 | William Barker Daniel - Falconry - 1813 - 568 pages
...is over, and all the rest are happy, that they have escaped." — there's the Road to Love, strewed with Roses — to Matrimony, through Nettles — to...Prison, through the Law — and to the Undertaker's, through Physic." " Have you any road to Preferment?" said the ENGLISHMAN. " Yes, but that is the dirtiest... | |
 | C. Gough - 1853 - 428 pages
...you do not import some of them to England." " Stay let me see — there's the road to love, strewed with roses — to matrimony, through nettles — to...camp — to prison, through the law — and to the undertakers, through the physic." " Have you anyroad to preferment," said the Englishman. " Yes, but... | |
 | Irish bubble and squeak - 1854 - 170 pages
...I wonder you do not import some of them into England ; let me see, there's the road to love strewed with roses ; to matrimony through nettles ; to honour...to prison through the law ; and to the undertaker's through physic.' ' Have you any road to preferment ?' said the Englishman. ' Yes, faith, we have, but... | |
 | John Diprose - 1854 - 152 pages
...I wonder you do not import some of them into England. Let me see, there's the road to love, strewed with roses ; to matrimony, through nettles ; to honour,...the camp ; to prison, through the law; and to the undertakers, through physic." — "Have you any road to preferment?" said the Englishman. " Yes, faith,... | |
 | 1887 - 620 pages
...Let me see — there's the road to love, strewed with roses; to matrimony, through nettles; to honor, through the camp; to prison, through the law; and to the undertaker's,' through physic." — "Have you any road to preferment?" asked the Englishman. ''Yes, faith, we have;... | |
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Englishman having asked a son of Erin if the roads in Ireland were good, Pat replied, " Yes, they are so fine that I wonder you do not import some of them into England. Let me see, there's the road to love, strewed with roses ; to matrimony, through nettles... 