...reminds me very forcibly of the conduct of the excellent Mrs. PartIngton in the great storm off Sidmouth. In the winter of 1824 there set in a great flood upon that town; the waves rushed in upon the houses, and every'.' thing was threatened with Inundation. In the midst of...

...similar characters. — BP Shillaber (an American humorist). I do not mean to be disrespectful ; but the attempt of the lords to stop the progress of reform...very forcibly of the great storm of Sidmouth, and the conduct of the excellent Mrs. Partington on that occasion. In the winter of 1824, there set in...