 | Complete fabulist - 1732 - 402 pages
...return. It is no more than juftice, quoth the Farmer, to be fure i but what did I fay ? — I miftake — it is your bull that has killed one of my oxen. Indeed ! lays the Lawyer, that alters the cafe : I muft enquire into the affair ; and if And if! faid the... | |
 | Robert Dodsley, Aesop - Fables - 1765 - 400 pages
...return. It is no more than juftice, quoth the Farmer, to be fure; but what_did I fay ? — I miftake — It is your bull that has killed one of my oxen. Indeed! fays the Lawyer, that alters the cafe : I muft enquire into the affair ; and if — And if! faid the... | |
 | Books - 1774 - 592 pages
...return." " It is no more than jufticc, quoth the farmer, to be fure. But what did I fay ? I miftake : it is your bull that has killed one of my oxen." " Indeed ! fays the lawyer, that alters the cafe, I muft enquire into the affair, and if—" " And if! faid... | |
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - Aphorisms and apothegms - 1789 - 342 pages
...thy oxen in return. It is no more but juftice, quoth the farmer. — But what did I fay ? I miftook ! It is your bull that has killed one of my oxen. Indeed ! fays the lawyer, that alters the cafe : I muft inquire into the affair, and if — And ^".' interrupted... | |
 | Baldwin Janson - Dutch language - 1792 - 248 pages
...return. It is no more than juftice, quoth the farmer, to be fure ; but what did I fay f — I mijtake — It is your bull that has killed one of my oxen. Indeed ! fays the lawyer, that alters the cafe : I muft enquire into the affair ; and if- — And if! faid... | |
 | Aesop, Robert Dodsley - Conduct of life - 1809 - 316 pages
...It is no more than juftice, quoth the Farmer, to be fiire ; but what did I fay ? — I, miftake — It is your bull that has killed one of my oxen. Indeed ! feys the Lawyer, that alters the cafe; I muft inquire into the affair; and if— And if'.' faid the... | |
 | William Scott - Elocution - 1814 - 424 pages
...that I expect one of thy oxen in return. It is no more than justice, quoth the Fa.*mer, to be,sure : But, what did I say ?— I mistake. It is your bull...Lawyer ; that alters the case; I must inquire into the affair ; and if — And IF ! said the Farmer — the business, I find, would have been concluded without... | |
 | William Scott - Elocution - 1817 - 416 pages
...that I expect one of thy oxen in return. It is no more than justice, quoth the Farmer, to be sure i But, what did I say ? — I mistake. It is your bull that has killed one of my oxen. Indeed! saysthe Lawyer; that alters the case : I must inquire1 into the affair ; and if — And IF ! said the... | |
 | Daniel Staniford - Elocution - 1817 - 256 pages
...unreasonable, that I expect one of thy oxen in return. It is no more than justice, said thefarmer,to be sure ; but what did I say ? — I mistake. It is your bull that has killed one of wyoxeh. Indeed! says: the lawyer, that alters the case ; I must inquire into the affair j and if —... | |
 | Thomas Bewick - Fables - 1820 - 388 pages
...he, " has been gored by an unlucky bull of mine, and I shall be glad to know how I am to make you a reparation." " Thou art a very honest fellow," replied...Indeed," says the Lawyer, " that alters the case : I must enquire into the affair ; and if" — " And if!" said the Farmer, " the business I find would have... | |
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It is no more than justice," quoth the farmer, " to be sure. But what did I say ? I mistake. It is your bull that has killed one of my oxen." " Indeed ! " says the lawyer ; " that alters the case : I must inquire into the affair ; and if " " And IF !... 
