 | David Lloyd - 1766 - 608 pàgines
...the queen told him, Sir Walter, I hear you have ereffed a Puritan foundation. No, Madattt, faid he, far be it from me to countenance any thing contrary to your cftablijhed Laws : But I have Jet an Acorn ; which wi^en it comes to be an Oak, God clone knows what... | |
 | 1806 - 504 pàgines
...Madam," said he, " far be it from me to countenance any thing contrary to the established laws. But 1 have set an acorn, which when it becomes an oak, God alone knows •vvhat will be the fruit thereof." These words are round this picture : " By Vansomer, iEi;ilis suae... | |
 | Benjamin Brook - 1813 - 532 pàgines
...puritan foundation." " No, madam," said he, " far be it from me ta countenance any thing contrary to your laws : but I have set an acorn, which, when it becomes an oat, God alone knows what will be the fruit of It." This college, it is added, became the very nursery... | |
 | Lucy Aikin - 1818 - 544 pàgines
...tartly to him ; " Sir Walter, I hear you have erected a puritan foundation." " No, madam," replied he, " far be it from me to countenance any thing contrary...established laws ; but I have set an acorn, which, when it comes to be an oak, God alone knows what will be the fruit of it." That this fruit however proved to... | |
 | Thomas Zouch, Francis Wrangham - 1820 - 558 pàgines
...his noble undertaking) I hear you have erected a Puritan foundation." " No, Madam," he replied ; " far be it from me to countenance any thing contrary...established laws : but I have set an acorn which, when it comes to be an oak, God to offer my best thanks. Mr. Ingram himself, and Mr. Gran« ville Wheler, have... | |
 | Lucy Aikin - 1823 - 548 pàgines
...to him ; " Sir Walter, I hear you have erected a puritan foundation." — "No, madam," replied he, " far be it from me to countenance any thing contrary to your established laws ; but I have set an 4corn, which, when it comes to be an oak, God alone knows what will be the fruit of it." That this... | |
 | George Dyer - 1824 - 736 pàgines
...said—" So, Sir Walter, I hear you have erected a Puritan College."— " No, Madam," replied he, " far be it from me to countenance any thing contrary...oak, God alone knows what will be the fruit thereof." However, the society rather savoured of Puritanism, and hence the old song, called the Mad Puritan... | |
 | John Platts - 1825 - 1222 pàgines
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 | John Platts - 1826 - 882 pàgines
...queen told him, ' Sir Walter, I hear you have erected a puritan foundation.' ' No, madam,' sayth he, ' far be it from me to countenance any thing contrary...oak, God alone knows what will be the fruit thereof.' " JOHN SMITH, or SMYTHE, a statesman, son of Sir Clement Smith, of Little Badden, in Essex, by a sister... | |
 | John Platts - 1826 - 830 pàgines
...queen told him, ' Sir Walter, I hear you have erected a puritan foundation.' ' No, madam,' sayth he, ' far be it from me to countenance any thing contrary to your established laws 5 but I have set an acorn, which when it becomes an oak, God alone knows what will be the fruit thereof.'... | |
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far be it from me to countenance anything contrary to your established laws; but I have set an acorn, which when it becomes an oak, God alone knows what will be the fruit thereof. 
