 Twas well said of thee, Trim, said my uncle Toby. But when a soldier, said I, an' please your reverence, has been standing for twelve hours together in the trenches, up to his knees in cold water, — or engaged...  THE MONTHLY REVIEW - Page 36by SEVERAL HANDS - 1762Full view - About this book
 | 1762 - 792 pages
...foldier, an' pleafe your reverence, faid I, prays at often (of his own accord) as a parfon-j— :nd when he is fighting for his king, and for his own life, and for his honour too, he has t!ie ' moft reafofl tu'prsy t« God, of any ene Jan in the whole world 'Twns well laid ol thee, Trim,... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - 1762 - 172 pages
...with my own ears, or I could not have believed it. Are you fure of it ? replied the curate. A foldier, an' pleafe your reverence, faid I, prays as often...for his own life, and for his honour too, he has the mod reafon to pray to God, of any one in the whole world 'Twas well faid of thee, Trim, faid my uncle... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - 1762 - 170 pages
...with my own ears, or I could not have believed it. Are you fure of it ? replied the curate. A foldier, an* pleafe your reverence, faid I, prays as often...for his own life, and for his honour too, he has the moft reafon to pray to God, of any one in the whole world -'Twas well faid of thee, Trim, faid my uncle... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - 1780 - 336 pages
...with my own ears, or I could not have believed it. Are you fure of it ? replied the curate. A foldier, an' pleafe your reverence, faid I, prays as often (of his own accord) as a parfbn ; and when he is fighting for his king, and for his own life, and for his honour too, he has... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - 1780 - 580 pages
...ears, or I could not have " believed it." — <J Are you fure of ' it ?" replied the curate. "Afolditi, an' pleafe your reverence," faid I, prays as often (of his own accord) as aparfon ; and when he is fighting •tor his king, and for his own lift, and for his honour too, he... | |
 | 1781 - 602 pages
...or I could not have " believed it." — " Are you fure of " it ?" replied the curate. " A foldier, " an' pleafe your reverence," faid I, " prays as often (of his own accord) " as aparibn ; and when he is fighting " for his king, and for his own life, 11 and for his honour too,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1782 - 482 pages
...it.—Are you fure of it, replied the curate.—A foldier, an' pleafe your reverence, faid I, pray 3 as often (of his own accord) as a parfon ;—and when...for his own life, and for his honour too, he has the moft reafon to pray to God, of any one in the whole world—'Twas well faid of thee, 7'n';», faid... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - 1784 - 292 pages
...Are you fure of it, replied the curate. — A foldier, an' pleafe your reverence, faid I, prays at often (of his own accord) as a parfon ; — and when he is fighting for hi* king, ahdfor his own life, and for hit honour too, he has the moft reafon to pray to God, of any... | |
 | William Enfield - 1785 - 460 pages
...own ears, or I" could not have believed it.- — Are you fure of it? replied the curate. - A foldier, 'an pleafe your reverence, faid I, prays as often...for his own life, and for his honour too, he has the moft reafon to pray to Qod, of any one in the whole world. - 'Twas well faid of thee, Trim, faid my... | |
 | William Scott - 1789 - 416 pages
...ears, or I could not have believed it — Are you fure of it, replied the curate. — A foldier, an't pleafe your reverence, faid I, prays as often (of...for his own life, and for his honour too, he has the moft reafon to pray to God of any one in the whole world — "Twas well faid of thee, Trim, faid my... | |
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