Recollections of the Table-Talk of Samuel Rogers. ; to Which is Added Porsoniana
Recollections of the Table-Talk of Samuel Rogers. ; to Which is Added Porsoniana
Dyce, Alexander, 1798-1869
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But such an amusement was not to Mackintosh's taste : he meanwhile was trotting about, and making inquiries concerning the salaries of professors, &c. &c. When we were leav- ing Geneva, I could not find my aac-de-nuit^ and was forced to buy a new one. On stepping into the car- riage, I saw there, to my surprise, the lost article, which Mackintosh had very coolly taken and had stuffed with recently-purchased books. Mackintosh often said that Herschel's Discov/rae on the Study of Natural Philosop...hy was undoubt- edly the finest thing of its kind since the publica- tion of Bacon's Novum Orgamm, Lord EUenborough had infinite wit. When the income-tax was imposed, he said that Lord Kenyon (who was not very nice in his habits) intended, in con- sequence of it, to lay down— his pocket-handkerchief. TABLEKTALK OF SAMUEL SOGEBS. 197 A lawyer one day pleading before him, and using several times the expression " my mifortunate client,'' Lord EUenborough suddenly interrupted him, — "There, sir, the court is with you." Lord EUenborough was once about to go on the circuit, when Lady E.
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