 | Philip Massinger - English drama - 1840 - 758 pages
...the fatal period of that virtuous fabric, wherein yet nothing did perish but wood and straw, and л '· rD oot with bottle ale." — Annals, vol. iii. 299. Probably a hit at the preposterous size and padding... | |
 | Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith - Literature - 1841 - 710 pages
...very ground. " This was the fatal period of that virtuous fabrique, wherein nothing did perish bat wood and straw, and a few forsaken cloaks ; only one...his breeches set on fire, that would perhaps have broyled him if he had not, by the benefit of a provident wit, put it out with bottle-ale. The rest... | |
 | 1841 - 744 pages
...very ground. ' This was the; fatal period of that vertuous fabrique, wherein nothing did perish bat wood and straw, and a few forsaken cloaks ; only one...his breeches set on fire, that would perhaps have broylcd him if he had not, by the benefit of a proTidcnt wit. put it out with bottle ale. The rest... | |
 | George Daniel - England - 1842 - 320 pages
...the whole house to the very ground. " This was the fatal period of that vertuous fabrique, wherein nothing did perish but wood and straw, and a few forsaken...his breeches set on fire, that would perhaps have broyled him if he had not, by the benefit of a provident wit, put it out with bottle-ale. The rest... | |
 | Nathan Drake - English literature - 1843 - 970 pages
...accident. The first written by Sir ílenry Wolton, und dated y 2, 1613, concludes by asserting that " estry of «ilk and silver ; the story Proud Cleopatra, when she ;" nnd the second from Mr. John f hamberlame to Sir Hnlph Winwood, dated July 8, 1613, remarks, that... | |
 | William Howitt - Literary landmarks - 1847 - 524 pages
...inwardly and ran round like a train, consuming within an hour, the whole house to the very ground. This was the fatal period of that virtuous fabrie,...; only one man had his breeches set on fire, that perhaps had broiled him, if he had not by the benefit of a provident wit, put it out with bottle ale."... | |
 | Book - 1847 - 492 pages
...than an hour the whole house to the very ground. This was the fatal period of that virtuous fabrick, wherein yet nothing did perish but wood and straw,...his breeches set on fire, that would perhaps have broyled him, if he had not by the benefit of a provident wit put it out with bottle ale." * Reliq.... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1852 - 558 pages
...and ran round like a train, consuming, within Icsa than an hour, the whole house to the very ground. This was the fatal period of that virtuous fabrie,...straw, and a few forsaken cloaks : only one man had hi- breeches set on fire, that would perhaps have broiled him, if he had not, by the benefit of a provident... | |
 | Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith - Literature - 1854 - 670 pages
...than an hour, the whole house to the very grounds. This was the fatal period of that virtuous fabric, wherein yet nothing did perish but wood and straw,...; only one man had his breeches set on fire, that perhaps had broiled him, if he had not, by the benefit of a provident wit, put it out with bottle ale."... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1856 - 380 pages
...than an hour, the whole house to the very ground. This was the fatal period of that virtuous fabric, wherein yet nothing did perish but wood and straw,...only one man had his breeches set on fire, that would perbaps have broiled him, if he had not, by the benefit of a provident wit, put it out with bottle... | |
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... and their eyes more attentive to the show, it kindled inwardly, and ran round like a train, consuming within less than an hour the whole house to the very ground. This was the fatal period of that virtuous fabrick, wherein yet nothing did perish but... 
