 | Henry Fielding - 1750 - 370 pages
...haunted. But I never faw in my Life a worfe Grave-digger. I had a Sexton when I was Clerk, that mould have dug three Graves while he is digging one. The Fellow handles a Spade as if it was the firft Time he had ever had one in his Hand. Ay^ ay, you 'may fing. You had rather fmg thaii work, I... | |
 | Henry Fielding, Arthur Murphy - 1806 - 566 pages
...burial-places about town.' ' No ' wonder then,' cries Partridge, ' that the place is ' haunted. But I never saw in my life a worse ' grave-digger. I had a sexton,...handles a spade as if ' it was the first time he had ever had one in his ' hand. Ay, ay, you may sing. You had rather ' sing than work, I believe.' —... | |
 | Henry Fielding - 1809 - 560 pages
...burial-places abont town.'—' No wonder then,' cries Partridge, • that the place is hannted. Bnt 1 never saw in my life a worse gravedigger. I had a sexton, when...handles a spade as if it was the first time he had ever had one in his hand. Ay, ay, you may sing. You had rather sing than work, I believe.'— Upon... | |
 | 1820 - 394 pages
...burial-places about town.—No wonder then, cries Partridge, that the place is haunted. But I never saw in my life a worse grave-digger. I had a sexton, when...handles a spade as if it was the first time he had ever had one in his hand. Ay, ay, you may sing. You had rather sing than work, I believe.—Upon Hamlet's... | |
 | Henry Fielding - 1820 - 388 pages
...burial-places about town. — No wonder then, cries Partridge, that the place is haunted. But I never saw in my life a worse grave-digger. I had a sexton, when...handles a spade as if it was the first time he had ever had one in his hand. Ay, ay, you may sing. You had rather sing than work, I believe. — Upon... | |
 | Henry Fielding - 1832 - 438 pages
...burial-places about town.' — 'No wonder, then,' cries Partridge, 'that the place is haunted. But I never saw in my life a worse grave-digger. I had a sexton, when...handles a spade as if it was the first time he had ever had one in his hand. Ay, ay, you may sing. You had rather sing than work, 1 believe.' — Upon... | |
 | Henry Fielding - 1836 - 428 pages
...burial-places about town. " No wonder, then," cries Partridge, "the place is haunted. But 1 never saw in my life a worse grave-digger. I had a sexton, when...clerk, that should have dug three graves while he was digging one : the fellow handles a spade as if it was the first time he had ever had one in his... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 738 pages
...burial-places about town.' ' No wonder, then,' cries Partridgx, ' that the place is haunted. But I never saw ed by long control, Now sinks at last, or feebly mans...the mind : As in those domes, where Cœsars once ever had one in his hand. Ay, ay, you may sing. You hod rather sing than work, I believe.' Upon Hamlet's... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 746 pages
...burial-places about town.1 ' No wonder, then/ cries Partridge, 'that the place is haunted. But I never saw illiam and Robert Chambers 1ч digging one. The fellow handles a spade as if it was the first time he had ever had one in his... | |
 | Henry Fielding - 1845 - 578 pages
...burial-places about town." " No wonder then," cries Partridge, " that the place is haunted. But I never saw hall always prefer the indulgence of your inclinations to the satisJ2 faction ever had one in his hand. Ay, ay, you may sing. You had rather sing than work, I believe."—Upon Hamlet's... | |
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Ay, ay, you may sing. You had rather sing than work, I believe.' Upon Hamlet's taking up the skull, he cried out : ' Well ! it is strange to see how fearless some men are ; I never could bring myself to touch anything belonging to a dead man on any account. 
