 I must do it, as it were in such weight, measure, and number, even so perfectly as God made the world, or else I am so sharply taunted, so cruelly threatened, yea, presently, sometimes with pinches, nips, and bobs, and other ways which I will not name...  The General Biographical Dictionary:: Containing an Historical and Critical ... - Pagina 3181814Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Mrs. Octavius Freire Owen Owen - 1854 - 426 pagina’s
...afterward Bishop of London.] " When I am in the presence either of father or mother, whether I speak, keeg silence, sit, stand, or go ; eat, drink, be merry or sad, be sewing, or doing anything else, I must do it, as it were, in such weight, measure, and number, even unto the... | |
 | Half hours - 1856 - 650 pagina’s
...parents, and so gentle a school master. For when I am in presence either of father or mother, whether 1 speak, keep silence, sit, stand or go, eat, drink,...sewing, playing, dancing, or doing any thing else, I must do it, as it were, in such weight, measure, and number, even so perfectly as God made the world,... | |
 | Mary Botham Howitt - 1856 - 646 pagina’s
...schoolmaster. For, when I am in presence either of father or mother, whether I speak, keep silence, sit, stand, 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 as... | |
 | Boston (Mass.). School Committee - 1865 - 348 pagina’s
...parents, and so gentle a schoolmaster. For, when I am in presence of either father or mother, whether I speak, keep silence, sit, stand, or go ; eat, drink,...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, as... | |
 | Alphonso Gerald Newcomer, Alice Ebba Andrews - 1910 - 778 pagina’s
...parents and so gentle a schoolmaster. For when I am in presence of either father or mother, whether Scott, For`Z anything else, I must do it, as it were, in sueh weight, measure, and number, even so perfectly as... | |
 | Sir William Robertson Nicoll - 1910 - 358 pagina’s
...no means rare. " When I am in presence either of father or mother," says Lady Jane Grey, " whether I speak, keep silence, sit, stand or go, eat, drink,...merry or sad, be sewing, playing, dancing, or doing anything else, I must xlo it, as it were, in such weight, measure, and number, even so perfectly as... | |
 | Alphonso Gerald Newcomer - 1910 - 776 pagina’s
...schoolmaster. For when I am in presence of either father or mother, whether I speak, keep silence, ait, 0 anything else, I must do it, as it were, in such weight, measure, and number, even so perfectly as... | |
 | Robert Sangster Rait - 1910 - 520 pagina’s
...must do it as it were in such weight, measure, and number, even so perfectly as God made the world, or else I am so sharply taunted, so cruelly threatened — yea, presently, sometimes with pinches, nipps and bobbs and other ways (which I will not name for the honour I bear them) so without measure... | |
 | Robert Maynard Leonard - 1912 - 788 pagina’s
...parents, and so gentle a schoolmaster. For when I am in presence either of father or mother, whether I speak, keep silence, sit, stand, or go, eat, drink,...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 as... | |
 | Foster Watson - 1912 - 304 pagina’s
...mother Frances, Marchioness of Dorset, is : " When I am in presence of either father or mother, whether I speak, keep silence, sit, stand, or go, eat, drink,...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 as perfectly as... | |
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