| James Plumptre - English drama - 1812 - 480 pages
...tell you a truth which " perchance you will marvel at. One of the greatest bene" fits that God ever gave me is, that he sent me so sharp " and severe...and so gentle a schoolmaster; for, " when I am in the presence of father or mother, " whether I speak, keep silence, sit, stand, or go, 4' eat, drink,... | |
| Elegant extracts - 1812 - 316 pages
...tell you, and tell you a troth, which perchance je 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 schoohuaster. For, when I am in presence either of father or mother, whether I speak, keep silence,... | |
| Biography - 1814 - 510 pages
...the Platonic language and philosophy, she made the following very remarkable reply : " I will tell you, and I will tell you a truth, which perchance...severe parents, and so gentle a schoolmaster. For At this juncture he was going to London in order to attend sir Richard Morrison on his embassy to the... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1814 - 516 pages
...the Platonic language and philosophy, she made the following very remarkable reply : " I will tell you, and I will tell you a truth, which perchance...sent me so sharp and severe parents, and so gentle % schoolmaster. For when I am in presence either of father or mother, whether I speak, keep silence,... | |
| Thomas Bayly Howell - Trials - 1816 - 784 pages
...tell you a truth, which perchance you will marvel at. One of the greatest benefits, that ever Godi gave me, is, that he sent me so sharp and severe parents,...schoolmaster. For, when I am in presence either of rather or mother, whether I speak, keep silence, sh, stand, or go ; eat, drink, he merry., or sad ;... | |
| Trials - 1816 - 788 pages
...ever God gave me, is, that he sent me so sharp and severe parents, and so gentle a schoolmaster. Vor, when I am in presence either of father or mother, whether I speak, keep silence, sit, stand, or go ; cat, drink, be merry;, or sad ; be .v!,y lull a sacrifice to their ambition ; as ¡ sowing, playing,... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1812 - 544 pages
...perchance, you will marvel at. One of the greatest benefits which ever God gave me, is that he sent so sharp and severe parents, and so gentle a schoolmaster. For when I am in presence cither of father or mother, whether I speak, keep silence, sit, stand, or go ; eat, drink, be merry... | |
| Lucy Aikin - Great Britain - 1818 - 516 pages
...she, '« and tell you a truth, which perchance you will marvel at. One of the greatest benefits that ever God gave me is, that he sent me so sharp and...mother, whether I speak, keep silence, sit, stand, or go ; eafe, drink, be merry or sad ; be sewing, playing, dancing» «tr doing any thing else, I must do... | |
| Lucy Aikin - Courts and courtiers - 1821 - 434 pages
...she, " and tell you a truth, which perchance you will marvel at. One of the greatest benefits that ever God gave me is, that he sent me so sharp and...am in presence either of father or mother, whether 1 speak, keep silence, sit, stand, or go ; eat, drink, be merry or sad ; be sewing, playing, dancing,... | |
| 1821 - 506 pages
...quoth she, 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...parents, and so gentle a schoolmaster ; for when I am in the presence either of father or mother, whether I speak, keep silence, sit, stand, or go, eat, drink,... | |
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