 | 1845 - 758 pages
...obtain votes.' Upon this there was a great outcry made by almost every body in the House. ' Who is it ? Name him ! name him !' ' Sir,' said Sheridan to the...that, Sir, as soon as you could say Jack Robinson.' " — Vol. i., p. 161. Scott's reputation had risen so high as a lawyer, that in 1788 he was appointed... | |
 | 1845 - 672 pages
...every body in the House. ' Who is it ? Name him ! name him!' ' Sir,' said Sheridan to the Speaker, ' J shall not name the person. It is an unpleasant and...suppose, Sir, that I abstain because there is any difficultj' in naming him ; I could do that, Sir, as soon as 9ou could say Jack Robinson.' "—Vol.... | |
 | John Timbs - 1864 - 378 pages
...obtain votes." Upon this there was a great outcry made by almost every body in the House. " Who is it 1 Name him ! name him !" " Sir," said Sheridan to the...suppose, Sir, that I abstain because there is any difficult in naming him ; I could do that, Sir, as soon as you could say Jaek liobinson." Again, during... | |
 | John Timbs - 1873 - 662 pages
...obtain votes." Upon this there was a great outcry made by almost everybody in the House. " Who is it ? Name him ? name him !" " Sir," said Sheridan to the...that, Sir, as soon as you could say Jack Robinson." POLITICAL LIFE. 105 Ag-ain, during' this memorable debate, the Apocalypse of St. John furnished images,... | |
 | Charles Carroll Bombaugh - 1874 - 876 pages
...to obtain votes." Upon this there was a great outcry by almost everybody in the house. "Who is it?" "Name him! Name him !" "Sir," said Sheridan to the...that, Sir, as soon as you could say 'Jack Robinson.'" A RUSSIAN JESTER AND HIS JOKES. Popular traditions in Russia unite in representing the jester Balakireff... | |
 | Charles Carroll Bombaugh - 1875 - 868 pages
...to obtain votes." Upon this there was a great outcry by almost everybody in the house. "Who is it?" "Name him ! Name him!" "Sir," said Sheridan to the...him ; I could do that, Sir, as soon as you could say l Jack Robinson.'" A RUSSIAN JESTER AND HIS JOKES. Popular traditions in Russia unite in representing... | |
 | James Moncreiff (1st baron.) - 1878 - 714 pages
...obtain votes.' Upon this there was a great outcry made by almost every body in the House. ' Who is it ? Name him ! name him !' ' Sir,' said Sheridan to the...that, Sir, as soon as you could say Jack Robinson.' " — Vol. i., p. 161. Scott's reputation had risen so high as a lawyer, that in 1788 he was appointed... | |
 | National Sunday school union - 1709 - 586 pages
...obtain votes.' Upon this there was a great outcry made hy almost everybody in the ho'ise. 'Who is it? Name him! Name him!' ' Sir,' said Sheridan to the...could do that, sir, as soon as you could say Jack Bdbinson ! ' " THE THIEF AND Louis XIV. — A thief conceived the idea one day to take down a clock... | |
 | George Henry Jennings - 1880 - 842 pages
...obtain votes." Upon this there was a great outcry made by almost everybody in the House. " Who is it ? Name him ! Name him !" " Sir," said Sheridan to the...naming him ; I could do that, sir, as soon as you could «ay Jack Robinson." A Demosthenes. — Л member of Lord North's administration made a speech which... | |
 | 1881 - 692 pages
...Upon this there was a great outcry made by almost everybody in the House. ' Who is it f Name him I Name him ! ' ' Sir,' said Sheridan to the Speaker,...any difficulty in naming him ; I could do that, sir, at soon as you could say Jack Robinson} " MR. HAWEIS, in his essay on Lowell, in " The Gentleman's... | |
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Sir," said Sheridan to the Speaker, "I shall not name the person. It is an unpleasant and invidious thing to do so ; and, therefore, I shall not name him. But don't suppose, Sir, that I abstain because there is any difficulty in naming him; I could do... 
