 | Harleian miscellany - 1808 - 656 trang
...together, to persuade him from his will and appetite, but could not prevail: And, Master Kingston, if I had but served God, as diligently as I have served the King, he would not h«ve given me over in my grey hairs. But this is the just reward that I must receive for ray diligent... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1810 - 332 trang
...before him for three hours together, to persuade him from his w-ill and appetite, but could notprevail. Had I but served God as diligently as I have served...he would not have given me over in my gray hairs. But this is the just reward that Imust receive for my indulgent pains and study; not regarding my servicesto... | |
 | David Hume - 1810 - 514 trang
...sometimes three hours together, to persuade him " from his will and appetite ; but could not prevail: Had " I but served God as diligently as I have served...he would not have given me over in my gray " hairs. But this is the just reward that I must receive " for my indulgent pains and study, not regarding my... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 316 trang
...sometimes three hours together, to persuade him from his will and appetite ; but could not prevail. Had I but served God as diligently as I have served...he would not have given me over in my gray hairs. But this is the just reward that I must receive for my indulgent pains and study, not regarding my... | |
 | Antoine-François marquis de Bertrand de Moleville, Antoine-François Bertrand-de-Molleville - 1812 - 502 trang
...William Kingston, constable of the tower, who had him in his custody, among other things, he said, " Had I but served God, as diligently as I have served the king, vox,, n. H he would not have given me over in my grey hairs. But this is the just reward that I must... | |
 | 1813 - 670 trang
...reciting the Cardinal's well known ex- \ pression, ' Had I served God as diligently as I have done the king, he would not have given me over in my gray hairs—' ' This sentiment seems to be common to fallen ministers. When Samrah, the governor of Bussorah, was... | |
 | John Adams - 1813 - 324 trang
...Had I but served my God," cried he, a little before he expired, " as diligently as I have served my king, he would not have given me over in my gray hairs." » His treason, indeed, seems rather to have been against the people than the prince, or even the state.... | |
 | Robert Henry - 1814 - 550 trang
...William Kingfton, among other things, he faid, " Had I but ferved God as diligently as I have " ferved the King, he would not have given me " over in my gray hairs. But this is the juft re" ward that I muft receive for my diligent pains " and ftudy, not regarding... | |
 | Charles Buck - 1815 - 430 trang
...before him three hours together, to persuade him from his will and appetite, but could not prevail. Had I but served God as diligently as I have served the King, he would not have given me over in my grey hairs. But this is the just reward that I must receive for my indulgent pains and study, not regarding... | |
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... had I but served God as diligently as I have served the king, he would not have given me over in my gray hairs. 
