 | Alexander Andrews - 1859 - 360 Seiten
...heart, at Twickenham, April 27, 1742. " Poor Amhurst," writes Ralph* (himself a bookseller's hack), " after having been the drudge of his party for the...died of what is called a broken heart, which happened within a few months afterwards, became indebted to the charity of his very bookseller for a grave—... | |
 | Henry Richard Fox Bourne - 1887 - 468 Seiten
...Amhurst, who had begun ' The Craftsman' in 1726 to carry on the Tory fight, it was said that ' after being the drudge of his party for the best part of twenty years together, he was as much forgotten in the famous compromise of 1742 as if he had never been born, and when he... | |
 | William Arnall - 2003 - 178 Seiten
...picturesque account of Amhurst's death, recorded by James Ralph: Poor Amhurst! after having beent e [sic] Drudge of his Party for the best Part of twenty Years together, was as much forgot in the famous Compremise [sic] of l742, as if he had never been born!—And when he died of... | |
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after having been the drudge of his party for the best part of twenty years together, was as much forgotten in the famous compromise of 1742, as if he had never been born! and when he died of what is called a broken heart, which, happened a few 
