| Oliver Goldsmith - 1841 - 398 pages
...killed the hare, and was bringing it away in triumph, when the justice himself met me : he called me a villain, and collaring me, desired I would give an account of myself. I began immediately to give a full account of all that I knew of my breed, seed, and generation : but... | |
| George Willson - 1844 - 300 pages
...will you have on't 1 I killed the hare, and was bringing it away in triumph, when the justice him*e\( met me : he called me a poacher and a villain ; and,...worship's pardon, and began to give a full account of all that I 11 knew of my breed, seed, and generation ; but though I gave a very good account, the justice... | |
| William Russell - 1844 - 428 pages
...liberty to mix as much fable as he pleased with the remains of true history. Exceptions by emphasis : 1. He called me a poacher and a villain ; and collaring me, desired I would give an account of myself. 2. If the departing from that measure, should not remove the prejudice so maliciously raised, I am... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1845 - 550 pages
...killed the hare, and was bringing it away in triumph, when the Justice himself met me : he called me a villain, and collaring me, desired I would give an account of myself. I Ix-gan immediately to give a full account of all that I knew of my breed, seed, and generation ; but,... | |
| David Bates Tower - 1853 - 444 pages
...spied a hare crossing the path just before me. I flung my stick at it. Well, what will you have on't ? I killed the hare, and was bringing it away, when...worship's pardon, and began to give a full account of all that I knew of my history ; but though I gave a very true account, the justice said I could give... | |
| Robert Joseph Sullivan - 1850 - 524 pages
...and I believe the devil put it in my head to fling my stick at it: — well, what will you have on't? I killed the hare, and was bringing it away, when...worship's pardon, and began to give a full account of all that I knew of my breed, seed, and generation; but, though I gave a very true account, the justice... | |
| William Russell - 1851 - 392 pages
...liberty to mix as much fable as he pleased with the remains of true history. Exceptions by emphasis : 1. He called me a poacher and a villain; and collaring me, desired I would give an account of myself. 2. If the departing from that measure, should not remove the prejudice so maliciously raised, I am... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1851 - 476 pages
...at it: — well, what will you have on't 1 I killed the hare, and was bringing it away in triumph, when the justice himself met me : he called me a poacher and a villain ; and, collaring me, desired 1 would give an account of myself. I fell upon my knees, begged his worship's pardon, and began to... | |
| Joseph Guy - 1852 - 458 pages
...: — well, what will you have on 't ? — I killed the hare, and was bringing it away in triumph, when the justice himself met me. He called me a poacher...worship's pardon, and began to give a full account of all that I knew of my breed, seed, and generation. But, though I gave a very good account, the justice... | |
| David Bates Tower, Cornelius Walker - 1854 - 440 pages
...spied a hare crossing the path just before me. I flung my stick at it. Well, what will you have on't ? I killed the hare,- and was bringing it away, when...worship's pardon, and began to give a full account of all that I knew of my history ; but though I gave a very true account, the justice said I could give... | |
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