 Nothing was more common than to See him make a headlong entry into the schoolroom, from his inner recess, or library, and, with turbulent eye, singling out a lad, roar out, " Od's my life, Sirrah," (his favourite adjuration,) " I have a great mind to...  Proceedings of the Literary & Philosophical Society of Liverpool - Page 28by Literary and Philosophical Society of Liverpool - 1901Full view - About this book
 | English literature - 1835 - 434 pages
...dry upon its lips,) with a " Sirrah, do you presume to set your wits at me ?" Nothing was more common than to see him make a headlong entry into the schoolroom,...with turbulent eye, singling out a lad, roar out, " Od's my life, Sirrah," (his favourite adjuration,) " I have a great mind to whip you," — then,... | |
 | Charles Lamb - Essays - 1835 - 440 pages
...upon its lips) with a " Sirrah, do you presume to set your wits at me ?" — Nothing was more common than to see him make a headlong entry into the school-room,...with turbulent eye, singling out a lad, roar out, " Od's my life, Sirrah," (his. favourite adjuration) " I have a great mind to whip you,"- — then,... | |
 | 1835 - 430 pages
...dry upon its lips,) with a " Sirrah, do you presume to set your wits at me ?" Nothing was more common than to See him make a headlong entry into the schoolroom,...with turbulent eye, singling out a lad, roar out, " Od's my life, Sirrah," (his favourite adjuration,) " I have a great mind to whip you," — then,... | |
 | Charles Lamb - English literature - 1836 - 362 pages
...upon its lips) with a " Sirrah, do you presume to set your wits at me?" — Nothing was more common than to see him make a head-long entry into the school-room,...with turbulent eye, singling out a lad, roar out, "Od's my life, Sirrah," (his favourite adjuration) " I have a great mind to whip you," — then, with... | |
 | Charles Lamb, Thomas Noon Talfourd - 1838 - 486 pages
...dry upon its lips,) with a " Sirrah, do you presume to set your wits at me ?" Nothing was more common than to see him make a headlong entry into the schoolroom,...with turbulent eye, singling out a lad, roar out, " Odd's my life, sirrah," (his favourite adjuration,) " I have a great mind to whip you" — then,... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1840 - 304 pages
...upon its lips) with a " Sirrah, do you presume to set your wits at me?" — Nothing was more common than to see him make a headlong entry into the schoolroom,...with turbulent eye, singling out a lad, roar out, "Od's my life, sirrah," (his favourite adjuration) " I have a great mind to whip you," — then, with... | |
 | Children's literature - 1856 - 1024 pages
...fist at a poor boy, with a " Sirrah, do you presume to set your wits at me ?" Nothing was more common than to see him make a head-long entry into the school-room, from his library, and, with fiery eye, singling out a lad, roar out, " Od's my life, sirrah, I have a great... | |
 | American periodicals - 1866 - 956 pages
...school when he made his morning appearance in his "Passy,' or passionate wig. Nothing was more common than to see him make a headlong entry into the schoolroom...adjuration), I have a great mind to whip you,' then with as retracting an impulse fling hack into his lair, and then, after a cooling relapse of some minutes (during... | |
 | Charles Lamb - Essays - 1845 - 396 pages
...upon its lips) with a " Sirrah, do you presume to set your wits at me 1" — Nothing was more common than to see him make a headlong entry into the school-room,...with turbulent eye, singling out a lad, roar out, " Od's my life, sirrah " (his favorite adjuration), " I have a greatmind to whip you," — then, with... | |
 | Charles Lamb - English literature - 1850 - 406 pages
...school-room, from his inner recess, or library, and, with turbulent eye, singling out a lad, roar out, " Od's my life, sirrah," (his favourite adjuration) " I have...great mind to whip you," — then, with as sudden a * In this and everything B. was the antipodes of his coadjutor. While the former was digging his brains... | |
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