 | Enos Bronson - 1810 - عدد الصفحات: 462
...at some workmen who were planting trees by the emperour's osder. ' What are you doing ?' said he. ' Merely seeing the men work,' replied the nobleman....and give him a spade ? There, now work yourself!' " But the instances were few in which the gloom, spread over a great metropolis, by the madness and... | |
 | 1810 - عدد الصفحات: 590
...order. — " What are you doing?" said he. " Merely seeing the men work," replied the nobleman. " Oh, it that your employment ? — Take off his pelisse and give him a spade ! There, now work yourself 1" « When enraged, he lost all command of himself, which sometimes gave rise to very ludicrous scenes.... | |
 | 1811 - عدد الصفحات: 1054
...the noblenwn. " Oh, is that your " employment? — Take off his pf" lisse, and give him a sp.itle!" There, now work yourself!" " When enraged, he lost all command of himself, which sometime gave rise to very ludicrous sceneThe courtiers knew very well«!*11 the storm was coming on,... | |
 | Benjamin Flower - 1811 - عدد الصفحات: 648
...at some workmen who were planting trees by the Emperor's order — " What arc you doing?" said he. "Merely seeing the men work," replied the nobleman. " Oh, is that your employment ? — Takeoff his pelisse, and give him a spade ! — There, now work yourself!" "But the instances... | |
 | Rev. William Anderson - 1815 - عدد الصفحات: 462
...one day he observed a nobleman looking at some men planting trees. " What are you doing," said he, " Merely seeing the men work," replied the nobleman....employment ; take off his pelisse and give him a spade." He ordered the author of an epigram, in which his reign 'was contrasted with his mother's to lose O... | |
 | George Ramsay - 1828 - عدد الصفحات: 654
...the following short dialogue passed : "What are you doing?"—" Merely seeing the men work."—"Oh! is that your employment? Take off his pelisse! and give him a spade ! There now, work yourself!" VANITY. WITHOUT quarrelling with the rest of mankind, we may yet be permitted to laugh at their foibles.... | |
 | Arthur Thomas Malkin - 1831 - عدد الصفحات: 428
...had stopped to look at some workmen planting trees by his order. ' What are you doing ?' said he. ' Merely seeing the men work,' replied the nobleman....and give him a spade. There — now work yourself !' Once, when he met an officer going to the palace, wrapped in his cloak, a servant following with... | |
 | Arthur Thomas Malkin - 1831 - عدد الصفحات: 428
...just enjoyed. Prince George Galitzin was placed under arrest for kissing his hand too negligently. When enraged he lost all command of himself, which sometimes gave rise to very curious scenes. In one of his furious passions, flourishing his cane, he struck by accident the branch... | |
 | Thomas Willcocks - 1832 - عدد الصفحات: 586
...he observed another noble looking at some men planting trees. " What are you doing?•• said he, " Merely seeing the men work," replied the nobleman....employment ; take off his pelisse, and give him a spade." He ordered the author of an epigram, in which his reign was contrasted with his mother•s, to lose... | |
 | Arthur Thomas Malkin - 1831 - عدد الصفحات: 428
...had stopped to look at some workmen planting trees by his order. " What are you doing?" said he. " Merely seeing the men work," replied the nobleman. " Oh ! is that your employment ? Take oft' his pelisse and give him a spade. There — now work yourself!" Once, when he met an officer going... | |
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Merely seeing the men work,' replied the nobleman. 'Oh! is that your employment? Take off his pelisse, and give him a spade ! There, now work yourself ! ' " When enraged, he lost all command of himself, which sometimes gave rise to very ludicrous scenes. 
