 | John Heneage Jesse - 1871 - 460 pages
...been pulling down houses ; but the fire overtakes us faster than we can do it St. Laurence Poultney. That he needed no more soldiers ; and that, for himself,...and refresh himself, having been up all night. So lie left me, and I him, and walked home ; seeing people all almost distracted, and no manner of means... | |
 | Joseph W. Bird - 1873 - 294 pages
...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 houses ; but the fire overtakes...left me, and I him, and walked home ; seeing people almost distracted, and no manner of means used to quench the fire. The houses too so very thick thereabouts,... | |
 | Wilhelmina Martha James - 1874 - 342 pages
...utmost capacity. "Lord! what can I do?" he asked, helplessly. " 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." * " But the prisoners, your worship, the prisoners," returned Gibbons, impatiently ; " could they not... | |
 | Famous historical scenes - 1875 - 648 pages
...message, he cried, like a fainting woman, " Lord ! what can I do 1 I am spent : people will not obey me. I have been pulling down houses ; but the fire overtakes...seeing people all almost distracted, and no manner of means used to quench the fire. The houses too so very thick thereabouts, and full of matter for burning,... | |
 | Cornelius Walford - 1876 - 846 pages
...message, he cried, like a fainting woman, "Lordl what can I do ? I am spent : people will not obey me. I have been pulling down houses ; but the fire overtakes...he needed no more soldiers ; and that for himself, be must go and refresh himself, having been up all night. So he left me and I him, and walked home... | |
 | Cornelius Walford - 1876 - 622 pages
...message, he cried, like a fainting woman, "Lord I what can I do ? I am spent: people will not obey me. I have been pulling down houses; but the fire overtakes...do it." That he needed no more soldiers ; and that fur himself, he must go and refresh himself, having been up all night. So he left me and I him, and... | |
 | Samuel Pepys - 1877 - 522 pages
...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 houses ; but the fire overtakes...seeing people all almost distracted, and no manner of means used to quench the fire. The houses, too, so very thick thereabouts, and full of matter for burning,... | |
 | Henry Benjamin Wheatley - 1880 - 330 pages
..." he cried like a fainting woman, ' 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." On the 4th inst. there seemed to be little hope of saving the Navy Office, unless some extraordinary... | |
 | Camilla Crosland, Mrs. Newton Crosland - 1880 - 324 pages
...he seemed quite overpowered and exclaimed, " 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." The poor Lord Mayor was evidently at his wit's end, and quite knocked up, for he had not been to bed... | |
 | Samuel Pepys - 1884 - 378 pages
...Thorns Bludworth See 3oth June, 1666. as curate. can I do ? I am spent : people will not obey me. I have been pulling down houses ; but the fire overtakes...seeing people all almost distracted, and no manner of means used to quench the fire. The houses, too, so very thick thereabouts, and full of matter for burning,... | |
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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. 
