 | Richard S. Sylvester, Davis P. Harding - Biography & Autobiography - 1962 - 284 pages
...turned to the executioner and with a cheerful countenance spake thus to him: "Pluck up thy spirits, man, and be not afraid to do thine office. My neck is very short. Take heed therefore thou strike not awry, for saving of thine honesty." So passed Sir Thomas... | |
 | Niloufer Harben - Drama - 1988 - 302 pages
...scaffold, he embraced the executioner and then addressed the following words to him: Pluck up thy spirits, man, and be not afraid to do thine office; my neck is very short, take heed therefore thou strike not awry, for saving of thine honesty.41 It is highly revealing... | |
 | Jeanie Watson, Philip McM. Pittman - English literature - 1989 - 308 pages
...for my coming down, let me shift for myself." And to his executioner he said, "Pluck up thy spirits, man, and be not afraid to do thine office. My neck is very short, Take heed therefore thou strike not awry, for saving of thine honesty [reputation]. "30 These... | |
 | Virginia Sloyan - Christian poetry - 1990 - 172 pages
...he turned to the executioner, and with a cheerful countenance spake unto him. "Pluck up thy spirits, man, and be not afraid to do thine office, my neck is very short. Take heed therefore thou shoot not awry for saving thine honesty." So passed Sir Thomas More... | |
 | Connie Robertson - Reference - 1998 - 686 pages
...and that a very severe one. MORE Sir Thomas 1478-1535 7878 (to his executloner) Pluck up thy spirits, 1 short; take heed therefore thou strike not awry, for saving of thine honesty. 7879 (to his executloner,... | |
 | Andre Bernard, Clifton Fadiman - Reference - 2000 - 808 pages
...ended, he turned to the executioner, and with a cheerful countenance, said, 'Pluck up thy spirits, man, and be not afraid to do thine office. My neck is very short, take heed therefore thou strike not awry for saving thine honesty.' Then laying his head upon... | |
 | Niccolo Machiavelli, Thomas More, Martin Luther - Philosophy - 2005 - 405 pages
...turned to the executioner, and with a cheerful countenance spake unto him. " Pluck up thy spirits, man, and be not afraid to do thine office, my neck is very short. Take heed therefore thou shoot not awry for saving thine honesty." So passed Sir Thomas More... | |
 | 1767 - 1020 pages
...fee me i"afe up ; and for my coming down, let me Ihift for myfelf." After his prayers were end»d, he turned to the executioner, and faid with a chearful...Pluck up thy fpirits, man, and be not afraid to do ihine office. My neck is very Short ; take heed, therefore, thou ftrike not awry for thine own credit's... | |
 | 1877 - 780 pages
...turned to the executioner, with a cheerful countenance, and said to IÌITTÌ ; " Pluck up thy spirits, man, and be not afraid to do thine office ; my neck is very short : take heed, therefore, thou strike not awry, for saving of thine honesty." His head was fixed... | |
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Pluck up thy spirits, man, and be not afraid to do thine office. My neck is very short. Take heed therefore thou strike not awry, for saving of thine honesty. 
