 | University of Sydney - 1901 - 644 pages
...stage. To which Jones answered: — "That it was one of the most famous burialplaces about, town." "No wonder then." cries Partridge, •'that the place...grave-digger. I had a sexton when I was clerk that would have dug three graves while he is digging one. The fellow handles a spade as if it was the first... | |
 | Harry Thurston Peck - Anthologies - 1901 - 422 pages
...the stage. To which Jones answered, " That was one of the most famous burial-places about town." "No wonder then," cries Partridge, " that the place is haunted. But I never saw ia my life a worse grave-digger. I had a sexton, when I was clerk, that should have dug three graves... | |
 | Henry Fielding, William Ernest Henley - 1902 - 410 pages
...stage. To which Jones answered, " That it was one of the most famous burial-places about town." "'No wonder then," cries Partridge, "that the place is...handles a spade as if it was the first time he had ever had one in his hand. Ay, ay, you may sing. You had rather sing than work, I believe." Upon Hamlet's... | |
 | Henry Fielding - 1893 - 320 pages
...stage. To which Jones answered, " That it was one of the most famous burial-places about town." "No wonder then," cries Partridge, "that the place is...handles a spade as if it was the first time he had ever had one in his hand- Ay, ay, you may sing. You had rather sing than work, I believe." — Upon... | |
 | Henry Fielding - 1902 - 746 pages
...stage. To which Jones answei-ed, "That it was one of the most famous burial-places about town." " No wonder then," cries Partridge, " that the place is...worse grave-digger. I had a sexton, when I was clerk, [ 15(5 ] that should have dug three graves while he is digging one. The fellow handles a spade as if... | |
 | Henry Fielding - 1903 - 596 pages
...stage. To which Jones answered, ' That it was one of the most famous burial places about ' town.' ' No wonder, then,' cries Partridge, ' that the ' place...handles a spade as if it was the first time he ' had ever had one in his hand. Ay, ay, you may sing. ' You had rather sing than work, I believe.' — Upon... | |
 | Henry Fielding, Howard Maynadier - 1903 - 376 pages
...stage. To which Jones answered, "That it was one of the most famous burial-places about town." "No wonder then," cries Partridge, " that the place is...worse grave-digger. I had a sexton, when I was clerk, [156] that should have dug three graves while he is digging one. The fellow handles a spade as if it... | |
 | Henry Fielding - 1903 - 378 pages
...But I never saw in my life a worse grave-digger. I had a sexton, when I was clerk, THE BEST PLAYER that should have dug three graves while he is digging...handles a spade as if it was the first time he had ever had one in his hand. Ay, ay, you may sing. You had rather sing than work, I believe.'" -•—... | |
 | Lionel Strachey - Wit and humor - 1905 - 320 pages
...stage. To which Jones answered, " That it was one of the most famous burial-places about town." " No wonder, then," cries Partridge, " that the place is...grave-digger. I had a sexton, when I was clerk, that would have dug three graves while he is digging one. The fellow handles a spade as if it was the first... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1905 - 442 pages
...stage. To which Jones answered: 'That it was one of the most famous burial-places about town.' 'No wonder, then,' cries Partridge, ' that the place is...life a worse grave-digger. I had a sexton when I was a clerk that should have dug three graves while he is digging one. The fellow handles a spade as if... | |
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No wonder, then," cries Partridge, " that the place is haunted. But I never saw in my life a worse grave-digger. I had a sexton, when I was clerk, that should have dug three graves while he is digging one. The fellow handles a spade as if it was the first... 
