| Mark Noble - 1806 - Страниц: 424
...reckoning, I hit upon a stratagem to get off f scot free. On seeing her daughter ill, I pre" tended I had a spell to cure her ; I wrote the " classic line you see, so that if any one is punish" able it is me, not the poor woman the priso" ner." She was acquitted... | |
| Enos Bronson - 1809 - Страниц: 494
...money to pay our reckoning. I hit upon a stratagem to get off scot free. On seeing her daughter ill, I pretended I had a spell to cure her. I wrote the classick line you see ; so that if any one is punishable it is I, not the poor woman the prisoner.'7... | |
| 1809 - Страниц: 914
...money to pay our reckoning. I hit upon a stratagem to get off scot free. On seeing her daughter ill, I pretended I had a spell to cure her. I wrote the classick line you see ; so that if any one is punishable it is I, not the poor woman the prisoner.... | |
| 1823 - Страниц: 328
...our reckoning, so I hit upon a stratagem to satisfy our hostess. I observed her daughter was ill, and pretended I had a spell to cure her; I wrote the classic line you see : so that if any one is punishable it is I, not the poor woman, now a prisoner." She was acquitted... | |
| 1822 - Страниц: 590
...money to pay our reckoning ; I hit upon a stratagem to get off scot-free. On seeing her daughter ill, I pretended I had a spell to cure her; I wrote the classic line you see ; so that if any one is punishable, it is me, not the poor woman, the prisoner." She was acquitted... | |
| 1823 - Страниц: 466
...our reckoning, so I hit upon a stratagem to satisfy our hostess. I observed her daughter was ill, and pretended I had a spell to cure her; I wrote the classic line you see : so that if any one is punishable it is I, not the poor woman, now a prisoner." She was acquitted... | |
| John Bull - 1825 - Страниц: 782
...myself, went to this woman's dwella public house, and after enjoying ourselves found we had no means to discharge the reckoning. I had recourse to a stratagem. Observing a child ill of an ague, I pretended 1 had a spell to cure her. I wrote the classic line you see on a scrap of parchment, and was discharged... | |
| 1826 - Страниц: 492
...money to pay our reckoning, 1 hit upon a stratagem to get off scot free. On seei:Sg her daughter ill, I pretended I had a spell to cure her; I wrote the classic line you see, so that if any one is punishable it is me, not the poor woman the prisoner," She was acquitted by the... | |
| 1843 - Страниц: 572
...ourselves, found we had no means to discharge the reckoning. I had recourse to stratagem. Ohserving a child ill of an ague, I pretended I had a spell...parchment, and was discharged of the demand on me hy the gratitude of the poor woman hefore us, for the supposed henefit ; nature douhtless did much... | |
| William Hone - 1832 - Страниц: 852
...money to pay our reckoning ; I hit upon a stratagem to №' off scot free. On seeing her daughter ill, I pretended I had a spell to cure her ; I wrote the classic line you see ; so that if any one is punishable it U me, not the poor woman the prisoner." She was acquitted by... | |
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