 At length, I well remember, after a conversation in the open air, at the root of an old tree at Holwood, just above the steep descent into the vale of Keston, I resolved to give notice, on a fit occasion, in the House of Commons, of my intention to bring...  Notes and Queries - Seite 3111915Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Edwin Hodder - 1878 - 488 Seiten
...Wilberforce stood in earnest conversation with Pitt, and determined, on the recommendation of his friend, to give notice on a fit occasion in the House of Commons of his intention to bring the subject forward. The Earl of Stanhope caused the inscription to be placed... | |
 | M. J. Guest - 1879 - 700 Seiten
...friend. " I well remember," he writes, " after a conversation in the open air at the root of an old tree at Holwood, just above the steep descent into the...occasion in the House of Commons of my intention to bring the subject forward." In the beautiful spot where those two friends sate there is now a stone seat... | |
 | Philip Henry Stanhope (5th earl.) - 1879 - 562 Seiten
...length, I well remember, after a conversation in the open air, at the root of an old tree at Hoi wood, just above the steep descent into the vale of Keston,...in the House of Commons, of my intention to bring the subject forward.' I may add that this very tree, conspicuous for its gnarled and projecting root,... | |
 | Earl Philip Henry Stanhope Stanhope - 1879 - 568 Seiten
...talents. At length, I well remember, after a conversation in the open air, at the root of an old tree at Holwood, just above the steep descent into the vale of Keston, I resolved to give notice, on a tit occasion, in the House of Commons, of my intention to bring the subject forward.' I may add that... | |
 | 1880 - 850 Seiten
...Wilberforce : ' I well remember after a conversation with Mr Pitt in the open air at the root of an old tree at Holwood, just above the steep descent into the...my intention to bring forward the abolition of the slave-trade.' The seat with the inscription was erected by Colonel Stanhope in 1862. What advances... | |
 | Henry James Nicoll - 1881 - 506 Seiten
...talents. At length, I well remember, after a conversation in the open air at the root of an old tree at Holwood, just above the steep descent into the...Keston, I resolved to give notice on a fit occasion to the House of Commons of my intention to bring the subject forward.' The exact place where such a... | |
 | 1882 - 90 Seiten
...length I well remember after a conversation with Mr. Pitt in the open air, at the root of an old tree at Holwood, just above the steep descent into the...to bring forward the Abolition of the Slave Trade." Erected by Earl Stanhope in 1862, by permission of Lord Cranworth. In these few simple words we have... | |
 | London metrop. tabernacle - 1882 - 666 Seiten
...conversation with Mr. Pitt in the open air, at the root of an old tree at Holwood, just above the deep descent into the Vale of Keston. I resolved to give...to bring forward the abolition of the Slave Trade." The seat by the side of the tree was erected twenty years ago by Earl Stanhope, by permission of Lord... | |
 | Henry James Nicoll - 1882 - 514 Seiten
...talents. At length, I well remember, after a conversation in the open air at the root of an old tree at Holwood, just above the steep descent into the...Keston, I resolved to give notice on a fit occasion to the House of Commons of my intention to bring the subject forward." The exact place where such a... | |
 | 1880 - 224 Seiten
...length, I well remember, after a conversation with Mr. Pitt in the open air, at the root of an old tree at Holwood, just above the steep descent into the vale of Keston, I resolved to give notice, on the earliest occasion, in the House of Commons, of my intention to bring forward the abolition of the... | |
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