 | James Howell - Culture - 1726 - 534 pages
...knees before the Prieft, and having done, the Hangman going to put the Halter abouthis neck, theProvoft threw it away, and breaking into a laughter, told...faid, Then, Sir, get you out of my Tent, for you have clone me a very ill office. The next morning the faid Capt. Solea, tho a young man of about 30, had... | |
 | James Howell - England - 1737 - 536 pages
...expoftulate the bufinefs with you, but to execute my Commiffion ; therefore, I pray, prepare your felf, for there's your ghoftly Father and Executioner :...death. The Captain look'd ghaftly upon him, and faid, Thrn,rSir, get you out of my Tent, for you have done me a very ill office. The next morning the faid... | |
 | James Howell - England - 1754 - 534 pages
...Provoft anfwered, Sir, I come not to expoftulate the Buftnefs with you, but to execute my Commiilion ; therefore, I pray, prepare yourfelf, for there's your...how he could bear the Terror of Death. The Captain looked ghaftly upon him, and faid, Then, Sir, get you out of my Tent, for you have <lone me a very... | |
 | Samuel Butler - English poetry - 1812 - 876 pages
...his neck, the provost threw it away, and breaking into a laughter, told him, There was no such thiug, and that he had done this to try his courage, how he could bear the terror of death : the captain looked ghastly upon him, and said, Then, Sir, get out of my tent, for you have done me a very ill office.... | |
 | Samuel Butler - English poetry - 1819 - 560 pages
...about his neck, the provost threw it away, and breaking into a laugkter, told him, There was no such thing, and that he had done this to try his courage,...how he could bear the terror of death : the captain looked ghastly upon him, and said, Then, sir, get out of my tent, for you have done me a very ill office.... | |
 | English literature - 1827 - 326 pages
...away, and breaking into laughter, told him, there was no such thing, and that he had done this only to try his courage, how he could bear the. terror of death. The captain, looking ghastly upon him, said,— ' Then, sir, get out of my tent, for you have done me a very ill... | |
 | James Ewell - Cooking - 1827 - 868 pages
...about his neck, the provost threw it away, and breaking into a laughter, told him, "there was no such thing, and that he had done this to try his courage, how he would bear the terror of death." The captain, looking ghastly at him, said, "Then, Sir, get you out... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - English periodicals - 1834 - 680 pages
...about his neck, the provost threw it away, and breaking into a laughter, told him, " there was no such thing, and that he had done this to try his courage, how he would bear the terror of death." The captain, looking ghastly at him, said, "then, sir, getyou out... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - Anecdotes - 1843 - 144 pages
...about his neck the provost threw it away, and breaking into a laughter, told him " There was no such thing, and that he had done this to try his courage, how he would bear the terror of death." The captain, looking ghastly at him, said, " Then, sir, get you out... | |
 | Alfred Henry Forrester - 1854 - 234 pages
...it away, and breaking into laughter told him there was no such thing, and that he had done this only to try his courage, how he could bear the terror of death. The captain, looking ghastly upon him, said, — " Then, sir, get out of my tent, for you have done me a very ill... | |
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I pray, prepare yourself, for there's your ghostly father and executioner ' : so he fell upon his knees before the priest, and having done, the hangman going to put the halter about his neck, the Provost threw it away, and breaking into a laughter, told... 
