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" Lords, said, among other things, 'that he prophesied last winter this bill would be attempted in the present session, and he was sorry to find that he had proved a true prophet. "
The Kilmarnock mirror, and literary gleaner - Page 322
1819
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Biographical and Critical Essays: Reprinted from Reviews, with Additions and ...

Abraham Hayward - Great Britain - 1874 - 456 pages
...the House of Lords, in December, 1718, it was very warmly opposed by Atterbury, who said, ' he had prophesied last winter this Bill would be attempted...he was sorry to find he had proved a true prophet.' Lord Coningsby rose immediately after the bishop, and remarked, that ' one of the right reverends had...
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The Great Triumphs of Great Men

James Mason - Biography - 1875 - 706 pages
...the House of Lords, in December 1718, they were very warmly opposed by Atterbury, who said 'he had prophesied last winter this bill would be attempted...he was sorry to find he had proved a true prophet.' Lord Coningsby, who always spoke in a passion, rose immediately after the bishop, and remarked, that...
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The British Parliament ... The pearls and mock pearls of history ...

Abraham Hayward - Biography - 1878 - 480 pages
...the House of Lords, in December, 1718, it was very warmly opposed by Atterbury, who said, ' he had prophesied last winter this Bill would be attempted...he was sorry to find he had proved a true prophet.' Lord Coningsby rose immediately after the bishop, and remarked, that ' one of the right reverends had...
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An Anecdotal History of the British Parliament: From the Earliest Periods to ...

George Henry Jennings - Anecdotes - 1880 - 838 pages
...to say in the House of Lords, while speaking on a certain bill then under discussion, that " he had prophesied last winter this bill would be attempted in the present session, and he was sorry to find ho had proved a true prophet." My Lord Coningsby, who spoke after the bishop, and always spoke in a...
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Beeton's Complete orator, including the art of public speaking, and British ...

Samuel Orchart Beeton - Eloquence - 1881 - 336 pages
...to say in the House of Lords, while speaking on a certain bill then under discussion, that " he had prophesied last winter this bill would be attempted...he was sorry to find he had proved a true prophet." Lord Coningsby, who followed the bishop, and always spoke in a passion, desired the House to remark...
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The book of clerical anecdotes, by Jacob Larwood

Herman Diederik J. van Schevichaven - 1881 - 386 pages
...promoters of the bill were very warmly opposed by Atterbury, Bishop of Rochester, who said " he had prophesied last winter this bill would be attempted...he was sorry to find he had proved a true prophet." Lord Coningsby, who always spoke in a passion, rose immediately after the bishop, and remarked that...
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The treasury of modern anecdote, ed. with notes and intr. by W.D. Adams

William Henry Davenport Adams - 1881 - 290 pages
...House of Lords, in December 1718, it was very warmly opposed by Bishop Atterbury, who said " he had prophesied last winter this bill would be attempted...he was sorry to find he had proved a true prophet." Lord Coningsby rose immediately after the bishop, and remarked that " one of the right reverends had...
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An Anecdotal History of the British Parliament: From the Earliest Periods to ...

George Henry Jennings - GREAT BRITAIN. PARLIAMENT - 1881 - 564 pages
...to say in the House of Lords, while speaking on a certain bill then under discussion, that " he had prophesied last winter this bill would be attempted in the present session, and ho was sorry to find he had proved a true prophet." My Lord Coningsby, who spoke after the bishop,...
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London Society, Volume 42

James Hogg, Florence Marryat - English literature - 1882 - 780 pages
...to say in the House of Lords, while speaking of a certain BilI then under discussion, that ' he had prophesied last winter this Bill would be attempted in the present Session, «nd he was sorry to find he had proved a true prophet.' My Lord Coningsby, who spoke after the Bishop,...
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The Enchiridion of Wit: The Best Specimens of English Conversational Wit

Enchiridion - English wit and humor - 1884 - 288 pages
...Rochester, when a certain bill was brought into the House of Lords, said that he prophesied last winter that this bill would be attempted in the present session, and he was sorry to find that he had proved a true prophet. Lord Coningsby, who spoke after the bishop, and always spoke in...
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