 | 1901 - 604 Seiten
...Association, ' godly, honest ' men to be captains of horse, and honest men will follow ' them. ... I had rather have a plain, russet-coated captain * that knows what he is fighting for, and loves what he ' knows, than that which you call a " gentleman " and is * nothing... | |
 | Oliver Cromwell - 1845 - 460 Seiten
...will follow them ; and they will be careful to mount such. The King is exceeding strong in the West. If you be able to foil a force at the first coming...Captain that knows what he fights for, and loves what he knmos, than that which you call ' a Gentleman ' and is nothing else. I honour a Gentleman that is so... | |
 | James Goodeve Miall - 1851 - 382 Seiten
...know them. No anabaptists ? They are honest, sober Christians — they expect to be used as men !" "I had rather have a plain russet-coated captain that...and loves what he knows, than that which you call a gentlemen and is nothing else." Of these Ironsides, there appears to have been nearly fifty troops... | |
 | James Goodeve Miall - 1852 - 376 Seiten
...you know them. No anabaptists ? They are honest, sober Christians ; they expect to be used as men ! " "I had rather have a plain russet-coated captain,...which you call a gentleman, and is nothing else." Of these Ironsides there appears to have been nearly fifty troops organized from the surrounding districts,... | |
 | James Goodeve Miall - 1854 - 374 Seiten
...anabaptists ? They are honest, sober Christians ; they expect to be used as men ! " "I had rather havo a plain russet-coated captain, that knows what he...which you call a gentleman, and is nothing else." Of these Ironsides there appears to have been nearly fifty troops organized from the surrounding districts,... | |
 | Edward Yates - 1855 - 306 Seiten
...powerful, relatively to the rest of the world, or had better troops. Cromwell writes as follows: — "I had rather have a plain russet-coated captain that...call ' a gentleman,' and is nothing else. I honour I gentleman that is so indeed." *• It was, too, this principle which covered the arms of the French... | |
 | Frederick Saunders, Thomas Bangs Thorpe - 1855 - 436 Seiten
...understand and appreciate his act&.. "I had rather have a plain russet-coated captain," he said, * Triall. " that knows what he fights for, and loves what he knows,...which you call a gentleman, and is nothing else." The terrible " Ironsides " was the corps thus raised. It is impossible for us to follow Cromwell in... | |
 | Thomas Bangs Thorpe - 1855 - 412 Seiten
...plain russet-coated captain," he said, • Triall. u that knows what he fights for, and loves what be knows, than that which you call a gentleman, and is nothing else." The terrible " Ironsides" was the corps thus raised. It is impossible for us to follow Cromwell in... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1858 - 556 Seiten
...few honest men are better than numbers. * * * * I had rather have a plain russet-coated captain, who knows what he fights for, and loves what he knows,...nothing else. I honour a Gentleman that is so indeed."* In this spirit Cromwell is forming his " Ironsides," and at this period is heading them in the earliest... | |
 | Edward Barrington De Fonblanque - 1858 - 498 Seiten
...higher rate of pay than that ordinarily given. " I had rather have a plain russet-coated captain who knows what he fights for, and loves what he knows,...which you call 'a gentleman,' and is nothing else." Again, he says, " a few honest men are better than numbers ;" and once again, " I have a lovely company... | |
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I had rather have a plain russet-coated captain that knows what he fights for and loves what he knows, than that which you call a "gentleman" and is nothing else. I honour a gentleman that is so indeed. 
