You weren't smart to refuse; you could have had a peep inside the General's house, maybe, and I don't believe she'd dassed said a word about birds on hats, with one of the company wearing 'em!

There was much pomp at the ceremony that made him an ordained minister.

This is as good an argument as an antiquary could wish for.

[…] the great Mogull […] perceiving Cassimeer interposing and not under him, sends Ally Mirza in Ambassie to Iustoff-cawn (a fearefull King) that if hee would with his sonne forthwith come to Lahore and do homage to him, he should re-accept his seniory and his best power at all times to defend him […]