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Page 196 - Here I told His Lordship, in a state of the greatest perplexity, that I had not understood a word of what he said; to which he replied, "Oh, my God! then all is lost, for it is now too late! Can it be possible you have not understood me?" — "No, my Lord", said I; "but I pray you to try and inform me once more".
Page 195 - Shall I go, my lord, and fetch pen, ink, and paper?' ' Oh, my God, no — you will lose too much time, and, I have it not to spare, for my time is now short,' said his lordship ; and immediately after, ' Now, pay attention.' His lordship commenced by saying, 'You will be provided for.
Page 62 - I do not like thee, Doctor Fell, The reason why, I cannot tell ; But this I'm sure I know full well, I do not like thee, Doctor Fell.
Page 195 - I begged him, however, to proceed with things of more consequence. He then continued, "Oh, my poor dear child! My dear Ada! My God! could I but have seen her! Give her my blessing, and my dear sister Augusta and her children — and you will go to Lady Byron, and say — tell her everything — you are friends with her".
Page 196 - Mr. Parry desired him to compose himself. He shed tears, and, apparently, sunk into a slumber. Mr. Parry went away, expecting to find him refreshed on his return — but it was the commencement of the lethargy preceding his death. 'The last words I heard my master utter were at six o'clock on the evening of the 18th, when he said,
Page 195 - His lordship appeared to be greatly affected at this moment. Here my master's voice failed him, so that I could only catch a word at intervals, but he kept muttering something very seriously for some time, and would often raise his voice, and say, ' Fletcher, now if you do not execute every order which I have given you, I will torment you hereafter if possible.
Page 196 - I told his lordship, in a state of the greatest perplexity, that I had not understood a word of what he said, to which he replied, ' Oh, my God ! then all is lost ! for it is now too late — can it be possible you have not understood me ?' 'No, my lord,' said I, 'but I pray you to try and inform me once more.
Page 196 - Here I told his lordship in a state of the greatest perplexity, that I had not understood a word of what he said, to which he replied, "Oh, my God! then all is lost! for it is now too late — can it be possible you have not understood me?" "No, my lord," said I, "but I pray you to try and inform me once more.
Page 224 - British subject or subjects, being duly convicted thereof, are liable to capital punishment as if the crime had been committed within the jurisdiction of her Majesty's Courts at Westminster. ' And I, the said Chief Superintendent, do further give notice, and warn all British subjects, being owners of such schooners, &c.
Page 231 - ... were delivered; and the last pledge, that things should go on as usual when the whole was delivered, has been falsified by the reduction of the factories to a prison with one outlet, the expulsion of sixteen persons, some of them who never dealt in opium at all, some clerks, one a lad, and the proposal of novel and intolerable regulations.