 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 sure of it ? ' replied the curate. ' A soldier, an' please your reverence,' said I, ' prays as often...  Episodes of Fiction, Or, Choice Stories from the Great Novelists, with ... - Sida 1061869 - 304 sidorObegränsad förhandsgranskning - Om den här boken
 | 1762 - 792 sidor
...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 - 1762 - 172 sidor
...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 - 1762 - 170 sidor
...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 sidor
...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 sidor
...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... | |
 | 1781 - 602 sidor
...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 - 1782 - 482 sidor
...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 - 1785 - 460 sidor
...- 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 - 1789 - 416 sidor
...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 - 1802 - 284 sidor
...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 ofien (of his own accord ) as a parson — and when he is fighting for his king, and for his own life,... | |
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