| William Oldys - 1740 - 326 pages
...Ordinary. We that had Our breeding from a trade ; cits as you call us, 'Though we hate gentlemen ourfelves, yet are Ambitious to make all our children gentlemen...generations they return again ; We for our children purchafe land ; they brave it I'th' country, beget children ; and they fell, Grow poor, and fend their... | |
| 1744 - 472 pages
...: we that had" Our breeding from a trade j cits as you call us ; Tiro' we hate gentlemen ourfelves, yet are Ambitious to make all our children gentlemen : In three generations they return again j We for our children purchafe land ; they brave it I'th' country j beget children, and they fell ;... | |
| John Bell - 1792 - 332 pages
...breed him so i Barn. I apprehend ; And thus I satisfy you : we that had Our breeding from a trade, cits as you call us, Though we hate gentlemen ourselves,...We for our children purchase land ; they brave it I" th' country, beget children, and they sell ; Grow poor, and send their sons up to be 'prentices... | |
| 1797 - 484 pages
...breed him so ( Barn. I apprehend ; And thus I satisfy you : we that had Our breeding from a trade, cits as you call us, Though we hate gentlemen ourselves,...We for our children purchase land ; they brave it I' th* country, beget children, and they sell ; Grow poor, and send their sons up to be 'prentices:... | |
| David Garrick - 1798 - 288 pages
...apprehend; 't . And thus I satisfy you ; we that had Our breeding from a trade, cits as you call us, Tho' we hate gentlemen ourselves, yet are Ambitious to...gentlemen ; In three generations they return again; \Ve for our children purchase land ; they brave it I' th' country, beget children, and they ssll ;... | |
| Walter Scott - 1810 - 630 pages
...that had Our breeding from a trade ; cits as you cnll us ; Though we hate gentlemen ourselves, yet nre Ambitious to make all our children gentlemen : In...brave it 1 the country; beget children, and they sell, Grow poor, and s? nd iheir sons up to be 'prentices. There is a whirl in fate. The courtiers make Us... | |
| Walter Scott - 1810 - 630 pages
...rail us; Though we hate genllemen ourselves, yet are Ambitious to make all our children gcnllmicn : In three generations they return again; We for our children purchase land ; they brave it Г the country ; beget children, and they teil, Grow poor, and send their sons op to be 'prentica.... | |
| Walter Scott - 1810 - 630 pages
...us ; Though we hate gentlemen ourselves, yet are Ambitions to make all our children gentlemen : fn three generations they return again; We for our children purchase land ; they brave it }' the country ; beget children, pud they sell, Grow poor, and send their sons np to be 'prentices.... | |
| Walter Scott - 1810 - 630 pages
...gentlemen ourselves, yet nre Ambitious to make all our children, eenlU men : In three i;ci¡eratiqtis they return again; We for our children purchase land ; they brave it Г the country ; beget children, and th<-y sell, 0 row poor, and send their sons up to be 1ргевьгИ.... | |
| James Kirke Paulding - 1822 - 332 pages
...possession. " Thus we see how the world wags," my brother — " We Cits are ambitious to make our sons gentlemen ; In three generations they return again ; We for our children purchase land : they leave it In the country, beget children, and they sell, Grow poor, and send their sons up to be 'prentices:... | |
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