 | Robert Chambers, Thomas Thomson - 1855 - 728 Seiten
...proudly, and exclaimed, "I am but a fool to seek grace of a graceless face. But had I known, sir, that you would have taken my life this day, I should have lived upon the Borders, in despite both of you and King Harry ; for I know that King Harry would down-weigh my best horse with gold, to... | |
 | Thomas Thomson - 1855 - 374 Seiten
...proudly, and exclaimed, "I am but a fool to seek grace of a graceless face. But had I known, sir, that you would have taken my life this day, I should have lived upon the Borders, in despite both of you and King Harry ; for I know that King Harry would down-weigh my best horse with gold, to... | |
 | John Hill Burton - 1867 - 520 Seiten
...quick or dead. He, seeing no hope of the king's favour towards him, said very proudly, ' I am but ane fool to seek grace at a graceless face ; but had I...should have lived upon the borders in despite of King Harry and you both ; for I know King Harry would downweigh my best horse with gold to know that I was... | |
 | Arthur Milman - 1871 - 300 Seiten
...quick cr dead. He seeing no hope of the king's favour towards him, said very proudly, " I am but ane fool to seek grace at a graceless face : but had I...taken my life this day, I should have lived upon the border in despite of King Henry and you both : for I know King Henry would downweigh my bast horse... | |
 | Arthur Milman - 1871 - 296 Seiten
...quick or dead. He seeing no hope of the king's favour towards him, said very proudly, " I am but ane fool to seek grace at a graceless face : but had I...taken my life this day, I should have lived upon the border in despite of King Henry and you both : for I know King Henry would downweigh my b«st horse... | |
 | John Hill Burton - 1873 - 476 Seiten
...quick or dead. He, seeing no hope of the king's favour towards him, said very proudly, ' I am but ane fool to seek grace at a graceless face ; but had I...should have lived upon the borders in despite of King Harry and you both ; for I know King Harry would downweigh my best horse with gold to know that I was... | |
 | Sir Sidney Low, Frederick Sanders Pulling - 1884 - 1244 Seiten
...Chronicle represents him as saying to James, when his entreaties for mercy proved fruitless, " I am but ane fool to seek grace at a graceless face; but had I...should have lived upon the borders in despite of King Harry and you both ; for I know King Harry would downweigh my best horse with gold to know that I was... | |
 | Sidney James Mark Low, Frederick Sanders Pulling - 1884 - 1136 Seiten
...represents him as saying to James, when his entreaties for mercy proved fruitless, ' ' I am but ane fool to seek grace at a graceless face; but had I...should have lived upon the borders in despite of King Harry and you both ; for I know King Harry would downweigh my best horse with gold to know that I was... | |
 | Sir Sidney Low, Frederick Sanders Pulling - 1884 - 1254 Seiten
...proved fruitless, " I am but ane fool to seek grace at a graceless face ; but had I known, sir, that yc would have taken my life this day, I should have lived upon the borders in despite of King Harry and you both ; for I know King Harry would downweigh my best horse with gold to know that I was... | |
 | Henry Harrison Metcalf, John Norris McClintock - 1885 - 416 Seiten
...grace at your graceless face. But had I known, sir, that you would have taken my life this day, I would have lived upon the borders in despite of King Harrie...weigh down my best horse with gold to know that I was condemned to die this day." So he and thirty- five of his men were carried to Carlenrig, and to... | |
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I am but ane fool to seek grace at a graceless face ; but had I known, sir, that ye would have taken my life this day, I should have lived upon the borders in despite of King Harry and you both ; for I know King Harry would downweigh my best horse with... 
