The tenants, however, stood out.

They maintained that the estate was entailed, and refused to pay rents to the new landlord; and in this refusal they were stoutly supported by the people in St George's.
About the same time Nap took it into his head to match with quality, and nothing would serve him but one of the Miss Germains.

Lord Caesar swore like a trooper; but there was no help for it.

Nap had twice put executions in his principal residence, and had refused to discharge the latter of the two till he had extorted a bond from his Lordship which compelled him to comply.
THE END OF THE FIRST PART.
***** A CONVERSATION BETWEEN MR ABRAHAM COWLEY AND MR JOHN MILTON, TOUCHING THE GREAT CIVIL WAR.

SET DOWN BY A GENTLEMAN OF THE MIDDLE TEMPLE.
(August 1824.) "Referre sermones Deorum et Magna modis tenuare parvis."-- Horace.
I have thought it good to set down in writing a memorable debate, wherein I was a listener, and two men of pregnant parts and great reputation discoursers; hoping that my friends will not be displeased to have a record both of the strange times through which I have lived, and of the famous men with whom I have conversed.