 | 1825 - 736 pages
...neck. ig's message, he cried, like a spent, with a handkercher To the King's message, fainting woman, ' Lord ! what can I do ? I am spent : people will not obey me. I have been pulling down houses ; hut the fire overtakes us faster than we can do it.' That he needed no more soldiers, and that, for... | |
 | 1825 - 724 pages
...sbent, with a handkercher about his neck. To the King's message, he cried, like a fainting woman, ' Lord ! what can I do ? I am spent : people will not obey me. 1 have been pulling down houses ; but the fire overtakes us faster than we can do it.' That he needed... | |
 | 1826 - 488 pages
...spent, with a handkercher about his neck. To the King's message, he cried, like a fainting woman, " Lord! what can I do? I am spent: people will not obey me. I have been pulling down bouses ; but the fire overtakes us faster than we can do it." That be needed no more soldiers, and... | |
 | Edward Wedlake Brayley - 1829 - 454 pages
...neck. To the King's message he cried, like a fainting woman, ' Lord ! what can I do ? I am spent, the people will not obey me. I have been pulling down...do it:' that he 'needed no more soldiers,' and that • he must go and refresh himself, having been up all night.' So he left me, and I him, and walked... | |
 | Edward Wedlake Brayley - 1829 - 452 pages
...cried, like a fainting woman, ' Lord ! what can I do ? I atn spent, the people will not obey me. J have been pulling down houses ; but the fire overtakes...it :' that he ' needed no more soldiers,' and that ' he must go and refresh himself, having been up all night.' So he left me, and I him, and walked home... | |
 | 1831 - 722 pages
...his neck. To the King's message he cried, like a fainting woman, ' Lord, wli.it can I do ? I •ra spent ; people will not obey me. I have been pulling down houses, but the fire overtakei us faster than we can do it.' That he needed no more soldiers ; and that, for himself, he... | |
 | Thomas Allen - 1839 - 512 pages
...handkercher about his neck To the king's message, he cried, like a fainting woman, 'Lord I what can I do? 1 am spent: people will not obey me. I have been pulling...it.' That he needed no more soldiers, and that, for * St. Laurence Poullney, of which Thomas Elborough was curate. T Sir Thomas Bludwurth. himself, he... | |
 | 1849 - 606 pages
...suggestion of Pepys, that he should pull the houses down, and thus endeavor to stop the fire, he cried, " Lord ! what can I do ? I am spent ; people will not...but the fire overtakes us faster than we can do it." Carts laden with furniture, sick persons carried away in their beds, thousands of halfclothed men,... | |
 | John Thomas Smith - 1846 - 484 pages
...head. To the king's message he cried, like a fainting woman, ' Lord, what can I do ? I am spent. The people will not obey me. I have been pulling down...do it ; that he needed no more soldiers ; and that he must go and refresh himself, having been up all night.' So he left me, and I him, and walked home,... | |
 | 1849 - 588 pages
...suggestion of Pepys, that he should pull the houses down, and thus endeavor to stop the fire, he cried, " o Carts laden with furniture, sick persons carried away in their beds, thousands of halfclothed men,... | |
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Lord! What can I do? I am spent: people will not obey me. I have been pulling down houses ; but the fire overtakes us faster than we can do it. 
