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" In a night or two we shall be in a blaze of illumination from the zeal of naval heroes, land patriots, and tallow-chandlers; the last are not the least sincere. "
Doutes historiques sur la vie et le règne du roi Richard III. - Page 60
by Edward Gibbon - 1796
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Miscellaneous Works of Edw. Gibbon: With Memoirs of His Life and ..., Volume 2

Edward Gibbon - 1796 - 434 pages
...out again, they fay he muft have his leg cut off as foonas he has time. In a night or two we fball be in a blaze of illumination, from the zeal of naval heroes, land patriots, and tallow-chandlers ; the laft are not the leaft fincere. I want to hear fome details of your military...
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The Miscellaneous Works of Edward Gibbon, Esq: With Memoirs of His ..., Volume 2

Edward Gibbon - 1814 - 544 pages
...out again, they say he must have his leg cut off as soon as he has time. In a night or two we shall be in a blaze of illumination, from the zeal of naval heroes, land patriots, and tallow-chandlers; the last are not the least sincere. I want to hear some details of your military...
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History of England from the Peace of Utrecht to the Peace of Aix-la-Chaoelle ...

Philip Henry Stanhope (5th earl.) - 1836 - 574 pages
...writes as follows, in London, on the expected news of the acquittal : — "In a night " or two we shall be in a blaze of illumination " from the zeal of naval heroes, land patriots, and " tallow-chandlers ; the last are not the least sin" cere." * The enthusiasm rose even higher than...
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The Miscellaneous Works of Edward Gibbon, Esq: With Memoirs of His Life and ...

Edward Gibbon - 1837 - 1164 pages
...out again, they say he must have his leg cut off as soon as he has time. In a night or two we shall be in a blaze of illumination, from the zeal of naval heroes, land patriots, tallow-chandlers; the last are not the least sincere. I want to hear some details of your military and familiar proceedings....
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The Miscellaneous Works of Edward Gibbon, Esq: With Memoirs of His Life and ...

Edward Gibbon - 1837 - 878 pages
...out again, they say he must have his leg cut off as soon as he has time. In a night or two we shall be in a blaze of illumination, from the zeal of naval heroes, land patriots, tallow-chandlers ; the last are not the least sincere. I want to hear some details of your military and familiar proceedings....
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The Life of Augustus, Viscount Keppel, Admiral of the White, and ..., Volume 2

Thomas Robert Keppel - 1842 - 456 pages
...out again, they say he must have his leg cut off as soon as he has time. In a night or two we shall be in a blaze of illumination, from the zeal of naval heroes, land patriots, and tallow-chandlers : the last are not the least sincere." The wound alluded to by Gibbon was not...
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The life of Augustus, viscount Keppel, Volume 2

Thomas Keppel (hon.) - 1842 - 482 pages
...out again, they say he must have his leg cut off as soon as he has time. In a night or two we shall be in a blaze of illumination, from the zeal of naval heroes, land patriots, and tallow-chandlers: the last are not the least sincere." The wound alluded to by Gibbon was not in...
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Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford, to Sir Horace Mann: His ..., Volume 2

Horace Walpole - 1844 - 548 pages
...all men and all parties runs one way. Sir Hugh is disgraced, ruined, &c. In a night or two we shall be in a blaze of illumination, from the zeal of naval heroes, land patriots, and tallow-chandlers; the last are not the least sincere." — Eix t Lord Sandwich, First Lord of the...
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Letters ... to sir Horace Mann, ed. by lord Dover. Concluding ser

Horace Walpole (4th earl of Orford.) - 1844 - 480 pages
...all men and all parties runs one way. Sir Hugh is disgraced, ruined, &c. In a night or two we shall be in a blaze of illumination, from the zeal of naval heroes, land patriots, and tallow-chandlers ; the last are not the least sincere." — ED. however, is not likely to be ambiguous....
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History of England: From the Peace of Utrecht to the Peace of ..., Volume 6

Earl Philip Henry Stanhope Stanhope - 1853 - 410 pages
...writes as follows, in London, on the expected news of the acquittal : — " In a night or two we shall be in a blaze of illumination " from the zeal of naval heroes, land patriots, and tallow" chandlers ; the last are not the least sincere." * The enthusiasm rose even higher than...
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