 | William Tait, Christian Isobel Johnstone - 1846 - 828 pages
...the Loug Parliament is dissolved! "'It's you that have forced me to this,'" exclaims my Lord General: "'I have sought the Lord night and day, that he would rather slay me than put nie upon the doing of this work.' " And so all was over, and the door locked, — not even "n dog barkiii";... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - Great Britain - 1836 - 512 pages
...members, by name, with their vices. "It is you," continued he, " that have forced me upon this. 11. I have sought the Lord night and 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 all the... | |
 | 708 pages
...Parliament is dissolved ! " ' It's you that have forced me to this,'" exclaims my Lord General : "' I have ' sought the Lord night and day, that he would rather slay me than 'put me upon the doing of this work.'" 'At their going out, some say the Lord General said to young Sir Harry Vane,... | |
 | Charles Henry Parry - Constitutional history - 1839 - 726 pages
...Glutton: Thou an Extortioner. AVhat shall we do with this Bauble? Here, take it away. It is you who have forced me upon this. I have sought the Lord,...would rather slay me than put me upon this work." (Commanding the Soldiers to clear the Hall, he goes out last himself, ana ordering the Doors to be... | |
 | William Russell - Europe - 1839 - 620 pages
...have forced me to proceed thus (1) BnrcbcTi JVa»«J History. Campbell'* Lnu of Ou JUmirilt, vol. 0. 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,... | |
 | Great Britain - 1839 - 466 pages
...a juggler, and have not so much as common honesty." * "I have been forced to this," he continued. " I have sought the Lord, night and day, that he would rather slay me, than put me upon the doing of this work. But now begone. You are no parliament. I say, you are no parliament ! I '11... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1840 - 476 pages
...Lord deliver me from Sir Harry Vane !" Then turning to the other gentlemen, he said, " It is you thai have forced me upon this. I have sought the Lord night...would rather slay me than put me upon this work!" Then pointing to the mace, " Take away," said he, " that bauble." After which, turning out all the... | |
 | Charles Knight - London (England) - 1841 - 918 pages
...there were present between eighty and a hundred, exclaimed, " It's you that have 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." Here Alderman Allen would have persuaded him to proceed no further, telling... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1844 - 542 pages
...members, by name, with their vices. " It is you," continued he, " that have forced me upon this. ii. 1 have sought the Lord night and day, that he would rather slay me than put me upon this work." — Then pointing to the mace — " Take Sir Harry Vane, away," cried he, " that bauble." After which,... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - Europe - 1844 - 332 pages
...Cromwell, again addressing the members, said, " It is you that forced me to this ; for I have besought the Lord, night and day, that he would rather slay me than put me upon the doing of this work." He then seized the papers, turned the members out of the house, and locked... | |
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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. 
