 I'll not hurt a hair of thy head: — Go, says he, lifting up the sash, and opening his hand as he spoke, to let it escape; — go, poor devil, get thee gone, why should I hurt thee? This world surely is wide enough to hold both thee and me.  The novels of Sterne, Goldsmith, dr. Johnson, Mackenzie, Horace Walpole, and ... - Page 39by Laurence Sterne - 1823Full view - About this book
 | Laurence Sterne - 1810 - 292 pages
...to an overgrown one which had buzzed about his nose, and tormented him cruelly all dinner time, — and which, after infinite attempts, he had caught...says he, lifting up the sash, and opening his hand as he spoke, to let it escape : —go, poor devil, — get thee gone ; why should I hurt thee ? — This... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 310 pages
...dinner, to an overgrown one who had buzzed about his nose, and tormented him cruelly all dinner time, — and which, after infinite attempts, he had caught...hurt a hair of thy head : — Go,' says he, lifting lip the sash, ami opening his hand as he spoko, to vol. u. M, let it escape ; — ' go, poor devil,... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - 1813 - 408 pages
....and which after infinite attempts, he had caught at last, as it flew by him ; — I.'ll not hurtthee, says my uncle Toby, rising from his chair, and going...says he, lifting up the sash, and opening his hand as he spoke, to let it escape ; —go, poor devil, get thee gone, why should I hurt thee ? This world... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - 1813 - 528 pages
...and which after infinite attempts, he had caught at last, as it flew by him ; — I'll not hurtthee, says my uncle Toby, rising from his chair, and going...says he, lifting up the sash, and opening his hand as he spoke, to let it escape ; — go, poor devil, get thee gone, why should I hurt thee ? This world... | |
 | Abner Alden - 1814 - 222 pages
...dinner, to an overgrown one, which had buzzed about his nose, and tormented him cruelly all dinner-time, and which, after infinite attempts, he had caught...says he, lifting up the sash, and opening his hand as he spoke to let it escape — go, poor insect, get thee gone ; why should I hurt thee ? — This world... | |
 | William Scott - 1814 - 424 pages
...dinner, to an overgrown one wfaich had buzzed about his nose, and tormented him cruelly all dinner time, and which, after infinite attempts, he had caught...Go, says he, lifting up the sash, and opening his ivand as he spoke, to let it escape — go* poor livvii ; get tut-e gone ; Why should I hurt thee J—... | |
 | William Scott - 1817 - 416 pages
...buzzed about his nose, and tormented him cruelly all dinner time, and which, after infinite attempts, h* had caught at last as it flew by him — I'll not...hair of thy head : Go, says he, lifting up the sash, *nd opening his hand as he spoke, to let it escape — go, poor devil ; get thee gone ; Why should... | |
 | William Scott - 1819 - 366 pages
...about his nose, and tormented him cm-. elly all dinner time, and which, after infinite attempts. In. had caught at last AS it flew by him — I'll not...says he, lifting up the sash, and opening his hand as he spoke, to let it escape— go, poor devil ; get thee jone : Why should I hurt thee ?- — This world... | |
 | William Scott - 1823 - 396 pages
...dinner, to an overgrown one which had buzzed about his nose, and tormented him cruelly all dinner-time, and which, after infinite attempts, he had caught...says he, lifting up the sash, and opening his hand as he spoke, to let it escape — go, poor devil ; get thee gone : Why should I hurt thee ? — This world... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1823 - 768 pages
...which, after infinite attempts, he had caught at last, as it flew by him ;— I'll not hurt tliee, says my uncle Toby, rising from his chair, and going...as he spoke, to let it escape ; go, poor devil, get thce gone, why should I hurt thee ? Tliis world surely is wide enough to hold both thce and me. I was... | |
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