 | Philip Smith - 1863 - 564 pages
...gentlemen's sons, younger sons and persons 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 resolution in them ? " Both parties were scantily provided with artillery and firearms, and many a lance and sword, breastplate... | |
 | David Hume - 1864 - 652 pages
...persons of good quality. And do you think that the mean spirits of such base and low fellows as ours will ever be able to encounter gentlemen that have...courage and resolution in them ? You must get men of spirit, and take it not ill that I say, of a spirit that is likely to go as far as gentlemen will •... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1864 - 506 pages
...tbem ?" Truly I did represent to him in this manner conscientiously ; and truly I did tell him : " You must get men " of a spirit : and take it not ill what I say, — I know you will " not, — of a spirit that is likely to go on as far as gentlemen will " go :... | |
 | 1883 - 976 pages
...gentlemen's sons, younger sons, and persons of qnality. Do you think that the spirits of such base and mean fellows will ever be able to encounter gentlemen...resolution in them ? You must get men of a spirit that is likely to go as far as gentlemen will go, or else you will be beaten still." He felt that loyalty... | |
 | François Guizot - 1868 - 648 pages
...gentlemen's sons, younger sons, and persons 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 resolution in them ? ' Truly I did represent to him in this manner conscientiously ; and truly I did tell him : ' You... | |
 | Oliver Cromwell - 1868 - 638 pages
...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 to encounter gentlemen, that have honor and courage and resolution in them ?" Truly I did represent to him in this manner conscientiously... | |
 | John Richard Andrews (barrister.) - 1870 - 482 pages
...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 to encounter gentlemen...that have honour and courage and resolution in them?" Truly I did represent to him in this manner conscientiously. " You must get men of spirit, and —... | |
 | 1870 - 400 pages
...the spirits 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 men of a spirit that is likely to go on as far as gentlemen will go, or else you will be beaten still." Hampden agreed... | |
 | David Masson - 1871 - 630 pages
...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 to encounter "...have honour and courage and resolution " 'in them?' Truly I did represent to him in this manner " conscientiously ; and truly I did tell him : ' You must... | |
 | David Masson - 1871 - 636 pages
...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 to encounter "...have honour and courage and resolution " ' in them ?' Truly I did represent to him in this manner " conscientiously ; and truly I did tell him : ' You... | |
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' 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... 
