I took occasion by this vessel, which returned immediately, to write to the Governor, Sir Philip B.
I took occasionto inform his Excellency that my tender was a prize, so that he might be under no apprehension.
I took occasion to repeat the assurances I had previously given him in my letter, that I had paid due attention to the neutral rights of Brazil during my visit to Fernando de Noronha, &c.
But he took occasion a day or two after to part with him, whereupon the other as Stephen was going away, called out to him, Hark ye, you Gardiner!
The next evening he took occasion to speak to her, and this acquaintance soon improving into frequent appointments, naturally led Winship into much greater expenses than he was able to support.
He being gone, I up and sending my people to church, my wife and I did even our reckonings, and had a great deal of serious talk, wherein I took occasion to give her hints of the necessity of our saving all we can.
He took occasion to say there were other matters in connection with this appropriation.
I took occasion to be angry with my wife before I rose about her putting up of half a crown of mine in a paper box, which she had forgot where she had lain it.
Being with my Lord in the morning about business in his cabin, I took occasion to give him thanks for his love to me in the share that he had given me of his Majesty's money, and the Duke's.
Then by coach home, where I took occasion to tell my wife of my going to sea, who was much troubled at it, and was with some dispute at last willing to continue at Mr. Bowyer's in my absence.
He believed it to be universal; and he took occasion to combat the opinion of those who derived it from the late introduction of more liberal principles into a commercial policy.
He took occasion, also, to speak again of the unseen, overruling influence which had for so many years pervaded all our councils, though it was manifest to all that this influence proceeded from the king himself.
When the requisite votes of money were proposed, however, Mr. Hume, that pertinacious interrogator, took occasion to ask a very embarrassing question.
It never happened to me to be in political connexion with him; but so late as that last debate to which I have referred, I took occasion to thank him for that fair and frank support which he had given to the present government.
He took occasion also to meet various Democratic arguments against the Resolution,--among them, one, hinging on the alleged right of Property in Slaves.
A friend had loaned me a file of Scottish papers called the Montrose Review, which I took occasion to run over.
He took occasion to enlarge, as he often did, upon the wretchedness of a sea-life.
In conversing with the farmer, he took occasion to express his dislike to the rattlesnake; whereupon the farmer concluded that he would attempt a speculation.
When I took occasion to compliment the dogs of my old friend, he said that one of them was a "powerful runner; for he had known him to follow a deer for three days and three nights.
He is one of the "oldest inhabitants" of the region, and as I spent one night under his roof, I took occasion to draw from him a few anecdotes connected with his own experience.
I took occasion to say to him that when I saw the blue coat I was sure that I had been caught by a Yankee soldier, and expressed my great pleasure at having met such courteous Southern gentlemen.
I took occasion at the first opportunity to have a little talk with my officer, to ascertain what he intended to do with me.
I took occasion to try to talk to an old invalid sailor who had been left at the hospital at that point by some man-of-war.
THE editor of the Evangelical Observer, in reference to a certain person, took occasion to write that he was rectus in ecclesia, i.
During the debate he took occasion to describe a political contemporary that wished to play rogue, but had only sense enough to act fool.
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