 I find his grace my very good lord indeed, and I believe he doth as singularly favour me, as any subject within this realm : howbeit, son Roper, I may tell thee, I have no cause to be proud thereof, for if my head would win him a castle in France (for...  The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal - Page 2401858Full view - About this book
 | John Watkins - Authors, English - 1808 - 568 pages
...believe he doth as singularly favour me as any subject within this realm ; howbeit son Roper, I must tell thee I have no cause to be proud thereof, for if my head would win him a castle in France, it would not fail to go off." Henry himself had no small portion of facetiousness... | |
 | Liber - Anecdotes - 1809 - 372 pages
...good lord indeed ; and I believe he doth as singularly favour me as any subject in this realm. However son Roper, I may tell thee, I have no cause to be proud thereof; for if my head would win him a castle in .France, it would not fail to be struck off." Macdiarmid's Lives, p. 53. WHEN the late... | |
 | Thomas Faulkner - Chelsea (London, England) - 1810 - 514 pages
...Lord, indeed ; and I believe he doth as singularly love me as any subject within this realm ; however, son Roper, I may tell thee I have no cause to be proud thereof; for if my head would win him a castle in France it should not fail to go off." ' Whilst this king's unlucky divorce was so hotly... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1815 - 570 pages
...lord indeed, and 1 believe be doth as singularly favour me as any subject within this realm. However, son Roper, I may tell thee, I have no cause to be proud thereof ; for, if my head would win him a castle in France, it should not fail to go." In 1523, he was chosen speaker of the House of Commons... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1815 - 564 pages
...lord indeed, and I believe be doth as singularly favour me as any subject within this realm. However, son Roper, I may tell thee, I have no cause to be proud thereof : for, if my head would win him a castle in France, it should not fail to go." In 1523, he was chosen speaker of the House of Commons... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1815 - 572 pages
...lord indeed, and. I believe be doth as singularly favour me as any subject within this realm. However, son Roper, I may tell thee, I have no cause to be proud thereof: for, if my head would win him a castle in France, it should not fail to go." In, 1523, he was chosen speaker of the House of... | |
 | Charles Butler - Catholics - 1819 - 476 pages
...and familiarity. " Son," said More, " I thank our lord ; I find his grace my " very good lord indeed. I believe he doth as " singularly favour me as any...cause to be proud thereof; for, if my head " would win him a castle in France, it should not " fail to go." More foresaw the Reformation, and its effects.... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray IV, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - English literature - 1896 - 616 pages
...son-in-law congratulated him upon the signal favour thus shown him by his Sovereign. To whom he replied, ' Son Roper, I may tell thee I have no cause to be proud thereof, for if my head would win him a castle in France, it should not fail to go.' More had rightly estimated the ruthless egotism... | |
 | Charles Butler - Church and state - 1822 - 540 pages
...indeed. I believe he doth as " singularly favour me as any subject within this " realm. Howbeit,son Roper, I may tell thee, I have " no cause to be proud thereof; for, if my head " would win him a castle in France, it should not " fail to go." More foresaw the reformation and its effects.... | |
 | William Roper - Christian saints - 1822 - 262 pages
...singularly favour me as any subject within this realm : howbcit, son Roper, I may tell thee, I haye no cause to be proud thereof, for if my head would win him a castle in France (for then there was war between us) it should not fail to go." This Sir Thomas... | |
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