 are most of them old 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 think that the spirits of such base and mean fellows will ever be able...  THE DUBLIN UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE - Page 500by HODGES SMITH - 1856Full view - About this book
 | John Tulloch - Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691 - 1861 - 536 pages
...something in the work. This is very true that I tell you ; God knows I lie not. Your troops, said I, are most of them old 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 think that the spirits... | |
 | Philip Smith - 1863 - 564 pages
...made some conscience of what they did." But for the rest, he thus described them : — " Your troops are most of them 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... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - Chartism - 1864 - 506 pages
...something in the work. This is very true that I tell you ; God knows I lie not.2 " Your troops," said I, " are most " of them old decayed serving-men, and tapsters,...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 ; — and perhaps... | |
 | 1883 - 976 pages
...determined on a reform. " Your troops," said he, speaking to his superior in command, Colonel Hampden, "are most of them old, decayed serving-men, and tapsters, and such kind of fellows ; and their troops are gentlemen's sons, younger sons, and persons of qnality. Do you think that the spirits... | |
 | Oliver Cromwell - Great Britain - 1868 - 638 pages
...something in the work. This is very true that I tell you ; God knows I lie not.f " Your troops," said I, " are most of them old decayed serving-men, and tapsters,...will ever be able to encounter gentlemen, that have honor and courage and resolution in them ?" Truly I did represent to him in this manner conscientiously... | |
 | François Guizot - Great Britain - 1868 - 648 pages
...something in the work. This is very true that I tell you ; God knows I lie not. ' Your troops,' said I, ' are most of them old decayed serving-men and tapsters,...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... | |
 | Philip Smith - Great Britain - 1868 - 394 pages
...as made some conscience of what they did." But for the rest, he thus described them: 4 'Your troops are most of them 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... | |
 | Theology - 1870 - 400 pages
...troops are most of them old decayed serving men, and tapsters, and such kind of fellows ; the enemy's troops are gentlemen's sons, younger sons, and persons...of such base and mean fellows will ever be able to fight successfully with gentlemen who have honour and courage and resolution in them ? You must get... | |
 | John Richard Andrews (barrister.) - 1870 - 482 pages
...such men in as I thought had a spirit that would do something in the work. " Your troops," said I, " are most of them old decayed serving-men and tapsters, and such kind CROMWELL, HAMFDEN, AND BAXTER. 163 of fellows; and their troops are gentlemen's sons, younger sons,... | |
 | Oliver Cromwell - Essays - 1872 - 294 pages
...something in the work. This is very true that I tell you; God knows I lie not.11 "Your troops," said I, " are most of them old decayed serving-men, and tapsters,...do you think that the spirits of such base and mean fel" lows will ever be able to encounter gentlemen, that have " honour and courage and resolution in... | |
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