I heard the poor gentleman say his prayers last night, said the landlady, very devoutly, and with my own ears, or I could not have believed it. Are you sure of it ? replied the curate. A soldier, an' please your reverence, said I, prays as often (of his... Religion, Commerce, Liberty: A Record of a Time of Storm and Change, 1683-1793 - Page 43by John Wynne Jeudwine - 1925 - 391 pagesFull view - About this book
| English essays - 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 - English fiction - 1762 - 172 pages
...A foldier, an' pleafe your reverence, faid I, prays as often (of his own accord) as a parfon ; • and when he is fighting for his king, and 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 - English fiction - 1762 - 170 pages
...A foldier, an* pleafe your reverence, faid I, prays as often (of his own accord) as a parfon ; • and when he is fighting for his king, and 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... | |
| SEVERAL HANDS - 1762 - 536 pages
...A ibldier, an' pleafe your reverence, faid I, prays as often (of his own accord) as a parfon ; — and when he is fighting for his king, and for his own life, and for his honour too, he has the moll rcafon 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
...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 the moft reafon to pray to God, of any one in the whole world 'Twas well faidof thee, Triw, faid my uncle... | |
| English fiction - 1781 - 602 pages
...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, he has the " moft reafon to pray to God of any " one in the whole world... | |
| Samuel Johnson - Maxims - 1782 - 482 pages
...curate.—A foldier, an' pleafe your reverence, faid I, pray 3 as often (of his own accord) as a parfon ;—and when he is fighting for his king, and 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... | |
| William Enfield - Elocution - 1785 - 460 pages
...- A foldier, 'an pleafe your reverence, faid I, prays as often (of his own accord) as a parfon ;.. and when he is fighting for his king, and 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 - Elocution - 1789 - 416 pages
...foldier, an't pleafe your reverence, faid I, prays as often (of his own accord), as a parfon ; — and when he is fighting for his king, and 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... | |
| Laurence Sterne - British - 1802 - 284 pages
...you sure of it? replied the curate. — A soldier, an' please your reverence, said I, prays as ofien (of his own accord ) as a parson — and when he is...honour too, he has the most reason to pray to God of any one in the whole world. — 'Twas well said of thee, Trim, said jny uncle Toby. — But when a... | |
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