 I'll not hurt a hair of thy head : — •" Go," says he, lifting up the sash, and opening his hand as he spoke, to let it escape ; — " go, poor devil, get thee gone, why should I hurt thee ? This world is surely wide enough to hold both thee and me.  Life & Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman - Page 101by Laurence Sterne - 1857 - 525 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Laurence Sterne - 1780 - 336 pages
...it flew by him ; — I'll not hurt thee, fays my uncle Toby,nf\ng from his chair, and going acrofs the room, with the fly in his hand, I'll not hurt a hair of thy head : — Go, fays he, lifting up the fain, and opening his hand as he fpoke, to let it efcape; — go, poor devil,... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - 1784 - 292 pages
...it flew by him ; — -111 not hurt thee, fays my uncle Tobyt rifing from his chair, and going acrofs the room, with the fly in his hand, — I'll not hurt a hair of thy head : — Go, fays he, lifting up the fafti, and opening his hand as he fpoke, to let it efcape ; — go, poor devil... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English prose literature - 1797 - 516 pages
...it flew by him ;— I'll not hurt thce, fays my uncle Toby, riiing from his chair, and going acrofs the room, with the fly in his hand. — I'll not hurt a hair of thy head : — Go, fays he, lifting up the fafh, and opening his hand as he (poke, to let itefcape; — go poor devil,—... | |
 | 1797 - 522 pages
...it flew by him ;— I'll not hurt t'nce, fays my uncle Toby, rifing from his chair, and going acrofs the room, with the fly in his hand.— I'll not hurt a hair of thy head: — Go, fays he, lifting up the fafli, and opening his hand as he fpoke, to let itefcape; — go poor devil,... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - Clergy - 1803 - 540 pages
...it flew by him ; — I'll not hurt thee, lay* my uncle Tobv, riling from his chair, and going acrofs the room, with the fly in his hand, I'll not hurt a hair of thy head : — Go, fays he, lifting up the fafh, and opening his band as he fpoke, to let it efcape; — go, poor devil,... | |
 | Readers - 1803 - 250 pages
...it flew by him ;—I'll not faurt thee, fays my uncle Toby, rifing from his chair, and going acrofs the room, with the fly in his hand,— I'll not hurt a hair of thy head :—Go, fays he, lifting up the fafh, and opening his hand as he fpoke, to let it efcape ;—go, poor devil,... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - English literature - 1804 - 374 pages
...I'll not hurt thee, says my uncle Toby, rising from his chair, and going across the room, with thefiy in his hand, I'll not hurt a hair of thy head :....Go, says he, lifting up the'sash, and opening his hand as he spoke, to Itt it escape ; go, poor devil, get thee gone, why should... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 310 pages
...caught at last, as it flew by him : — 'I'll not hurt thee,' says my uncle Toby, rising from his chair, and going across the room, with the fly in his hand...hurt a hair of thy head : — Go,' says he, lifting lip the sash, ami opening his hand as he spoko, to vol. u. M, let it escape ; — ' go, poor devil,... | |
 | Abner Alden - English language - 1814 - 222 pages
...caught at last as it flew by him — I'll not hurt thee — says my uncle Toby, rising from his chair, and going across the room with the fly in his hand...his hand as he spoke to let it escape — go, poor insect, get thee gone ; why should I hurt thee ? — This world is surely wide enough to hold both... | |
 | William Scott - Elocution - 1814 - 424 pages
...caught at last as it flew by him — I'll not hurt thee — says my uncle Toby, rising from his chair, and going across the room with the fly in his hand—...Go, says he, lifting up the sash, and opening his ivand as he spoke, to let it escape — go* poor livvii ; get tut-e gone ; Why should I hurt thee J—... | |
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