 | Oliver Cromwell - 1872 - 294 pages
...younger sons and persons of quality : " do you think that the spirits of such base and mean fel" lows 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 must... | |
 | Oliver Cromwell - 1872 - 280 pages
...younger sons and persons of quality : " do you think that the spirits of such base and mean fel" lows 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 must... | |
 | Alexander Charles Ewald - 1873 - 438 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 ; and truly I did tell him — ' You must... | |
 | Philip Smith - 1873 - 408 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... | |
 | Bertha Meriton Gardiner - 1874 - 404 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,...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 as far as gentlemen will go — or else... | |
 | Edward David Jones - 1925 - 640 pages
...their troops are gentlemen's 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? You must get men of spirit, and of a spirit that is likely... | |
 | G. R. Stirling Taylor - 1928 - 376 pages
...are gentlemen's sons, younger sons, and persons of quality. Do you think that the spirit of such base and mean fellows will ever be able to encounter gentlemen,...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 as far as gentlemen will go: or else you... | |
 | 1899 - 908 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 ? You must get men of a spirit ; and take it not ill what... | |
 | Albert Shaw - 1894 - 874 pages
...first cavalry soldier " is 1 the result of Captain Oliver Cromwell's memorable resolve to " get men of a spirit that is likely to go on, as far as gentlemen will go." Such is the opening statement of the very interesting sketch in Macmillan's of " The Beginnings... | |
 | Max Hastings - 1985 - 530 pages
...fellows. Their troopers are gentlemen's sons, younger sons and persons of quality . . . You must get men of a spirit that is likely to go on as far as gentlemen will go, or else I am sure you will be beaten still.' Cromwell was not altogether fair to the quality... | |
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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... 
