 | William Grimshaw - 1826 - 318 trang
...illness, was obliged to stop at Leicester Abbey; where, he shortly afterwards expired. OB his death bed, he exclaimed-, " Had I but served God, as diligently as I have served the king, he would not have deserted me in my grey hairs." In the autumn of this year, the new queen had a ' daughter, called Elizabeth;... | |
 | John Lingard - 1827 - 642 trang
...three hours together, to persuade him from his appetite, and could not prevail. And, master Kyngston, 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 my just reward for my pains and study, not regarding my service to God, but only my duty... | |
 | David Hume, John Robinson - 1827 - 568 trang
...constable of the tower, who had him in custody : " Had I but served God as diligently as I have served my king, he would not have given me over in my gray hairs." Thus died this famous cardinal, whose character seems to have contained as singular a variety as the... | |
 | David Hume, Tobias Smollett, William Jones - 1828 - 386 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... | |
 | Stephen Hyde Cassan - 1829 - 802 trang
...him from his " will and appetite, but could not prevail. Had I but " served GOD as diligently as 1 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,... | |
 | Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford - 1833 - 614 trang
...exclaimed to the officer appointed to conduct him, " Had I but served God as diligently as I have served my king, he would not have given me over in my gray hairs." There has been considerable disposition in later writers to vindicate the character of this minister;... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1831 - 542 trang
...him, at once to guard and attend him, he spoke to him a little before he expired, to this effect: " 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 jreward I must receive for my indulgent pains and study ; not regarding... | |
 | Royal Robbins - 1831 - 750 trang
...broken heart soon afterwards, uttering in the anguish of his soul, the never to be forgotten words, " Had I but served God as diligently as I have served the king, he would not have forsaken me in my gray hairs." Anne Boleyn, in less than three years, was condemned and beheaded. After... | |
 | 1831 - 472 trang
...after, with great composure and fortitude. He said, shortly before his death — " Had J but served my God as diligently as I have served the king, he would not have forsaken me in my grey hairs ; but this is the just reward I must receive for my pains and study, in... | |
 | Irish pulpit - 1831 - 372 trang
...upon the bed of death ; hearken to his dying declaration — " Had I served God as diligently as I served the king, he would not have given me over in my grey hairs, but this is the just reward 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. 
