 are most of them old decayed serving-men, and tapsters, and such kind of fellows ; and," said I, " their troops are Gentlemen's sons, younger sons and persons of quality : do you think that the spirits of such base and mean fellows will ever be able...  THE DUBLIN UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE - Pàgina 500per HODGES SMITH - 1856Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | Charles William Gregory (shipping agent.) - 1856 - 610 pàgines
...and theirs are gentlemen's younger sons and persons of good quality. And do you think that the mean spirits of such base and mean fellows will ever be...encounter gentlemen that have honour and courage and Wild-oatrcsolution in them ? You must get men of spirit, and, take it men' not ill what I say, of a... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1857 - 574 pàgines
...'Your troops are most of them old decayed serving -men, and tapsters, and such kind of fellows ; and their troops are gentlemen's sons, younger sons, and...of quality : do you think that the spirits of such mean and base fellows will ever be able to encounter gentlemen that have honour, and courage, and resolution... | |
 | East India college - 1856 - 480 pàgines
...operation should be yet more powerful. " How can we be otherwise than beaten," said he ; " our troops are most of them old decayed serving-men, and tapsters^ and such kind of fellows, while theirs are gentlemen's sons, younger sons, and persons of quality ; but I will remedy that, I... | |
 | Temple Christian Faber - 1857 - 502 pàgines
...he began at the beginning. 'How can we be otherwise than beaten?' said he to Hampden, 'Your troops are most of them old decayed servingmen, and tapsters, and such kind of fellows ; and theirs are gentlemen's sons, younger sons, and persons of quality. But I will remedy that. I will raise... | |
 | John Langton Sanford - 1858 - 760 pàgines
...something in the work. This is very true that I tell you ; God knows I lie not. ' Your troops,' said I, ' are most of them old decayed serving-men, and tapsters,...kind of fellows ; and,' said I, ' their troops are gentleTanner MSS. (Bodleian) 63, p. 153. t Antea, pp. 87, 88. men's sons, younger sons and persons... | |
 | Oliver Cromwell - 1859 - 640 pàgines
...something in the work. This is very true that I tell you ; God knows I lie not.f " Your troops," said I, " are most of them old decayed serving-men, and tapsters,...will ever be able to encounter gentlemen, that have honor and courage and resolution in them ?" Truly I did represent to him in this manner conscientiously... | |
 | David Hume - 1859 - 234 pàgines
...parliamentary armies in the end victorious. " You" troops," said he to Hambden, according to his own account, " are most of them old, decayed serving-men and tapsters, and such kind of fellows ; the king's forces are composed of gentlemen's younger sons, and persons of good quality. And do you... | |
 | Oliver Cromwell - 1860 - 634 pàgines
...tell you ; God knows I lie not.f " Your troops," said I, " are most of them old decayed servmg-men, and tapsters, and such kind of fellows ; and," said...will ever be able to encounter gentlemen, that have honor and courage and resolution in them ?" Truly I did represent to him in this manner conscientiously... | |
 | Michael Russell - 1860 - 288 pàgines
...tell you ; God knows that I lie not. Your troops, said I, are most of them old decayed serving-- men and tapsters, and such kind of fellows ; and, said...that the spirits of such base and mean fellows will be ever able to encounter gentlemen that have honour, and courage, and resolution in them ? Truly I... | |
 | Oliver Cromwell - 1861 - 570 pàgines
...something in the work. This is very true that I tell you; God knows I lie not.** "Your troops," said I, "are most of them old "decayed serving-men, and tapsters,..."sons, younger sons and persons of quality: do you * enterprise. ** A notable clause of a sentence, this latter too ; physiognomic enough ; — and perhaps... | |
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