You must know," says sir Roger, ' I never make use of any body to row me, that has not lost either a leg or an arm. I would rather bate him a few strokes of his oar than not employ an honest man that has been wounded in the queen's service. If I was... The British Essayists: The Spectator - Strana 8podľa Alexander Chalmers - 1802Úplné zobrazenie - O tejto knihe
| Joseph Addison - 1884 - Počet stránok 200
...spied one with a wooden leg, and immediately gave him orders to get his boat ready. As we were walking towards it, "You must know," says Sir Roger, "I never make use of anybody to row me, that has not either lost a leg or an arm. I would rather bate him a few strokes... | |
| Joseph Addison - 1885 - Počet stránok 422
...spied one with a wooden leg, and immediately, gave him orders to get his boat.ready. As we were walking towards it, ' You must know (says Sir Roger), I never make use of anybody to row me that has not either lost a leg or an arm. I would rather bate him a few strokes of... | |
| Joseph Addison - 1886 - Počet stránok 568
...You must know,' says Sir Roger, ' I never make 30 use of anybody to row me, that has not either lost a leg or an arm. I would rather bate him a few strokes...employ an honest man that has been wounded in the barge, I would not put a fellow in my livery that had not a wooden leg.' My old friend, after having... | |
| Joseph Addison - 1887 - Počet stránok 216
...spied one with a wooden leg, and immediately gave him orders to get his boat ready. As we were walking towards it, "You must know," says Sir Roger, " I never make use of any body to row me, that has not either lost a leg or an arm. I would rather bate him a few strokes of his oar than not employ an honest... | |
| Joseph Addison, Sir Richard Steele - 1887 - Počet stránok 396
...it, You must know, says Sir ROGER, / never make use of any bodv to row me, that has not either lost a Leg or an Arm. I would rather bate him a few Strokes of his Oar, than not employ an honest Alan that has been wounded in the Queen's Service. If I was a Lord or a Bishop, and kept a Barge, J... | |
| Joseph Ashby-Sterry - 1887 - Počet stránok 280
...anybody to row me that has not lost neither a leg nor an arm, I would rather bate him a few strokes with his oar than not employ an honest man that has been wounded in the Queen's service." And do you remember that the Spectator tells us that his friend, " after having seated himself, trimmed... | |
| Joseph Ashby-Sterry - 1887 - Počet stránok 266
...to row me that has not lost neither a leg nor an arm. I would rather \ bate him a few strokes with his oar than not employ an honest man that has been wounded in the Queen's service." And do you remember that the Spectator tells us that his friend, " after having seated himself, trimmed... | |
| Robert Cochrane - 1887 - Počet stránok 572
...spied one with a wooden leg, and immediately gave him orders to get his boat ready. As we were walking towards it, " You must know," says Sir Roger, " I never make use of anybody to row me that has not either lost a leg or an arm. I would rather bate him a few strokes of... | |
| Joseph Addison - 1889 - Počet stránok 556
...it, " You must know, (says Sir Eoger,) I never make use of anybody to row me that has not either lost a leg or an arm. I would rather bate him a few strokes...been wounded in the Queen's service. If I was a lord or a bishop, and kept a barge, I would not put a fellow in my livery that had not a wooden leg." British... | |
| A. L. Stronach - 1891 - Počet stránok 290
...spied one with a wooden leg, and immediately gave him orders to get his boat ready. As we were walking towards it, " You must know," says Sir Roger, " I never make use of anybody to row me that has not either lost a leg or an arm. I would rather bate him a few strokes of... | |
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