 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
 | Henry Budd - 1827 - 1150 pages
...silence, sit, stand, or go, eate, drinke ,be merie, or sad, be sowyng, playing, dancing, or doing anie thing else, I must do it, as it were, in such weight, measure, and number, even so perfitelie as God made the world, or else I am so sharplie taunted, so cruelie threatened, yea presentlie,... | |
 | Henry Budd - 1827 - 542 pages
...stand, or go, eate, drinke ,be merie, or sad, be sowyng, playing, dancing, or doing anie thing else, 1 must do it, as it were, in such weight, measure, and number, even so perfitelie as God made the world, or else I am so sharplie taunted, so cruelie threatened, yea presentlie,... | |
 | Mary Roberts - 1829 - 414 pages
...will marvel at. One of the greatest benefits which 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, whether I speak, keep silence, sit, stand or go, eat, drink, be merry or... | |
 | Edward VI (King of England), Queen Catharine Parr (consort of Henry VIII, King of England), Anne Askew, Lady Jane Grey - 1831 - 504 pages
...will marvel at. One of the greatest benefits which ever God gave me is, that he sent me such sharp and severe parents, and so gentle a schoolmaster. For...sewing, playing, dancing, or doing any thing else, I am so sharply taunted, so cruelly threatened, yea, presently sometimes with pinches, nips, and bobs,... | |
 | 1840 - 676 pages
...ye will marvel at. One of the greatest benefits that ever God gave me is that he sent so sharp and severe parents and so gentle a schoolmaster. For when I am in presence of either father or mother, whether I speak, keep silence, sit, stand, or go ; eat, drink, be merry... | |
 | Hartley Coleridge - 1833 - 764 pages
...perchance ye may marvel at. One of the greatest benefits God ever gave me, is, that he sent me so sharp and severe parents, and so gentle a schoolmaster. For...in presence either of father or mother, whether I spcak, keep silence, sit, stand, or go, eat, drink, be merry or sad, be sewing, playing, dancing, or... | |
 | 1833 - 682 pages
...or go ; whether I eat, drink, bo merry, or sad ; whether I bo sewing, playing, dancing, or anything else, I must do it as it were, in such weight, measure and number; oven so perfectly tie God made the world; or el«e, I am ю sharply taunted, mi cruelly threatened,... | |
 | Edward Wedlake Brayley - 1834 - 432 pages
...euer God g'aue me, is, that hee sente so sharpe and scuerc parentes, and so gentle a scholemaster. For when I am in presence either of father or mother, whether I speake, keepe silence, sit, stand, or go, eate, drinke, be mery, or sad, bee swoing, playing, dauncing,... | |
 | Edward Wedlake Brayley - 1834 - 428 pages
...that euer God gaue me, is, that hee sente so sharpe and seuere parentes, and so gentle a scholemaster. For when I am in presence either of father or mother, whether I speake, keepe silence, sit, stand, or go, eatc, drinke, be mery, or sad, bee swoing, playing, dauncing,... | |
 | Editor of The family manual and servant's guide - 1835 - 412 pages
...she replied: " 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...be merry, or sad, be sewing, playing, dancing, or anything else, I must do it so perfectly as God made the world, or else I am so sharply taunted, so... | |
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