 | James Plumptre - English drama - 1812 - 480 pages
...perchance you will marvel at. One of the greatest bene" fits that God ever gave me is, that he sent me so sharp " and severe parents, and so gentle a schoolmaster; for, " when I am in the presence of father or mother, " whether I speak, keep silence, sit, stand, or go, 4' eat, drink,... | |
 | Biography - 1814 - 510 pages
...remarkable reply : " I will tell you, and I will tell you a truth, which perchance you will marvel at. One of the greatest benefits which ever God gave me is, that he sent me so sharp and severe parents, and so gentle a schoolmaster. For At this juncture he was going to... | |
 | Thomas Bayly Howell - Trials - 1816 - 784 pages
...perchance you will marvel at. One of the greatest benefits, that ever Godi gave me, is, that he sent me so sharp and severe parents, and so gentle a schoolmaster. For, when I am in presence either of rather or mother, whether I speak, keep silence, sh, stand, or go ; eat, drink, he merry., or sad ;... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1812 - 544 pages
...of her tutor ; " I will tell you," said she, " and tell you truth, which, perchance, you will marvel at. One of the greatest benefits which ever God gave...so gentle a schoolmaster. For when I am in presence cither of father or mother, whether I speak, keep silence, sit, stand, or go ; eat, drink, be merry... | |
 | Lucy Aikin - Courts and courtiers - 1821 - 434 pages
...perchance you will marvel at. One of the greatest benefits that ever God gave me is, that he sent me so sharp and severe parents, and so gentle a schoolmaster....am in presence either of father or mother, whether 1 speak, keep silence, sit, stand, or go ; eat, drink, be merry or sad ; be sewing, playing, dancing,... | |
 | 1821 - 506 pages
...perchance ye will marvel at. One of the greatest benefits that ever God gave me, is, that he sent me so sharp and severe parents, and so gentle a schoolmaster ; for when I am in the presence either of father or mother, whether I speak, keep silence, sit, stand, or go, eat, drink,... | |
 | Henry Kett - English wit and humor - 1825 - 298 pages
...perchance you will marvel at. One of the greatest benefits that ever God gave me is, that he sent me so sharp and severe parents, and so gentle a schoolmaster. For when I am in presence of either father or mother, whatever I do, be it sewing, playing, dancing, or doing any thing else,... | |
 | William Hone - Calendars - 1868 - 846 pages
...perchance you will marvel at. One of the greatest benefits that ever God gave me, is, that he sent me so sharp and severe parents, and so gentle a schoolmaster. For when I am in pretence either of father or mother, whether so without measure misordereil, tliat think myself in... | |
 | William Hone - Almanacs, English - 1826 - 892 pages
...perchance you will marvel at. One of the greatest benefits that ever God gave me, i*, that he sent me so sharp and severe parents, and so gentle a schoolmaster. For when I am in pretence either of father or mother, whether I ¿peak, keep silence, sit, stand, or go, eat, drink,... | |
 | Mary Roberts - 1829 - 414 pages
...the following answer: " I will tell you, and I will tell you a truth, which perchance you will marvel at. One of the greatest benefits which ever God gave me is, that he sent me so sharp and severe parents, and so gentle a schoolmaster. For when I am in presence of either father... | |
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and tell you a truth which perchance ye will marvel at. One of the greatest benefits that ever God gave me is that he sent me so sharp and severe parents and so gentle a schoolmaster. For when I am in presence... 
