 | John Dunton - Great Britain - 1707 - 588 pages
...alike j and that his cuftom of Swearing, and obfcenity in Speaking, made him feem a worfe Chriftian than he was, and a better Knight of the Carpet than he mould be. As he lived in a ruffling-time, fo he loved Sword and Buckler-men, and fuch as our Fathers... | |
 | David Lloyd - Favorites, Royal - 1766 - 608 pages
...were both alike. His cuftome of fwearing, and obfcenity in fpeaking, made him feem a worfe chriftian than he was, and a better knight of the carpet than he fhould be. The politicians followed Cecil, the courtiers Leicefter, and the fouldiers Hunfdon, whofe... | |
 | Robert Carey (1st earl of Monmouth.) - 1808 - 350 pages
...Naunton's character of this nobleman, is well supported by the style of his letter to Burleigh, p. 165. his custom of swearing, and obscenity in speaking, made...so he loved sword and buckler men, and such as our fathers were wont to call men of their hands ; of which sort he had many brave gentlemen that followed... | |
 | Great Britain - 1810 - 632 pages
...had interest in him, say merrily of him, that his Latin and dissimulation w«» alike; and that his custom of swearing and obscenity, in speaking, made...worse Christian than he was, and a better knight of her carpet than he could be. As he lived in a roughling time, so he loved sword and buckler-men, and... | |
 | William Oldys, John Malham - Great Britain - 1810 - 634 pages
...had interest in him, say merrily of him, that his Latin and dissimulation were alike; and that his custom of swearing and obscenity, in speaking, made...worse Christian than he was, and a better knight of her carpet than he could be. As he lived in a roughling time, so he loved sword and buckler-men, and... | |
 | Harleian miscellany - 1808 - 624 pages
...had interest in him, say merrily of him, that his Latin and dissimulation were alike; and that his custom of swearing and obscenity, in speaking, made...worse Christian than he was, and a better knight of her carpet than he could be. As he lived in a roughling time, so he loved sword and buckler-men, and... | |
 | 1810 - 598 pages
...had interest in him, say merrily of him, that his Latin and dissimulation trer« alike; and that his custom of swearing and obscenity, in speaking. made...a worse Christian than he was, and a better knight oTfier carpet than .he could be; As he lived in a roughling time; so he loved sword and buckler-men^... | |
 | William Oldys, John Malham - Great Britain - 1810 - 606 pages
...Latin and dissimulation ««salike; and that his custom of swearing and obscenity, in speaking, Inade him seem a worse Christian than he was, and a better knight of her carpet than he could be. As he lived in a roughling time, so he loved sword and buckler-шеa,... | |
 | Sir Robert Naunton - Great Britain - 1814 - 184 pages
...Christian then he was, and a better knight of her carpet then he could be : as he lived in a roughling time so he loved sword and buckler men, and such as our fathers were wont to call men of their hands, of which sort he had many brave gentlemen that followed... | |
 | sir Robert Naunton - 1814 - 228 pages
...Christian then he was, and a better knight of her carpet then he could be : as he lived in a roughling time so he loved sword and buckler men, and such as our fathers were wont to call men of their hands, of which sort he had many brave gentlemen that followed... | |
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As he lived in a ruffling time, so he loved sword and buckler men, and such as our fathers were wont to call men of their hands, of which sort he had many brave gentlemen that followed him, yet not taken for a popular and dangerous person. 
