 | Harleian miscellany - 1808 - 656 pàgines
...Master Kingston, if I had but served God, as diligently as I have served the King, he would not h«ve given me over in my grey hairs. But this is the just reward that I must receive for ray diligent pains and study, not regarding my service to God, but only to my prinpe. Therefore, let... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1810 - 386 pàgines
...his will and appetite, but could not prevail. Had I but served God as diligently as I have served die king, he would not have given me over in my grey hairs....this is the just reward that I must receive for my indulgent pains and study ; not regarding my service to God, but only to my prince." He died soon after,... | |
 | David Hume - 1810 - 514 pàgines
...served God as diligently as I have served the *' king, he would not have given me over in my gray " hairs. But this is the just reward that I must receive " for my indulgent pains and study, not regarding my " service to God, but only to my prince. Therefore let... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1812 - 400 pàgines
...his will and appelito, but could not prevail. Had I but served God as diligently as I have served (he king, he would not have given me over in my grey hairs....this is the just reward that I must receive for my indulgent pains and study: not regarding my service to God, but only to my prince." He died soon after,... | |
 | John Galt - 1812 - 538 pàgines
...hours together, endeavouring to persuade him from his will and appetite, and could not prevail. Had I served God as diligently as I have done the king,...he would not have given me over in my grey hairs*." * This sentiment seems to be common to fallen ministers. When Samrah, the governor of Busorah, was... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1812 - 396 pàgines
...his will and appetite, but could not .prevail. Had I but served find as diligently as 1 have wrvt-d the king, he would not have given me over in my grey hairs. But this is the just reward that I most receive for nry indulgent pains and study : net regarding my gen-ice t« Ood, but only to my prince."... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 316 pàgines
...but served God as diligently as I have served the king, he would not have given me over in my gray hairs. But this is the just reward that I must receive for my indulgent pains and study, not regarding my service to God, but only to my priuce.' Thus died this... | |
 | 1813 - 670 pàgines
...for the present author to observe, after reciting the Cardinal's well known ex- \ pression, ' Had I served God as diligently as I have done the king, he would not have given me over in my gray hairs—' ' This sentiment seems to be common to fallen ministers. When Samrah, the governor of... | |
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Had I but served God as diligently as I have served the king, He would not have given me over in my grey hairs. 
