...something in the work. This is very true that I tell you ; God knows I lie not.2 " Your troops," said I, " are most of them " old decayed serving-men, and tapsters,...sons, younger sons and persons of quality : do you 1 enterprise. * A notable clause of a sentence, this latter too ;'physiognomic enough ; — and perhaps...

...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...that the spirits of such base and mean fellows will be ever able » He states himself to have contributed to this service between £1100 and £1200. Carlyle,...

...of adequate support from those who ought to aid him, and says to Hampden, yet living, " 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 persons of quality ; do you think that the spirits...

...before or since. " How can we be otherwise than beaten ?" said he to Hampden. " Your troops are many 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...

...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,...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...

...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,...of quality : do you think that the spirits of such mean and base fellows will ever be able to encounter gentlemen, that have honor, and courage, and resolution...

...parliamentary armies in the end victorious. ' Your 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 vounger sons, and persons of good quality : and do...

...one day on this inferiority of their troops: "How can it be otherwise?" said Cromwell ; " our troops, are most of them old decayed serving-men and tapsters, and such kind of fellows ; their troops are gentlemen's sons, younger sons, and persons of quality. Do you think that the spirits...

...one day on this inferiority of their troops: "How can it be otherwise?" said Cromwell ; " our troops are most of them old decayed serving-men and tapsters, and such kind of fellows ; their troops are gentlemen's sons, younger sons, and persons of quality. Do you think that the spirits...

...such men for his soldiers, and compared them with those of the king's army. "Your troops," said he, " are most of them old decayed serving-men and tapsters, and such kind of fellows ; and theirs are gentlemen's younger sons, and persons of good quality. And do you think that the mean spirits...