 | Samuel Pepys - 1997 - 820 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...refresh himself, having been up all night. So he left rne, and I him, and walked home; seeing people all almost distracted, and no manner of means used to... | |
 | David Lambert - 1997 - 52 pages
...claims the faint-hearted mayor simply cried: 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.' Later that day, Pepys and his wife watched the fire from a boat: So near the fire as we could for smoke;... | |
 | 1918 - 868 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 us faster than tee can do it. (Auf die tätigkeit wird mit emphase hingewiesen: Ich habe ja häuser niedergerissen.)... | |
 | John Richardson - 2000 - 416 pages
...message, he cried like a fainting woman: "Lord, what can 1 do? I am spentl People will not obey me. I have been pulling down houses. But the fire overtakes us faster than we can do it.'" Evening came with the fire gaining ground and London facing a night awake. The fire was more visible... | |
 | Paul Hammond - 2002 - 484 pages
...a fainting woman, 'Lord, what can I do? I am spent! People will not obey me. I have been pullfing | down houses. But the fire overtakes us faster than...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,... | |
 | Laurie Rozakis - 2004 - 356 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,... | |
 | Ernest F. Henderson - 2004 - 468 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,... | |
 | Karen Cooksey - 2004 - 84 pages
...message he cried like a fainting woman: 'Lord what can l do? I am exhausted: people will not obey me. I have been pulling down houses but the fire overtakes us faster than we can do it. He left me. and I walked home, seeing people all distracted and nothing being done to quench the fire.... | |
 | David Orme - 2005 - 68 pages
...could not cross, but he just looked helpless. 16 '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!' So we started packing up everything of value in the shop. Mr Brown had a mind to move it all to his... | |
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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. 
