 ... to vary the name; for I feared lest it should be looked on as a vanity in me, and not as a respect in the King, as it truly was, to my father, whom he often mentions with praise.  Anecdotes of Public Men - Página 350por John Wien Forney - 1881 - 444 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | 1817 - 206 páginas
...head woodland : for I proposed, when the secretary, a Welchman, refusedi to have it called New Wales, Sylvania, and they added Penn to it : and though I...the king to have it struck out and altered ; he said it was passed and he would not take it uprn him — nor could twenty guineas move the under secretary... | |
 | 1826 - 520 páginas
...Secretary, a Welchman, refused to call it New Wales, I proposed Sylvania, and they added Penn to it; though I much opposed it, and went to the King to have it struck out. He said 'twas past, and he would take it upon him ; nor could twenty guineas move the under Secretary... | |
 | Historical Society of Pennsylvania - 1826 - 452 páginas
...woodlands ; for I proposed when the secretary — a Welshman — refused to have it called New Wales, Sylvania, and they added Penn to it ; and though I...said 'twas past, and would take it upon him ; nor could twenty guineas move the under secretarys to vary the name, for I feared least it should be lookt... | |
 | Massachusetts Historical Society - 1826 - 666 páginas
...head wood land ; for I proposed, when the Secretary a Welchman, refused to have it called New Wales, Sylvania, and they added Penn to it : and though I...the King to have it struck out and altered ; he said it was passed, and he would take it upon him — nor could twenty guineas move the under Secretary... | |
 | Robert Walsh - 1830 - 650 páginas
...head woodlands, for I proposed (when the Secretary, a Welchman, refused to have it called New Wales,) Sylvania, and they added Penn to it ; and though I...take it upon him ; nor would twenty guineas move the under secretaries to vary the name, — for I feared least it should be looked on as a vanity in me,... | |
 | Samuel Hazard - 1828 - 470 páginas
...for I proposed when the secretary— a Welshman — refused to have it called New Wales, Si/lvania, and they added Penn to it; and though I much opposed...he said 'twas past, and would take it upon him; nor could twenty guinea* move the under secretarys to vary the name, for I feared least it should be lookt... | |
 | John Fanning Watson - 1830 - 902 páginas
...head woodlands, for I proposed (when the Secretary, a Welshman, refused to have it called New Wales,) Sylvania, and they added Penn to it : and though I much opposed it, and went to the Ring to have it struck out and altered, he said, 'twas past, and would take it upon him ; nor would... | |
 | James Boardman, Citizen of the world - 1833 - 452 páginas
...secretary, a Welchman, refused to call it New Wales, I proposed Sylvania ; and they added Penn to it, though I much opposed it, and went to the King to have it struck out. He said 'twas past, and he would take it upon him; nor would twenty guineas move the under-secretary... | |
 | 1833 - 646 páginas
...the secretary, Welchman, refused to call it New Wales, I proposed Sylvania ; and '' added Penn to it, though I much opposed it, and went to the King to have it struck out, He said 'twas past, and he would take it upon him; nor would twenty guineas move the under-secrctary... | |
 | Grenville Mellen - 1839 - 934 páginas
...secretary, a Welshman, refused to call it New Wales, I proposed Sylvania, and they added Fenn to it ; though I much opposed it, and went to the king to have it struck out. He said 'twas past, and he would lake it upon him ; nor could twenty guineas move the undersecretary... | |
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