 I'll have thrice the weight in gold. Why, man, all their dripping-pans and their chamber-pots are pure gold, and all the chains with which they chain up their streets are massy gold. All the prisoners they take are fettered in gold. And for rubies and...  An Elementary History of Our Country - Page 43by Eva March Tappan - 1914 - 256 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Ben Jonson - 1616 - 418 pages
...society. Cf. Eastward Ho (1605) 3. 1: 'Seagul. . . . And for rubies and diamonds, they [the Virginians] go forth on holidays, and gather them by the seashore,...children's coats, and stick in their children's caps ; as commonly as our children wear saffron-gilt broches, and groats with holes in them.' 1. 2. 175.... | |
 | 1744 - 398 pages
...chains with which they chain up their ftreets, are maify gold ; all the prifoners they take ars fetterd in gold) and for rubies and diamonds, they go forth on holidays, and gather them by the feaTih.ore, to hang on their children's coats, and ftick in their chilV drens caps; as commonly as... | |
 | 1780 - 508 pages
...which they chain up their itreus are maiiy gold ; all the prifoners they take are fetter'd in go,d ; and for rubies and diamonds, they go forth on holidays, and gather them by the fea-lhore, to hang on their children's coats, and Hick in their children^ caps ; as commonly as our... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1810 - 630 pages
...chamber-pots are pure gold ; and all the chains with which they chain up their streets are massy gold ; all the prisoners they take are fettered in gold ;...children's coats, and stick in their children's caps ; as commonly as our children wear saffron-gilt broches, and groats with holes in them. Scrape. And... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1810 - 630 pages
...chamber-pots are pure gold ; and all the chains with which they cnain up their streets are massy gold ; all the prisoners they take are fettered in gold ;...forth on holidays, and gather them by the sea-shore, tu hang on their children's conts, and stick in their children's caps ; as commonly as our children... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1810 - 630 pages
...chamber-pots are pure gold ; and all the chains with which they chain up their streets are massy gold ; all the prisoners they take are fettered in gold ;...they go forth on holidays, and gather them by the sea-sTiore, to hang on their children's coats, and stick in their children's caps ; as commonly as... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1810 - 630 pages
...massy gold ; all the prisoners they take are fettered in gold ; and fur rubies and diamonds, tliey go forth on holidays, and gather them by the sea-shore,...children's coats, and stick in their children's caps ; as commonly as our children wear saffron-gilt broches, and groats with holes in them. Scrape. And... | |
 | Edward Duffield Neill - 1867 - 128 pages
...chamber-pots are pure gold; and all the chains with which they chain up their streets are massive gold; all the prisoners they take are fettered in gold; and for rubies and diamonds they go forth in holy days and gather 'hem by the sea-shore to hang on their children's coats and stick in their... | |
 | Edward Duffield Neill - 1871 - 376 pages
...chamber-pots are pure -gold ; and all the chains with which they chain up their streets are massive gold ; all the prisoners they take are fettered in gold ; and for rubies and diamonds they go forth in holy days and gather 'hem by the sea-shore to hang on their children's coats and stick in their... | |
 | Edward Duffield Neill - 1871 - 376 pages
...take are fettered in gold ; and for rubies and diamonds they go forth in holy days and gather 'hem by the sea-shore to hang on their children's coats and stick in their children's caps as commonly as our children wear saffron-gilt brooches and groates with holes in 'hem. " Scapethrift.-... | |
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