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" I have sought the Lord night and day, that He would rather slay me than put me upon the doing of this work. "
The History of England, from the Invasion of Julius Cæsar to the Revolution ... - Page 219
by David Hume - 1807
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The History of England, from the Earliest Times to the Death of George II.

Oliver Goldsmith - Great Britain - 1800 - 452 pages
...art a drunkard ; and to a fourth* thou art a glutton. " It is you," continued he to the members, " that have forced me upon this* '" I have 'sought the...would rather slay me than put me upon this " work." Then pointing to the mace, " Take " away," cried he, " that bauble." After which^ turning out all the...
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The History of Modern Europe: With an Account of the Decline and ..., Volume 3

William Russell - Europe - 1802 - 542 pages
...is you,'' subjoined he, addressing himself to the members, " that have " forced me to proceed thus. I have sought the Lord night " and day, that he would rather slay me than put me upon " this work !'' And having previously commanded the soldiers to clear the house, he ordered the door to be locked,...
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An Abridgement of the History of England: From the Invasion of Julius Caesar ...

Oliver Goldsmith - Great Britain - 1806 - 346 pages
...thou art a drunkard; to a fourth, thou art a glutton. ' It is you,' continued he to the members, ' that have forced ' me upon this. I have sought the...would rather slay me than put me upon this work.' Then pointing to the mace, ' Take away,' cried he, ' that bauble.' / After which, turning- out all...
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An Abridgement of the History of England: From the Invasion of Julius Caesar ...

Oliver Goldsmith - Great Britain - 1808 - 342 pages
...Thou art a drunkard ; to a fourth, Thou art a glutton. " It is you," continued he to the members, " that have forced me upon this. I have sought the Lord...would rather slay me, than put me upon this work." Then pointing to the mace ; " Take away," cried he, " that bauble." After which, turning out all the...
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The Beauties of England and Wales: Or, Delineations ..., Volume 7, Part 1

John Britton - Architecture - 1808 - 882 pages
...174. t Dugdale, p. 405. J Ibid. § Lndlow, Ihid. || Duijdale, Ibid. IT Ibid. forced me to this ; for I have sought the Lord night and day, that he would rather slay me, than put me upon the doing of this work.' Then lie bid one of the soldiers to ' Take away that Fool's bauble,' the Mace...
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A Topographical and Historical Description of the County of Huntingdon ...

Edward Wedlake Brayley - Huntingdonshire (England) - 1808 - 290 pages
...174. f Dugdale, p. 405. J Ibid. § Ludlow, Ibid. || Dugdale, Ibid. y Ibid, forced me to this ; for I have sought the Lord night and day, that he would rather slay me, than put me upon the doing of this work.' Then he bid one of the soldiers to ' Take away that Fool's bauble,' the Mace...
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Beauties of History; Or, Pictures of Virtue and Vice

L. M. Stretch - 1808 - 316 pages
...turning to the members, " It is you," added he, •' that have forced me upon this. I have prayed to th« Lord night and day, that he would rather slay me than put me upon this work." Having said this, he turned out all the members one by one, locked the doors himself, and carried away the...
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An abridgment of The history of England, continued to 1810

Oliver Goldsmith - 1810 - 386 pages
...art a drunkard;" to a fourth, " Thou art a glutton. — It is you," continued he to the members, " that have forced me upon this. I have sought the Lord...would rather slay me than put me upon this work." Then pointing to the mace; " Take away," cried he, " that bauble." After which, turning out all the...
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The History of England: From the Earliest Times to the Death of ..., Volume 3

Oliver Goldsmith - 1810 - 340 pages
...you, continued he to the members, that " have forced me upon this. 1 have sought the " Lord nightand day that he would rather slay " me than put me upon this work." Then pointing to the mace, " Take away, cried he, that " bauble." After which, turning out ail the...
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Hudibras: Poem, Volume 1

Samuel Butler - English poetry - 1812 - 876 pages
...an adulterer; a third is a drunkard ; and the fourth as an extortioner. " It is you (added he) ih.it have forced me upon this. I have sought the Lord night...he would rather slay me than put me upon this work. Pointing to the mace, he bade a soldier " Take away this bauble." Then he turned out all the members,...
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