 | Sir Walter Scott - 1818 - 342 pagine
...Andrew. " I'se do a' your lawfu' bidding without a nay say.— My puir mither used aye to tell me, ' Be it better, be it worse, Be ruled by him that has the purse.' Sae ye may e'en speak as lang as ye like, baith the tane and the tither o' you, for Andrew." Mr Jarvie... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1831 - 558 pagine
...Andrew. "I'se do a' your lawfii' bidding without a nay-say.—My puir mithcr used aye lo tell tz?^ 'fee it better, be it worse, Be ruled by him that has the purse.' Sae ye may e'en speak as lang as ye like, baith the tane and the tither o' you, for Andrew." Mr. Jarvie... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1834 - 562 pagine
...Andrew. " I'se do a' your lawfu' bidding without a nay-say. — My puir mither used aye to tell me, i Be it better, be it worse, Be ruled by him that has the purse.1 Sae ye may e'en speak as lang as ye like, baith the tane and the tither o' you, for Andrew."... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1843 - 728 pagine
...said Andrew. " I'se do a' your lawfu' bidding without a nay-say. My pair mither used aye to tell me, Be it better, be it worse, Be ruled by him that has the purse. Sae ye may e'en speak as lang as ye like, baith the tane and the tither o' you, for Andrew." Mr. Jarvie... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1852 - 449 pagine
...said Andrew. " I'se do a' your lawfu' bidding without a nay-say. My puir mither used aye to tell me, Be it better, be it worse, Be ruled by him that has the purse. Sae ye may e'en speak as lang as ye like, baith the tane and the tither o' you/for Andrew." Mr. Jarvie... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1855 - 572 pagine
..." I'se do a' your lawfu' bidding without a nay-say. — My puir mither used aye to tell me, ' Be il better, be it worse, Be ruled by him that has the purse.' Sae ye may e'en speak as lang as ye like, baith the tane and the tither o' you, for Andrew." Mr. Jarvie... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1859 - 420 pagine
...said Andrew. " I'se do a' your lawfu' bidding without a nay-say. My puir mither used aye to tell me, Be it better, be it worse, Be ruled by him that has the purse. Sae ye may e'en speak as lang as ye like, baith the tane and the tither o' you, for Andrew." Mr. Jarvie... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1864 - 356 pagine
...said Andrew. " I'se do a' your lawfu' bidding without a nay-say. My puir mither used aye to tell me, . Be it better, be it worse, Be ruled by him that has the purse. Sae ye may e'en speak as lang as ye like, baith the tane and the tither o' you, for Andrew." Mr. Jarvie... | |
 | Alexander Hislop (publisher) - 1870 - 378 pagine
...and preens, and end wi' horn'd nowte. That is, beginnings apparently trifling may lead to very great results. Used here as a caution against dishonesty....further; but also indicating that you do not admit yourselt to be in the wrong. Be lang sick, that ye may be soon hale. • Believe a' ye hear, an' ye... | |
 | 1872 - 554 pagine
...tongue makes a slabbered mouth," but subsides into silence on quoting his mother's instructions, — " Be it better, be it worse, Be ruled by him that has the purse." He has the gift, too, of proverbial illustration so conspicuous in Sam Weller, and proposes to part... | |
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It was now necessary I should interfere, which I did by commanding Andrew, with an authoritative tone, to be silent at his peril. " I am silent, 
