 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 - Página 500por HODGES SMITH - 1856Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray (IV), Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - 1821 - 596 páginas
...that I tell you, God knows I lie not. Your troops, said I, are most of them old decayed serving men, and tapsters, and such kind of fellows ; and said...spirits of such base and mean fellows will ever be enabled to encounter gentlemen that have honour and courage, and resolution in them ? Truly, I presented... | |
 | Thomas Cromwell - 1822 - 622 páginas
...every hand,' he tells them that he suggested to that patriot the remedy: — ' Your troops, said I, are most of them old decayed serving-men, and tapsters, and such kind of fellows; and, said I, their (the King's) troops are gentlemen's sons, younger sons, and persons of quality : —do you think the... | |
 | William Godwin - 1828 - 642 páginas
...bringing such men in, as I thought had a spirit that would do something in the work. Your troops, said I, are most of them old decayed servingmen, and tapsters,...that the spirits of such base and mean fellows will be ever able to encounter gentlemen, that have honour and courage and resolution to back them ? Truly... | |
 | David Hume - 1825 - 514 páginas
...parliamentary armies in the end victorious. " Your troops (said he to Hambden, according to his own account)" are most of them old decayed servingmen 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... | |
 | Thomas Burton - 1828 - 562 páginas
...that I tell you ; God knows 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,... | |
 | Thomas Burton - 1828 - 574 páginas
...that I tell you ; God knows 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,... | |
 | Constable and co, ltd - 1829 - 686 páginas
...something in the work : this is very true that I tell you, God knows that I lie not. Your troops, said I, are most of them old decayed serving-men and tapsters,...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... | |
 | Michael Russell - 1829 - 338 páginas
...something in the work : this is very true that I tell you, God knows that I lie not. 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 leHows will be ever able to encounter gentlemen that have honour, and courage, and resolution in them... | |
 | William Tait, Christian Isobel Johnstone - 1846 - 828 páginas
...soon discovered the 1 cause of their inferiority as soldiers. " Your troops," said he to Hampden, " 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... | |
 | Michael Russell - 1833 - 282 páginas
...something in the work : this is very true that I tell you ; God knows that I lie not. Your troops, said I, are most of them old decayed servingmen and tapsters,...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... | |
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