 | Mary Saunders - 1836 - 316 pàgines
...his death. Shortly before he expired he said, " Had I but served God at diiigсutiy at 1 have tened the king, he would not have given me over in my grey hairt." » Abridged from Reel' Encyclopedia. SIR HUGH; OR THE JEW'S DAUGHTKR. The bonnie boys о merry... | |
 | Patrick Fraser Tytler - 1837 - 486 pàgines
...what matter ye put in his head, for you shall never put it out again. And this I will say, that had I served God as diligently as I have done the king, he would not have given me over thus in my gray hairs. Howbeit, this is the just reward that I must receive for all my worldly diligence... | |
 | Rev. Molesworth - 1837 - 424 pàgines
...Kingston, I see the matter against me, how it is framed ; but, if I had served God as diligently as I have the king, He would not have given me over in my grey hairs." Oh, what a lesson does this declaration read to us, upon the vanity and folly of setting our trust... | |
 | 1839 - 496 pàgines
...testimony to the vanity of worldly ambition, and of seeking human favour. He said to his attendants, " If I had served God as diligently as I have done the...receive for my diligent pains and study, that I have had to do him service ; not regarding my service to God, but only to satisfy his pleasure." Wolsey... | |
 | Thomas Keightley - 1839 - 564 pàgines
...from his will and appetite, but could not prevail. Had I but served God as diligently as I have served the king, He would not have given me over in my grey...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." Shortly after uttering... | |
 | Henry Laurens, David R. Chesnutt, C. James Taylor - 2003 - 978 pàgines
...biographer George Cavendish recorded the cardinal's dying comments, including: "If I had served (lod as diligently as I have done the king, he would not have given me over in my grey hairs. "George Cavendish, The I jfe and Death ofCj1r. dinalWolay (Boston and New York. 1905), p. 182. SOURCE:... | |
 | Herbert Lockyer - 244 pàgines
...mention if only for the confession he made on his deathbed. As he lay dying, he is reported to have said: "If I had served God as diligently as I have done...reward that I must receive for my diligent pains and studies that I have had to do him service, and not regarding my services to God, but only to satisfy... | |
 | James C. Bryant - 1984 - 194 pàgines
...correspondence with the French ambassador. His dying words have become immortal: "If I had served my God as diligently as I have done the King, He would not have given me over in my gray hairs."5 Meanwhile, with Wolsey out of the way, two other men rose to prominence under Henry's... | |
 | Leo F. Solt - 1990 - 285 pàgines
...Praemunire, died on his way from York to Westminster to attend the court. On his deathbed he opined, "If I had served God as diligently as I have done...the king, he would not have given me over in my grey hairs."18 There seems to be very little doubt from all of the evidence that Catherine was still a virgin... | |
 | Robert Andrews - 1997 - 666 pàgines
...Raphael Holinshed Chronicles (1 577), one of Shakespeare's main sources, where they appear in the form, "If I had served God as diligently as I have done...He would not have given me over in my grey hairs." Luck 2 That is no use at all. What I want is men who will support me when I am in the wrong. WILLIAM... | |
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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. 
