 | English literature - 1776 - 746 pages
...•»cry readily agree to my fucceflors having more (kill and ability for their nation ' than I Rave ; but I defy them all to take more fincere, and more...favour, or to be more truly fenfible of it, than is your moft obedient and grateful fervant." Here he retired, amidft the acclamations of a moft brilliant theatre.... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1779 - 750 pages
...fucceffors having more fkill and ability for their nation than I have ; but I defy them all to ;.••!. r more fincere, and more uninterrupted pains for your...favour, or to be more truly fenfible of it, than is your moil obedient and grateful fervant.' Here he retired, crowned with never-fading laurels, amidft the... | |
 | Thomas Davies - Actors - 1781 - 464 pages
...breaft,] " fixed " and unalterable. ** I will very readily agree to my fuccef*< fors' having more fkill and ability for "their ftation than I have: but I...favour, or " to be more truly fenfible of it than is <c your humble fervant." After a profound obeifance he retired, amidft the tears and acclamations of... | |
 | Bristol contest - 1781 - 94 pages
...my conduci, rather than myprofejfions.—There may be thofe who may have more ability to ferve you than I have, but I defy them all to take more fincere and unremittingpainsto deferve your favor and confidence than I have done.—And whatever may be my fuccefs... | |
 | History - 1788 - 638 pages
...fixed and Unalterable. " Í will very readily agree to my iucceffors having more ikill and ability (or their ftation than I have; but I defy them all to...uninterrupted pains for your favour, or to be more truly fenfibîe of it, than in your molt obedient and grateful fervant " Here he retired, crowned with never-fading... | |
 | History - 1788 - 642 pages
...to his bread] fixed and unalterable. " I will very readily agree to my fucceflbrs having more (kill and ability for their ftation than I have ; but I defy them all to take more fincére, and more uninterrupted pains for your favour, or to be more truly fenfible of it, than in... | |
 | Great Britain - 1791 - 302 pages
...breaft] " fixed and unalterable. • " I will very readily agree to my fucceflbrs having more flull and ability for their ftation than I have ; but I defy them all to take more lincere, and more uninterrupted pains for your favour, or to be more truly fenfible of it, than is... | |
 | Walley Chamberlain Oulton - Theater - 1796 - 214 pages
...his breaft) " fixed and unalterable. I will very readily " agree to my fucceflbrs having more fkill and ability «' for their ftation than I have ; but I defy them all « to take more fmcere and more uninterrupted " pains for your favour, or to be more truly fenfible " of it, than is... | |
 | Arthur Murphy - 1801 - 544 pages
...and ability for their ftation than 1 " have had ; .but I defy them all to take more unin" terrupted pains for your favour, or to be more *' truly fenfible of it, than is your grateful humble " fervant." HAVING uttered thefe feritiments, he bowed refpeSfully to all parts of... | |
 | David Erskine Baker - English drama - 1812 - 482 pages
...more skill and ability for ' their station than 1 have ; but I ' defy them all to take more sin' cere and more uninterrupted ' pains for your favour, or to be ' more truly sensible of it, than ' is your most obedient grateful ' servant." This address met with general and... | |
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I will very readily agree to my successors having more skill and ability for their station than I have ; but I defy them all to take more sincere, and more uninterrupted pains for your favour, or to be more truly sensible of it, than is, your most obedient... 
