 | Thomas Cromwell - 1822 - 588 pages
...their (the King's) troops are gentlemen's sons, younger sons, and persons of quality : —do you think the spirits of such base and mean fellows will be...honour, and courage, and resolution in them? Truly, I did tell him, you must get men of a spirit — of a spirit that will go on as far as gentlemen will... | |
 | William Godwin - 1828
...decayed servingmen, and tapsters, and such kind of fellows ; and, said I, their troops are gentlemen's sons, younger sons, and persons of quality. Do you...gentlemen, that have honour and courage and resolution to back them ? Truly I presented to him this matter conscientiously, and I did tell him, You must get... | |
![The history of Huntingdon, from the earliest to the present times [signed R.C.].](http://bks0.books.google.co.nz/books?id=gQwHAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=5&edge=curl "The history of Huntingdon, from the earliest to the present times [signed R.C.].") | Robert Carruthers - 1824
...of fellows ;• ami the King's troops are gentlemen's sons and persons of quality : — do you think the spirits of such base and mean fellows will be...have honour, and courage, and resolution in them? You must get men of a spirit that is likely to go on as far as gentlemen's will go, or else you will... | |
 | Robert Carruthers - 1824 - 338 pages
...kind of fellows ; and the King's troops are gentlemen's sons and persons of quality : — do you think the spirits of such base and mean fellows will be...have honour, .and courage, and resolution in them ? You must get men of a spirit that is likely to go on as far as gentlemen's will go, or else you will... | |
 | Thomas Burton, Guibon Goddard, Great Britain. Parliament, 1640-1660 - 1828
...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...resolution in them. Truly, I presented him in this manner conscientiously, and truly I did tell him, you must get men of a spirit, and take it not ill what I... | |
 | Thomas Burton, Guibon Goddard - Biography & Autobiography - 1828
...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...resolution in them. Truly, I presented him in this manner conscientiously, and truly I did tell him, you must get men of a spirit, and take it not ill what I... | |
 | George Ramsay - 1828 - 636 pages
...SODS, and persons of quality. Do you think that the spirit of such base and mean fellows will ever be able to encounter gentlemen that have honour, and...courage. and resolution in them ? Truly I presented him hi this manner ; conscientiously and truly I did tell him, you must get men of spirit, and, take it... | |
 | David Hume, Tobias George Smollett, William Jones, Chiswick Press - 1828
...good quality. And do you think that the mean spirits of such base and low fellows as ours will ever be able to encounter gentlemen, that have honour and courage and resolution in them? You must get men of spirit, and take it not ill that I say, of a spirit that is likely to go as far... | |
 | Constable and co, ltd - 1829
...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...honour, and courage, and resolution in them ? Truly I prescribed him in this manner conscientiously, and truly I did tell him you must get men of a spirit,... | |
 | Michael Russell - 1829
...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 leHows will be ever able to encounter gentlemen that have honour, and courage, and resolution in them... | |
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I did tell him, you must get men of a spirit. And take it not ill what I say, (I know you will not,) of a spirit that is likely to go on as far as gentlemen will go, or else I am sure you will be beaten still ; I told him so, I did truly. 
