 I had rather 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...  Life of Oliver Goldsmith - Page 52by Washington Irving - 1886 - 258 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1825 - 268 pages
...boarding-school myself; and may I die by an anodyne necklace, but I had rather be an underturnkey in Newgate ! I was up early and late ; I •was browbeat by the master, hated fer my ugly face by the mistress, worried by the boys within, and never permitted to stir out to meet... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1828 - 358 pages
...anodyne necklace 3 J , but I had rather be an underturnkey in Newgate 3 2 ! I was up early and late — F 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 fit... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1830 - 544 pages
...boarding-school myself; and may I die by an anodyne necklace, but 1 had rather be an under-tumkey in rs rise, its vistas strike, its palaces surprise ;...famine from the smiling land, The mournful peasant lead within, and never permitted to stir out to meet civility abroad. But, are you sure you are fit for... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1834 - 492 pages
...actual starving. Unquestionably, his description was founded on personal recollections, where he says, " I was up early and late ; I was brow-beat by the master...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... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1834 - 506 pages
...actual starving. Unquestionably, his description was founded on personal recollections, where he says, " I was up early and late ; I was brow-beat by the master...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... | |
 | Sir James Prior - 1837 - 564 pages
...boarding school myself; and may I die by an anodyne necklace, but I had rather be under-turnkey in Newgate. I was up early and late : I was browbeat...hated for my ugly face by the mistress, worried by the bays within, and never permitted to stir out to receive civility abroad. But are you sure you are fit... | |
 | Sir James Prior - 1837 - 558 pages
...school myself; and may I die by an anodyne necklace, but I had rather be under-turnkey in Newgate. / was up early and late : I was browbeat by the master,...my ugly face by the mistress, worried by the boys within, and never permitted to stir out to receive civility abroad. But are you sure you are fit for... | |
 | Sir James Prior - 1837 - 554 pages
...school myself ; and may I die by an anodyne necklace, but I had rather be under-turnkey in Newgate. / was up early and late : I was browbeat by the master,...my ugly face by the mistress, worried by the boys within, and never permitted to stir out to receive civility abroad. But are you sure you are fit for... | |
 | Sir James Prior - 1837 - 550 pages
...school myself ; and may I die by an anodyne necklace, but I had rather be under-turnkey in Newgate. / was up early and late : I was browbeat by the master,...my ugly face by the mistress, worried by the boys within, and never permitted to stir out to receive civility abroad. But are you sure you are fit for... | |
 | sir James Prior - 1837 - 550 pages
...die by an anodyne necklace, but I had rather be under-turnkey in Newgate. / was up early and late: 1 was browbeat by the master, hated for my ugly face by the mistress, worried by the boys within, and never permitted to stir out to receive civility abroad. But are you sure you are fit for... | |
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