...something in the work. This is very true that I tell you; God knows I lie not.11 "Your troops/' said I, " are most of them old decayed serving-men, and tapsters,...do you think that the spirits of such base and mean fel" lows will ever be able to encounter gentlemen, that have " honour and courage and resolution in...

...made some conscience of what they did." But for the rest, he thus described them : — " Yonr 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...

...the Parliament. Even Hampden's men were not to his mind. " Your troops," he said to his kinsman, " are most of them old, decayed serving-men and tapsters, and such kind of fellows. You must get men of spirit, and take it not ill that I say, of a spirit that is likely to go as far...

...I did indeed. . . . . ' Your troops,' said I to Hampden, '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 honor, and courage, and .resolution in them. .... ?...

...you expect," said Cromwell ; "3"our troops are most of them old, decayed serving-men and tapsters. Do you think that the spirits of such base and mean fellows will be ever able to encounter gentlemen that have honor and courage and resolution in them ? I will raise...

...that I tell you ; God knows I lie not. Your troops, said I, are most of them old decayed serving men, tapsters, and such kind of fellows ; and, said I, their troops are gentlemen's sons, and persons of quality. Do you think that the spirits of such base and mean fellows will ever be able...

...that I tell you ; God knows I lie not. Your troops, said I, are most of them old decayed serving men, tapsters, and such kind of fellows ; and, said I, their troops are gentlemen's sons, and persons of quality. Do you think that the spirits of such base and mean fellows will ever be able...

...that I tell you ; God knows I lie not. Your troops, said I, are most of them old decayed serving men, tapsters, and such kind of fellows ; and, said I, their troops are geutlemen's sons, and persons of quality. Do you think that the spirits of such base and mean fellows...

...worthy friend, a very noble person, Mr. John Hampdcn, and he thus spake to him : — ' 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: INFLUENCE OF THE PURITANS....

...great soldier are worth remembering upon this subject. " Your troops," said Cromwell to Hampden, " are, most of them, old, decayed serving-men and tapsters, and such kind of fellows. You must get men who have the fear of God before them, and some conscience of what they do ; else you...