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Pitt's life came to an end when he quarrelled with his friend, Captain Best R.N., over a report that the latter had made an uncomplimentary remark about Pitt to a lady whose favours Pitt was then enjoying but who had previously been Best's mistress. Learning of this, Pitt challenged Best and insulted him.
The Assayer (Italian: Il saggiatore) is a book by Galileo Galilei, published in Rome in October 1623. It is generally considered to be one of the pioneering works of the scientific method, first broaching the idea that the book of nature is to be read with mathematical tools rather than those of scholastic philosophy, as generally held at the time.
Charles Taze Russell was born to Scotch-Irish parents, [8] immigrant Joseph Lytle/Lytel / ˈ l ɪ t əl / Russell and Ann Eliza Birney, on February 16, 1852, in Allegheny, Pennsylvania.
Isabel Randall published, as "I. R.", the book A Lady's Ranche Life in Montana (London, 1887), noted for its uncomplimentary remarks about American neighbours and customs, and spent a period back in England in 1887. [11] [12] The company's major line of business was in horse breeding. It sold out to the Manhattan Malting Co. in 1891. [13]
The Quarterly Review for October 1820 had some uncomplimentary remarks on William Lisle Bowles, in a review of Spence's Anecdotes. Bowles replied in The Pamphleteer, vol. xvii., ascribing the Quarterly article to Gilchrist, who (while disclaiming the authorship) published a Letter to the Rev. William Lisle Bowles, Stamford, 1820. An acrimonious ...
He was a shrewd, somewhat contemptuous observer, but gives full accounts of his encounters with Johnson. The diary affords confirmation of Boswell's accuracy. A popular preacher himself, Campbell went to hear Dr. William Dodd and other pulpit orators of the day: his remarks are uncomplimentary. Campbell was in London again in 1795, where he ...
[12] [13] Helen, who became manager of The Denver Post, went so far as to order that Bonfils' name not be mentioned in the newspaper, "except for uncomplimentary remarks". [14] Bonfils lived alone and was rarely seen in public. She was known to be "devoutly religious". [14]
Pepper Rodgers was known around the football world as a likable man. However, he often made uncomplimentary remarks about the Canadian Football League, which also showed signs that the CFL's foray into the United States was doomed to failure from the start. The team drew relatively well during the first two months of the season.