 I'll not hurt a hair of thy head: — Go, says he, lifting up the sash, and opening his hand as he spoke, to let it escape; — go, poor devil, get thee gone, why should I hurt thee? This world surely is wide enough to hold both thee and me.  The School of Wisdom - Page 1771803 - 224 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Chambers, Robert Chambers - Conduct of life - 1839 - 204 pages
...it flew by him ; ' I'll not hurt thee,' says my uncle Toby, rising from his chair, and going across the room with the fly in his hand ; ' I'll not hurt a hair of thy head ! Go,' says he, lifting up the sash, and opening his hand as he spoke, to let it escape — ' go, poor wretch... | |
 | John Taylor - Quotations - 1839 - 258 pages
...as it flew by him. I'll not hurt thee, says my uncle Toby, rising from his chair, and going across the room with the fly in his hand, I'll not hurt a hair of thy head! go, says he, lifting up the sash, and opening his hand as he spoke, to let it escape; go, poor devil—get... | |
 | Materials - 1846 - 478 pages
...last as it flew by him. I'll not hurt thee, says my uncle Toby, rising from his chair and going across the room with the fly in his hand, I'll not hurt a hair of thy head ! go, says he, lifting up the sash, and opening his hand as he spoke, to let it escape ; go, poor devil —... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - English poetry - 1846 - 410 pages
...it flew by him ; " I 'll not hurt thee," says my uncle Toby, rising from his chair, and going across the room with the fly in his hand ; " Ill not hurt a hair of thy head. " Go," says he, lifting up the sash, and opening his hand as he spoke, to let it escape; " go, poor devil... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - Humor - 1846 - 282 pages
...by him ; " I'll not hurt thee," says my uncle Toby, rising from his chair, and going across the rocm with the fly in his hand; "I'll not hurt a hair of thy head. Go," siys he, lifting up the sash, and opening his hand as he spoke, to let it escape ; " go, poor devil... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - 1847 - 420 pages
...as it flew by him;—I'll not hurt thee, says my uncle Toby, rising from his chair, and going across the room, with the fly in his hand, I'll not hurt a hair of thy head :—Go, says he, lifting up the sash, and opening his hand a» he spoke, to let it escape ; go, poor devil,... | |
 | 1847 - 488 pages
...flew by him ; ' I'll not hurt thee,' says ray Uncle Toby, rising from his chair, and going across tic room, with the fly in his hand; ' I'll not hurt a hair of thy head. Go,' says he, lifting up the sash, and opening his hand us he spoke, to let it escape; ' go, poor devil;... | |
 | 1851 - 486 pages
...retaliate upon a fly !" " I'll not hurt thee," says my Uncle Toby, rising from his chair, and going across the room with the fly in his hand ; " I'll not hurt a hair of thy head. Go," says ho, lifting up the sash and opening his hand as he spoke, to let it escape ; " go, poor devil... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - English fiction - 1853 - 190 pages
...it flew by him ; — I'll not hurt thee, says my uncle Toby, rising from his chair, and going across the room, with the fly in his hand, I'll not hurt a hair of thy head : — Go, says he, lifting up the sash, and opening his hand as he spoke, to let it escape ; go, poor devil,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1853 - 336 pages
...it flew by him ; — I'll not hurt thee, says my uncle Toby, rising from his chair, and going across the room, with the fly in his hand, — I'll not hurt a hair of thy head : — Go, says he, lifting up the sash, and opening his hand as he spoke, to let it escape : — go, poor devil,... | |
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