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" Well, well, Master Kingston," quoth he, "I see the matter against me how it is framed; but if I had served God as diligently as I have done the king, he would not have given me over in my grey hairs. "
Thoughts and After-thoughts - Page 255
by Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree - 1913 - 315 pages
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A Complete History of England: From the Descent of Julius Caesar ..., Volume 5

Tobias Smollett - Great Britain - 1758 - 490 pages
...feeling his end approaching, he fentfor Sir William Kingfton, and fpoke to this effect : " Had I ferved God as diligently as I have " done the king, he would not have abandoned my " grey hairs : but this is my juft reward. I pray " you commend me moft humbly to the...
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The History of England, Volume 6

Rapin de Thoyras (M., Paul) - Great Britain - 1759 - 602 pages
...cf the- carl, £r WjU Voj.. VI, V JiCT kind's officer who flood near his bed : " If I had ferved " God as diligently as I have done the king, he would not " have given me over in my grey hairs." But I do not know whether he had reafon to boaft of his zeal and difinteHoUii>e(h. reilednefs in the...
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The History of England: From the Earliest Times to the Death of George II.

Oliver Goldsmith - Great Britain - 1771 - 468 pages
...'• appetite, but could not prevail. Had I but ferved God as diligently as I have ferved the king, king, he would not have given me over In my grey hairs. But this is the juft reward, that I muft receive for my indulgent pains and ftudy ; not regarding my...
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The History of England: From the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the ..., Volume 4

David Hume - Great Britain - 1775 - 400 pages
...appetite ; but could not prevail: « Had " Had I but ferved God as diligently as I have ferved CHAP. " the king, he would not have given me over in my grey XXX. " hairs. But this is the juft reward that I muft receive v — v ' " for my indulgent pains and...
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An abridgment of The history of England, to the death of George ii

Oliver Goldsmith - 1777 - 374 pages
...from his will and appetite, but could not prevail. Had I -but ferved God as diligently as I haveferved the king, he would not have given me over in my grey hairs. .But this is thejuft reward that I mutt receive for my indulgent pains and ftudy; not regarding my...
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The History of England: From the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the ..., Volume 5

David Hume - Great Britain - 1789 - 430 pages
...will and appetite ; but " could not prevail : Had I but ferved God as " diligently as I have ferved the king, he would " not have given me over in my grey hairs. But tc this is the juft reward that I muft receive for " my indulgent pains and ftudy , not regarding...
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Instances of the Mutability of Fortune

Alexander Bicknell - Biography - 1791 - 546 pages
...will and appetite, but could not prevail. Had I but ferved my God as diligently as I have ferved my king, he "would not have given me over in my grey hairs. But this is the juft reward that I niuft receive for. my indulgent pains and ftudy, not regarding my...
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The History of England, from the Earliest Times to the Death of George II.

Oliver Goldsmith - Great Britain - 1797 - 478 pages
...from his will and appetite, but could not prevail. Had I but ferved God as diligently as 1 have ferved the king, he would not have given' me over in my grey hairs. But this is the juft reward that I muft receive for my indulgent pains and ftudy, not regarding my...
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Memoirs of the Life, Studies, and Writings of the Right Reverend George ...

William Jones - Bishops - 1799 - 488 pages
...affection and fervice which are due to God.-—" Had I but ferved God as diligently " as I have ferved the King, HE would not have " given me over in my grey hairs." 5. To thofe, who would win men to religion by fire and faggot, may be applied the remark of the Earl...
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Universal History, Ancient and Modern: From the Earliest Records of Time, to ...

William Fordyce Mavor - World history - 1803 - 498 pages
...constable of the Tower, who had him in custody: " Had I but served God as dili" gently as I have served the king, he would * not have given me over in my grey hairs. " Eat this is the just reward that I must receive " for " for my indulgent pains and study, not regard...
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