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" ... else, I must do it, as it were, in such weight, measure and number, even so perfectly as God made the world, or else I am so sharply taunted, so cruelly threatened, yea, presently, sometimes with pinches, nips... "
The General Biographical Dictionary - Page 319
by Alexander Chalmers - 1814
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The Harleian Miscellany: A Collection of Scarce, Curious, and ..., Volume 1

William Oldys, Thomas Park - Great Britain - 1808 - 586 pages
...greatest benefits that ever God gave me, is, that he sent me so sharp and severe parents, and so gentle a schoolmaster. For, when I am in presence either of...sit, stand, or go; eat, drink, be merry, or sad; be sowing, playing, dancing, or doing any thin? else, I must do it, as it were, in such weight, measure,...
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The Harleian Miscellany, Or, A Collection of Scarce, Curious, and ..., Volume 1

Great Britain - 1808 - 588 pages
...greatest benefits that ever God gave me, is, that he. sent me so sharp and severe parents, and so gentle a schoolmaster. For, when I am in presence either of...sit, stand, or go ; eat, drink, be merry, or sad; be sowing, playing, dancins, or doing any thing else, I must do it, as it were, in such weight, measure,...
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The Harleian Miscellany; Or, A Collection of Scarce, Curious, and ...

William Oldys, John Malham - Europe - 1808 - 594 pages
...greatest benefits that ever God gave me, is, that he sent me so sharp and severe parents, and so gentle, a schoolmaster. For, when I am in presence either of...sit, stand, or go; eat, drink, be merry, or sad; be sowing, playing, dancing, or doing any thing else, I must do it, as it were, in such weight, measure,...
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Tamerlane: A Tragedy in Five Acts, Volume 10

John Hughes, Nicholas Rowe, Mrs. Inchbald - Damascus (Syria) - 1808 - 282 pages
...books and retirement, drew from her the following words : — " When I am in the presence of either my father or mother, whether I speak, keep silence, sit,...stand, or go ; eat, drink, be merry or sad ; be sewing, playing, dancing, or doing any thing else, I must do it, as it were, in such weight, measure, and number,...
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The British Theatre; Or, A Collection of Plays,: Which are Acted at the ...

Mrs. Inchbald - English drama - 1808 - 348 pages
...and retirement, drew from her the following words : — • " When I am in the presence of either my father or mother, whether I speak, keep silence, sit,...stand, or go ; eat, drink, be merry or sad ; be sewing, playing, dancing, or doing any thing else, I must do it, as it were, in such weight, measure, and number,'...
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The British Theatre; Or, A Collection of Plays,: Which are Acted at the ...

Mrs. Inchbald - English drama - 1808 - 328 pages
...books and retirement, drew from her the following words:— " When I am in the presence of either my father or mother, whether I speak, keep silence, sit,...stand, or go ; eat, drink, be merry or sad ; be sewing, playing, dancing, or doing any thing else, I must do it, as it were, in such weight, measure, and number,...
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The General Biographical Dictionary, Volume 3

Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1812 - 538 pages
...greatest benefits which ever God gave me, is that he sent so sharp and severe parents, and so gentle a schoolmaster. For when I am in presence either of...stand, or go ; eat, drink, be merry or sad ; be sewing, plaj ing, dancing, or doing any thing else, I must do it, as it were, in such weight, measure, and...
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The General Biographical Dictionary:: Containing an Historical and Critical ...

Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1812 - 536 pages
...greatest benefits which ever God gave me, is that he sent so sharp and severe parents, and so gentle a schoolmaster. For when I am in presence either of...stand, or go; eat, drink, be merry or sad ; be sewing, placing, dancing, or doing any thing else, I must do it, as it were, in such weight, measure, and number,...
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Elegant extracts: a copious selection of passages from the most ..., Volume 4

Elegant extracts - 1812 - 316 pages
...that ever God gave me, is that he sent me so sharp and severe parents, and so gentle a schoohuaster. For, when I am in presence either of father or mother,...stand, or go, eat, drink, be merry, or sad, be sewing, playing, dancing, or doing any thing else, I mnst do it as it were in such weight, measure, and number,...
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The gamester, by E. Moore. The tragedy of Jane Shore, by N. Rowe. The London ...

James Plumptre - English drama - 1812 - 480 pages
...sent me so sharp " and severe parents, and so gentle a schoolmaster; for, " when I am in the presence of father or mother, " whether I speak, keep silence, sit, stand, or go, 4' eat, drink, be merry, or sad, be sewing, playing, " dancing, or doing any thing else, I must do...
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