 I am in presence either of father or mother ; whether I speak, keep silence, sit, stand, or go, eat, drink, be merry, or sad, be sewing, playing, dancing, or doing anything else ; I must do it, as it were, in such weight, measure and number, even so perfectly,...  Elegant extracts: a copious selection of passages from the most eminent ... - Pagina 77di Elegant extracts - 1812Visualizzazione completa - Informazioni su questo libro
 | Roger Ascham - 1711 - 296 pagine
...made the World , or tlfe I am fo foarplj 9, taunted, fo cruelly threatned, yta prefentlj 9, fometimes with Pinches, Nips, and Bobs, and ,, other ways (which I will not name for the f, Honour I bear them) fo without Meafure it miforderd, that 1 think my felf in HJly tiff 3t Time come... | |
 | Sir Egerton Brydges - 1790 - 466 pagine
...God mnde the world ; orelie I am fo (harply taunted, fo cruelly threatened, yea prefentiy fomctimcs with pinches, nips, and bobs, and other ways, (which I will not name, for the honour I bear them) without meafure mifordered, till the time come, that 1 muft go to Mr. Elmer; who teacheth me fo gently,... | |
 | John Hughes, Nicholas Rowe, Mrs. Inchbald - 1808 - 282 pagine
...or go ; eat, drink, be merry or sad ; be sewing, playing, dancing, or doing any thing else, I must do it, as it were, in such weight, measure, and number,...without measure misordered, that I think myself in hell ; and fall a weeping when I am called from my studies, because whatsoever I do else but learning, is... | |
 | Mrs. Inchbald - 1808 - 348 pagine
...or go ; eat, drink, be merry or sad ; be sewing, playing, dancing, or doing any thing else, I must do it, as it were, in such weight, measure, and number,'...without measure misordered, that I think myself in hell ; and fall a weeping when 1 am called from my studies, because whatsoever I do else but learning, is... | |
 | Mrs. Inchbald - 1808 - 328 pagine
...or go ; eat, drink, be merry or sad ; be sewing, playing, dancing, or doing any thing else, I must do it, as it were, in such weight, measure, and number,...without measure misordered, that I think myself in hell; and fall a weeping when I am called from my studies, because whatsoever I do else but learning, is... | |
 | 1808 - 588 pagine
...or go ; eat, drink, be merry, or sad; be sowing, playing, dancins, or doing any thing else, I must do it, as it were, in such weight, measure, and number,...(which I will not name, for the honour I bear them) s<> without measure misordered, that I think myself in hell, till the time come, that I must go to... | |
 | William Oldys, Thomas Park - 1808 - 586 pagine
...stand, or go; eat, drink, be merry, or sad; be sowing, playing, dancing, or doing any thin? else, I must do it, as it were, in such weight, measure, and number, even so perfectly, as God made the world j or eke I am so sharply taunted, so cruelly threatened, yea presently sometimes, with pinches, nips,... | |
 | James Plumptre - 1812 - 480 pagine
...go, 4' eat, drink, be merry, or sad, be sewing, playing, " dancing, or doing any thing else, I must do it as it " were, in such weight, measure, and number,...bobs, and other " ways, which I will not name for the honor I bear " them, so without measure misordered, that I think tl myself in ****, till time come... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1812 - 536 pagine
...dancing, or doing any thing else, I must do it, as it were, in such weight, measure, and number, and even so perfectly, as God made the world, or else,...yea, presently sometimes with pinches, nips, and bobs (or other ways, which I will not name, for the honour I bear them), so without measure misordered,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1812 - 538 pagine
...dancing, or doing any thing else, I must do it, as it were, in such weight, measure, and number, and even so perfectly, as God made the world, or else,...yea, presently sometimes with pinches, nips, and bobs (or other ways, which I will not name, for the honour J bear them)! so without measure misordered,... | |
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