 will you knock out the French sentry's brains?' 'I don't care,' says I, striving to keep myself awake, ' if I lend a hand.' ' Then follow me,' says he, ' and I hope we shall do business.  Essays - Page 219by Oliver Goldsmith - 1765 - 236 pagesFull view - About this book
 | English instructor - English literature - 1801 - 272 pages
...in a jail ; but for my part, it was nothing to me , for I was seasoned. One night , as I was asleep on the bed of boards, with a warm blanket about me...I always loved to lie well , I was awakened by the boatswain , who had a dark lantern in his hand : « Jack , » says he to me , « will you knock out... | |
 | History - 1803 - 582 pages
...not uled to live in a jail; but, for my part, it was nothing to me, for I was fl-afoned. One niijhr, as I was fleeping on the bed of boards, with a warm blanket about me, (for I always loved to lie weil) I was awakened by the boat Twain, who had a dark lanthom in hi* hand : " Jack," fays he to me,... | |
 | English literature - 1804 - 242 pages
...for my own part it was nothing " to me, for I was seasoned. One night, however, " as I was sleeping on the bed of boards, with a " warm blanket about me, (for I always loved to lie " well) I was awaked by the boatswain, who had a " a dark lantern in his hand." ' Jack," says he to " me, ' will... | |
 | Solomon Hodgson - Conduct of life - 1806 - 362 pages
...in a jail ; but, for my part, it was nothing to me, for I was fcafoned. One night, as I was afleep on the bed of boards, with a warm blanket about me,...Jack,' fays he to me, « will you knock out the French fentry's brains I' « I don't care,' fays I, ftriving to keep myfelf awake, « if I lend a hand.' *... | |
 | Conduct of life - 1806 - 360 pages
...in a jail -, but, for my part, it was nothing to me, for I was feafoned. One night, as I was afleep on the bed of boards, with a warm blanket about me,...Jack,' fays he to me, « will you knock out the French fentry's brains!' «I don't care,' fays I, ftriving to keep myfelf awake, «if I lend a hand.* «Then... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1812 - 522 pages
...but for my pail it was nothing to ' me, for 1 was seasoned. One night, however, as * I was sleeping on the bed of boards, with a warm 'blanket about me (for I always loved to lie well) *-I was awaked by the, boatswain, who had a dark ' lantero ' lantern in his hand. 'Jack,' says he to me, '... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 312 pages
...nothing to me, for I was seasoned. One night, as I was asleep on the bed of boards, with a warm blanke t about me, for I always loved to lie well, I was awakened by the boatswain, who had a dark lantern in his band : ' Jack,' says he to me, ' will you knock out the French... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1816 - 462 pages
...but, for my part, it was nothing to me, for I was seasoned. One night, however, as I was sleeping on a bed of boards, with a warm blanket about me (for I always loved to lie well) I was awaked by the boatswain, who had a dark lantern in his hand. ' Jack,' says he to me, ' will you knock... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1818 - 294 pages
...but, for my part; it was nothing to me, for I was seasoned. One night, as I was sleeping OD the hed of boards, with a warm blanket about me, for I always loved to lie well, I was awakened by the boatswain, whn had a dark lantern in his hand. Jack, says he to me, will you knock out the French sentries'... | |
 | Thomas Ewing - Elocution - 1819 - 448 pages
...in a jail ; but, for my part, it was nothing to me, for I was seasoned. One night, as I was asleep on the bed of boards, with a warm blanket about me,...I always loved to lie well, I was awakened by the boatswain, who had a dark lantern in his hand : " Jack," says he to me, " will you bock out the French... | |
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