Mr. Briggs to his great contentment. He brings Mr. Briggs up to the baron's chamber, where almost one quarter of an hour was spent, each beholding other almost...
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The London Christian instructor, or, Congregational magazine, Volume 6

1823 - 736 pages
...Marchiston, "Mr. Briggs will not now come." At the very instant one knocks at the gate ; John Marr hasted down, and it proved to be Mr. Briggs, to his great contentment. He brings Mr. Briggs up to the Baron's chamber, where almost one quarter of an hour was spent, each beholding other almost...
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Publications, Issue 62

Bannatyne Club (Edinburgh, Scotland) - Scotland - 1839 - 288 pages
...Merchiston, ' Mr Briggs will not come now.' At the very instant one knocks at the gate ; John Marr hasted down, and it proved to be Mr Briggs, to his great contentment. He brings Mr Briggs into my Lord's chamber, where almost one quarter of an hour was spent, each beholding other with admiration,...
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The Congregational Magazine, Volume 6

Congregationalism - 1823 - 684 pages
...Marchiston, " Mr. Briggi •will not now come." At the very instant one knocks at the gate ; John Manhasted down, and it proved to be Mr. Briggs, to his great contentment. He brings Mr. Briggs up to the Baron's chamber, where almost one quarter of nn hour was spent, each beholding other almost...
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Tait's Edinburgh magazine, Volume 24

1857 - 780 pages
...Merchiston, * Mr. Briggs will not come now ;' at the very instant one knocks at the gate. John Marr hastened down, and it proved to be Mr. Briggs, to his great contentment, lie brings Mr. Briggs into my lord's chamber, where almost one quarter of an hour was spent, each beholding...
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