| David Hume, Tobias Smollett, William Jones - 1828 - 444 Seiten
...Here take it away. It is you," said he, addressing himself to the house, " that have forced me upon this. I have sought the Lord night and day, that he would rather slay me than put me upon this work." Having commanded the soldiers to clear the hall, he himself went out the last, and ordering... | |
| Edward Wedlake Brayley - 1828 - 448 Seiten
...in number between eighty and a hundred, said to them, 'It is you that have forced me to this ; for I have sought the Lord night and day, that he would rather slay me, than put me npon the doing of this work.' Then he bid one of the Soldiers to "Takeaway that Foof sbauble," the... | |
| Mrs. Markham - 1829 - 474 Seiten
...you ; he has chosen other instruments for carrying on his work." " It is you that have forced me upon this. I have sought the Lord night and day, that he would rather slay me than put me upon this work." He staid till the hall was empty ; then ordering the doors to be locked, he put the keys... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1831 - 542 Seiten
...members, by name, with their vices. " It is you," continued he, " that have forced me upon this. 1 1 . I have sought the Lord night and day, that he would rather slay me than put me upon this work." — Then pointing to the mace, " Take away," cried he, " that bauble." After which, turning... | |
| William Tait, Christian Isobel Johnstone - 1846 - 828 Seiten
...the Loug Parliament is dissolved! "'It's you that have forced me to this,'" exclaims my Lord General: "'I have sought the Lord night and day, that he would rather slay me than put nie upon the doing of this work.' " And so all was over, and the door locked, — not even "n dog barkiii";... | |
| Charles I (King of England) - 1832 - 372 Seiten
...He told them, " It is you that have forced me to this ; for I have sought the Lord, day and night, that he would rather slay me than put me upon the doing of this work." As the members withdrew, Allen, an alderman of London, ventured to say that it was not yet too late... | |
| 1832 - 374 Seiten
...He told them, " It is you that have forced me to this ; for I have sought the Lord, day and night, that he would rather slay me than put me upon the doing of this work." As the members withdrew, Allen, an alderman of London, ventured to say that it was not yet too late... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1836 - 512 Seiten
...members, by name, with their vices. "It is you," continued he, " that have forced me upon this. 11. I have sought the Lord night and day, that he would rather slay me than put me upon this work." Then pointing to the mace, " Take away," cried he, " that bauble." After which, turning... | |
| 708 Seiten
...Parliament is dissolved ! " ' It's you that have forced me to this,'" exclaims my Lord General : "' I have ' sought the Lord night and day, that he would...slay me than 'put me upon the doing of this work.'" 'At their going out, some say the Lord General said to young Sir Harry Vane, calling him by his name,... | |
| 1839 - 466 Seiten
...a juggler, and have not so much as common honesty." * "I have been forced to this," he continued. " I have sought the Lord, night and day, that he would...You are no parliament. I say, you are no parliament ! I '11 put an end to your sitting. Begone ! Give way to honester men."t Stamping his foot, as he spoke... | |
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