 | 1841 - 500 Seiten
...in the riders, there happened some curvetting which made no little disorder. Judge Twisden, to his great affright, and the consternation of his grave brethren, was laid along in the dust. But all at length arrived safe, without the loss of life or limb in the service. This accident... | |
 | 1870 - 542 Seiten
...in the riders, there happened some curvetting, which made no little disorder. Judge Twisden, to his great affright and the consternation of his grave...the very next term after, they fell to their coaches as before. I do not mention this as any way evil in itself, but only »sa levity and an ill-judged... | |
 | 1844 - 546 Seiten
...mvch in the rit/frs, there happened some curveting that made no little disorder. Judge Twisd;n, to his great affright, and the consternation of his grave...service. This accident was enough to divert the like froKc for the future, and the very term after they fell to their coaches us before." DUBLIN. Gnstavu*... | |
 | John Campbell Baron Campbell - 1845 - 630 Seiten
...in the riders, there happened some curveting, which made no little disorder. Judge Twisden, in his great affright and the consternation of his grave brethren, was laid along in the dirt f ; but all at length arrived safe, without loss of life or limb in the service. This accident was... | |
 | Edward Foss - 1864 - 438 Seiten
...much in the riders, there happened some curvetting which made no little disorder. Judge Twisden to his great affright, and the consternation of his grave...the very next term after they fell to their coaches as before." The author speaks of this as the revival of an ancient custom ; but it is one which could... | |
 | John Campbell Baron Campbell - 1851 - 480 Seiten
...in the riders, there happened some curveting, which made no little disorder. Judge Twisden, in his great affright and the consternation of his grave...service. This accident was enough to divert the like frolick for the future, and the very next term after, they fell to their coaches as before. Usages... | |
 | Mackenzie Edward C. Walcott - 1851 - 444 Seiten
...happened some curvetting which made no little disorder, Judge Twysden, in his great affright, and to the consternation of his grave brethren, was laid along in the dirt, but at length arrived safe without loss of life or limb in the service : the accident was enough to divert... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1854 - 342 Seiten
...in the riders, there happened some curvetting, which made no small disorder. Judge Twisden, to his great affright, and the consternation of his grave...very next term 'after, they fell to their coaches as "before." * Nor was the use of saddle-horses confined to men in the early days. Chaucer thus describes... | |
 | 1856 - 730 Seiten
...consternation of his brethren, was laid along in the dirt ; and this," says North, " was enough to diveft the like frolic for the future, and the very next Term after they fell to their coaches as before." This was therefore nothing but an unsuccessful attempt to revive an old custom, and is... | |
 | John Campbell Baron Campbell - 1857 - 448 Seiten
...in the riders, there happened some curveting, which made no little disorder. Judge Twisden, in his great affright and the consternation of his grave...the very next term after, they fell to their coaches as before. Usages that are most fitting at one time appear ridiculous at another. As here the sitting... | |
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But when they came to straights and interruptions, for want of gravity in the beasts, or too much in the riders, there happened some curvetting which made no little disorder. Judge Twisden to his great affright, and the consternation of his grave brethren,... 
