Indeed, brother, you would make a fine plenipo to negotiate with the French. ❋ Unknown (1917)
I were marched off by the official, his lordship loudly demanding sight of a warrant, and protesting against the illegality of his arrest, varied at moments by threats to appeal to the British consul, minister plenipo., ❋ Paul Leicester Ford (1883)
And so saying, under sufferance of being small, the plenipo was permitted to depart unmolested; for all his bravadoes, fobbing his credentials and affronts. ❋ Herman Melville (1855)
But that which had perhaps tended more than any thing else to deepen the variance of the kings, was hump-backed Bello's dispatching to Odo, as his thirtieth plenipo, a diminutive little negotiator, who all by himself, in a solitary canoe, sailed over to have audience of Media; into whose presence he was immediately ushered. ❋ Herman Melville (1855)
With all haste he dispatched to the hump - backed king a little dwarf of his own; who voyaging over to Dominora in a canoe, sorry and solitary as that of Bello's plenipo, in like manner, received the same insults. ❋ Herman Melville (1855)
He was allowed, moreover, the quantity of plate usually given to ambassadors, whereupon the joke was circulated that he was going "plenipo to the Cherokees." ❋ Washington Irving (1821)
Dyer pointed out — of course I have your permission to be plenipo-emendator. ❋ Unknown (1794)
Lauriston was gone to England as plenipo, to end the dread contest without new effusion of blood: but Paris, like London, teems with hourly false reports, and this intelligence, unhappily, was of the number. ❋ Fanny Burney (1796)
In 1/48, he again went over with his Koyn\ Highness; and soon after the conclusion df the peace, his Lordship was appointed ambassador and plenipo - tentiarj to the French court; being then general in chief of tbe forces in Scotland. ❋ Unknown (1812)
In 1/48, he again went over with his Royal Highness; and soon after the conclusion ■ of the peace, his Lordship was appointed ambassador and plenipo - tentiary to the F'ench court; being then general in chief of the forces in Scotland. ❋ Unknown (1812)
_incog_ and _plenipo_: But in a short time it is to be hoped they will be further docked to _inc_ and _plen_. ❋ Jonathan Swift (1706)
"We came to tell you, sir," replied the plenipo, "that we have a great ❋ Colin Munro (N/A)
"As I am a man," shouted the despised plenipo, raising himself on his toes, "my royal master will resent this affront! ❋ Herman Melville (1855)
