 I had rather be an under-turnkey in Newgate. I was up early and late ; I was brow-beat by the master, hated for my ugly face by the mistress, worried by the boys within, and never permitted to stir out to meet civility abroad. But are you sure you are...  The Vicar of Wakefield: A Tale - Page 143by Oliver Goldsmith - 1825 - 252 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1799 - 214 pages
...be an under»turnkey in Newgate. I was up early and late : I was bfow»beat by the master, hated for my ugly face by the mistress, worried by the boys...stir out to meet civility abroad. But are you sure yon are fit for a school? Let me examine you a little. Have you been bred apprentice to the business... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English literature - 1801 - 424 pages
...never permitted to ftir out to meet civility f abroad. But are you fure you are fit for a fchool ? ' Let me examine you a little. Have you been bred ' apprentice to the bufinefs ? No. Then you ' won't do for a fchool. Can you drefs the boys ' hair ? No. Then you won't... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1805 - 264 pages
...turnkey in Newgate. I was up early and late ; I was brow-beat by the master, hated for my ugly face by my mistress, worried by the boys within, and never permitted to stir out to meet civility abroad." When in a fit of disgust he had quitted this academy, his pecuniary necessities soon became pressing... | |
 | English literature - 1820 - 406 pages
...rather be an under turnkey in Newgate! I was up early and late: I was brow-beat by the master, hated for my ugly face by the mistress, worried by the boys...? Let me examine you a little. Have you been bred an apprentice to the business ? No. Then you won't do for a school. Can you dress the boys' hair? No.... | |
 | H. Nolte - 1823 - 646 pages
...be an undcrturnkey in Newgate *). I was up early and late: I was brow-beat by the master, haled for my ugly face by the mistress, worried by the boys...Then you won't do for a school. Can you dress the boy's hair? „No... Then you won't do for a school. Have you had the »mall-pox? „No.,, Then you... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - 1823 - 764 pages
...recollections, where he says, " I was up early and late ; I was brow-beat by the master ; hated for my ugly face by the mistress ; worried by the boys within ; and never permitted to stir out, to seek civility abroad." This state of slavery he underwent at Peckham Academy, and had such bitter recollection... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1825 - 440 pages
...be an under-turnkey in Newgate ! I was up early and late : I was browbeat by the master, hated for my ugly face by the mistress, worried by the boys...a school. Can you dress the boys' hair?» — No. — (i Then you won't do for a school. Have you had the smallpox?» — No. — « Then you won't do... | |
 | 1825 - 610 pages
...personal recollections, where he says, "I was up early and late; I was brow-beat by the master; hated for my ugly face by the mistress; worried by the boys within; and never permitted to stir out, to seek civility abroad." This state of slavery he underwent at Peckham Academy, and had such bitter recollection... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1830 - 544 pages
...rather be an under-tumkey in Newgate ! I was up early and late : I was browbeat by the master, hated for from the smiling land, The mournful peasant leads his humble band ; And while he sinks, without one tothc business?"— No.— "Then you won't do for a school. Can you dress the boys' hair?" — No.... | |
 | Walter Scott - English literature - 1834 - 492 pages
...recollections, where he says, " I was up early and late ; I was brow-beat by the master ; hated for my ugly face by the mistress ; worried by the boys within ; and never permitted to stir out, to seek civility abroad." This state of slavery he underwent at Peckham Academy, and had such bitter recollection... | |
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