| Oliver Cromwell, Thomas Carlyle - 1850 - 444 Seiten
...given it to our handful ; let us endeavour to keep it. I had rather have a plain russetcoated Captain that knows what he fights for, and loves what he knows, than that which you call " a Gentleman" and is nothing else. I honour a Gentleman that is so indeed ! —... | |
| James Goodeve Miall - 1851 - 382 Seiten
...sober Christians — they expect to be used as men !" "I had rather have a plain russet-coated captain that knows what he fights for and loves what he knows, than that which you call a gentlemen and is nothing else." Of these Ironsides, there appears to have been... | |
| Frederick Saunders, Thomas Bangs Thorpe - 1855 - 436 Seiten
...understand and appreciate his act&.. "I had rather have a plain russet-coated captain," he said, * Triall. " that knows what he fights for, and loves what he knows, than that which you call a gentleman, and is nothing else." The terrible " Ironsides " was the corps thus... | |
| Edward Yates - 1855 - 306 Seiten
...had better troops. Cromwell writes as follows: — "I had rather have a plain russet-coated captain that knows what he fights for, and loves what he knows, than that which you call ' a gentleman,' and is nothing else. I honour I gentleman that is so indeed." *•... | |
| John Langton Sanford - 1858 - 672 Seiten
...given it to our handful ; let us endeavour to keep it. I had rather have a plain russet-coated captain that knows what he fights for, and loves what he knows, than that which you call a ' gentleman,' and is nothing else. I honour a gentleman that is so indeed ! I... | |
| Oliver Cromwell - 1861 - 738 Seiten
...given it to our handful; let us endeavour to keep it. I had rather have a plain russet-coated Captain that knows what he fights for, and loves what he knows, than that which you call "a Gentleman" and is nothing else. I honour a Gentleman that is so indeed! —... | |
| Elizabeth Rundle Charles - 1866 - 510 Seiten
...handful (the Ironsides), let us endeavour to keep it. I had rather have a plain, russetcoated captain that knows what he fights for, and loves what he knows, than that which you call ca gentleman ' and nothing else. I honour a gen tleman that is so indeed." " Yet,"... | |
| Elizabeth Rundle Charles - 1866 - 520 Seiten
...handful (the Ironsides), let us endeavour to keep it. I h.id rather have a plain, russetcoated captain that knows what he fights for, and loves what he knows, than that which you call ' a gentleman ' and nothing else. I honour a gentleman that is so indeed." " Yet,"... | |
| Elizabeth Rundle Charles - 1867 - 524 Seiten
...handful (the Ironsides), let us endeavour to keep it. I had rather have a plain, russetcoated captain that knows what he fights for, and loves what he knows, than that which you call ' a gentleman ' and nothing else. I honour a. gentleman that is so indeed." " Yet,"... | |
| John Richard Andrews (barrister.) - 1870 - 482 Seiten
...follow them and they will be careful to mount such .... 'I had rather have a plain russet-coated captain that knows what he fights for, and loves what he knows, than that which you call a " gentleman," and is nothing else. I honour a gentleman that is so indeed.' It... | |
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