 | David Hume, Edward Farr, Tobias George Smollett - 1859
...good quality. And do you think that the mean spirits of such base and low fellows as ours will ever he able to encounter gentlemen that have honour and courage and resolution in them I Yon must get men of spirit, and take it not ill that I say, of a spirit that is likely to go as far... | |
 | Michael Russell - 1860
...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,... | |
 | John Tulloch - Literary Criticism - 1861 - 488 pages
...decayed servingmen and tapsters, and such kind of fellows, and, said I, these troops are gentlemen's sons, younger sons, and persons of quality ; do you...honour and courage and resolution in them ? Truly I did tell him, you must get men of spirit." Hampden admitted the excellence of the notion, but deemed... | |
 | Oliver Cromwell - Biography & Autobiography - 1861
...affirmation , must be borne in mind. "think that the spirits of such base and mean fellows "will eyer be able to encounter gentlemen, that have " honour , and Courage and resolution in them?" Truly I did represent \o him in this manner conscientiously ; and truly I did tell him: "You must get men of... | |
 | Philip Smith - 1863
...old decayed serving-men, and tapsters, and such kind of fellows ; and their troops are gentlemen's sons, younger sons and persons of quality : do you think that the spirits of such mean and base fellows will ever be able to encounter gentlemen that have honour and courage and resolution... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1864
...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...that the " spirits of such base and mean fellows will ever be able to 1 enterprise. 8 A notable clause of a sentence, this latter too ; physiognomic enough... | |
 | David Hume - 1864
...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... | |
 | ...such kind of fellows ; and their troops are gentlemen's sons, younger sons, and persons of qnality. Do you think that the spirits of such base and mean fellows will ever be able to encounter gentlemen that have honour and courage and resolution in them ? You must... | |
 | Oliver Cromwell - 1868
...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...that the spirits of such base and mean fellows will ever be able to encounter gentlemen, that have honor and courage and resolution in them ?" Truly I... | |
 | WILLIAM SMITH, LL.D. - 1868
...old decayed serving-men, and tapsters, and such kind of fellows ; and their troops are gentlemen's sons, younger sons and persons of quality : do you think that the spirits of. such mean and base fellows will ever be able to encounter gentlemen that have honor and courage and resolution... | |
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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. 
