 Street, like a man spent, with a handkercher about his neck. To the King's message he cried, like a fainting woman, "Lord! what can I do? I am spent: people will not obey me. I have been pulling down houses; but the fire [280 overtakes us faster than...  The Diary of Samuel Pepys - Page 407by Samuel Pepys - 1905 - 800 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1825 - 724 pages
...backs. At last met my Lord Mayor in Canning-street, like a man sbent, with a handkercher about his neck. To the King's message, he cried, like a fainting...what can I do ? I am spent : people will not obey me. 1 have been pulling down houses ; but the fire overtakes us faster than we can do it.' That he needed... | |
 | 1825 - 726 pages
...cher about his neck. ig's message, he cried, like a spent, with a handkercher To the King's message, fainting woman, ' Lord ! what can I do ? I am spent...will not obey me. I have been pulling down houses ; hut the fire overtakes us faster than we can do it.' That he needed no more soldiers, and that, for... | |
 | 1825 - 710 pages
...backs. At last met my Lord Mayor in Canning-street, like a man spent, with a handkercher about his neck. To the King's message, he cried, like a fainting woman, ' Lord! what can 1 do? I am spent : people will not obey me. I have been pulling down houses ; but the fire overtakes... | |
 | 1826 - 488 pages
...hacks. At last met my JL1ord Mayor in Canning-street, like a man spent, with a handkercher about his neck. To the King's message, he cried, like a fainting...people will not obey me. I have been pulling down bouses ; but the fire overtakes us faster than we can do it." That be needed no more soldiers, and... | |
 | Humphry William Woolrych - 1827 - 478 pages
...spent, with a handkercher about his neck. To the King's message,'1 he cried, like a fainting woman, 1 Lord ! what can I do ? I am spent : people will not obey me. I have been pulling down 1 Diary, Vol. ip 425. a That houses should be pulled down. houses, but the fire overtakes us faster... | |
 | Edward Wedlake Brayley - 1829 - 456 pages
...met my Lord Mayor in Canningstreet [Cannon Street], like a man spent, with a handkercher about his neck. To the King's message he cried, like a fainting woman, ' Lord ! what can I do ? I am spent, the people will not obey me. I have been pulling down houses ; but the fire overtakes us faster than... | |
 | Edward Wedlake Brayley - 1829 - 452 pages
...met my Lord Mayor in Canningstreet [Cannon Street], like a man spent, with a handkercher about his neck. To the King's message he cried, like a fainting woman, ' Lord ! what can I do ? I atn spent, the people will not obey me. J have been pulling down houses ; but the fire overtakes us... | |
 | 1831 - 746 pages
...every way." He found him in Cannon-street, " like a man spent, with a handkercher about his -'it'Ck. To the King's message he cried, like a fainting woman,...what can I do ? I am spent ; people will not obey me. 1 have been pulling down houses, but the fire overtakes us faster than we can do it.' That he needed... | |
 | 1831 - 722 pages
...the fire every wav." He found him in Cannon-street, " like a man spent, with a handkercher about his neck. To the King's message he cried, like a fainting woman, ' Lord, wli.it can I do ? I •ra spent ; people will not obey me. I have been pulling down houses, but the... | |
 | Thomas Allen - 1839 - 512 pages
...on backs. At last met my lord mayor in Canningstreet, like a man spent, with a handkercher about his neck To the king's message, he cried, like a fainting woman, 'Lord I what can I do? 1 am spent: people will not obey me. I have been pulling down houses, but the fire... | |
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