and tell you a truth which, perchance, ye will marvel at. One of the greatest benefits that ever God gave me is that He sent me so sharp and severe parents and so gentle a schoolmaster. For when I am in presence either of father or mother, whether I speak,... AN ENGLISH PROSE MISCELLANY - Page 87by JOHN MASEFIELD - 1907Full view - About this book
| 1822 - 734 pages
...that ever God gave me, ш, that he sent me so sharp and severe parents, and so gentle a scholemaster. For when I am in presence either of father or mother,...it were, in such weight, measure, and number, even se perfectly, as God made the world ; or else I am so sharply taunted, so cruelly threatened; yea,... | |
| Francis Charles Laird - 1822 - 414 pages
...of the greatest benefits that ever God gave me is, that he sent me so sharp and severe parents, arid so gentle a schoolmaster; for, when I am in presence...silence, sit, stand, or go, eat, drink, be merry, or said, be sewing, playing, dancing, or doing any thing else, I must do it, as it were, in such weight,... | |
| William Godwin - 1824 - 136 pages
...ever God gave me, is that he sent me so sharp and severe parents, and so gentle a schoolmaster. Foe, when I am in presence either of father or mother,...be merry, or sad, be sewing, playing, dancing, or c doing any thing else, I must do it, as it were, in such weight, measure and number, even so perfectly... | |
| Mrs. Inchbald - 1824 - 404 pages
...am in the presence of either my father or mother, whether I speak, keep silence, sit, stand, ergo; eat, drink, be merry or sad ; be sewing, playing,...doing any thing else, I must do it, as it were, in snch weight, measure, and number, even so perfectly as God made the world ; or else I am so sharply... | |
| 1825 - 710 pages
...sharp and severe parents, and so gentle a schuohnastiT, for when I am in presence eitlier of fa- , ther or mother, whether I speak, keep silence, sit, stand,...it were, in such weight, measure, and number, even •o perfectly as God made the world : or elso I am so sharply taunted, so cruelly threatened, yea,... | |
| William Hone - 1825 - 842 pages
...pleasures in very deed, be but trifles and that ever God gave me, is, that he sent me so sharp and severe parents, and so gentle a schoolmaster. For...stand, or go, eat, drink, be merry, or sad, be sewing, troubles unto me.' " Surely this innocent creature's confession, that she was won to the love of learning... | |
| 1825 - 724 pages
...will marvel at. One of the greatest benefit* that ever God gave me ie, that he sent me so aharp and severe parents, and so gentle a schoolmaster, for...speak, keep silence, sit, stand, or go, eat, drink, be merrj, or sad, be sewing, playing, dancing, or doing any thing else, I must do it, aa it wot, in such... | |
| Henry Kett - 1825 - 298 pages
...will marvel at. One of the greatest benefits that ever God gave me is, that he sent me so sharp and severe parents, and so gentle a schoolmaster. For when I am in presence of either father or mother, whatever I do, be it sewing, playing, dancing, or doing any thing else,... | |
| William Hone - 1826 - 892 pages
...will marvel at. One of the greatest benefits that ever God gave me, i*, that he sent me so sharp and severe parents, and so gentle a schoolmaster. For when I am in pretence either of father or mother, whether I ¿peak, keep silence, sit, stand, or go, eat, drink,... | |
| William Hone - 1868 - 846 pages
...will marvel at. One of the greatest benefits that ever God gave me, is, that he sent me so sharp and severe parents, and so gentle a schoolmaster. For when I am in pretence either of father or mother, whether so without measure misordereil, tliat think myself in... | |
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