 | John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees - Architecture - 1816 - 924 pages
...within this realm. However, son Roper, I may tell thee I have no cause to be proud on that account ; for if my head would win him a castle in France, it should not fail to go off."* Sir Thomas usually attended Divine service at Chelsea church.t and very... | |
 | B. Lambert - London (England) - 1806 - 624 pages
...as any subject within the realm : howbeit, I must tell thee, 1 have no cause to be proud therefore, for if my head would win him a castle in France, it would not fail to go off.-" On the disgrace of Wolsey, Sir Thomas More was made chancellor, which seems the more extraordinary... | |
 | 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...win him a castle in France, it would not fail to go off." Henry himself had no small portion of facetiousness mixed with his bad qualities of oppression... | |
 | John Aikin - Biography - 1808 - 730 pages
...subject in the kingdom, added, " But yet, son, I may tell thee, I have no cause to be proud of it : for if my head would win him a castle in France, it Would not fail to go off." The king more than once sounded h im concerning the divorce from queen Catharine, which was the... | |
 | Liber - Anecdotes - 1809 - 372 pages
...grace my very 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...win him a castle in .France, it would not fail to be struck off." Macdiarmid's Lives, p. 53. WHEN the late earl Howe, who was very remarkable for his... | |
 | James Peller Malcolm - Clothing and dress - 1811 - 454 pages
...subject. " Son Roper," replied the chancellor, " I may tell thee, I have no cause to be proud of it ; for if my head would win him a castle in France, it would not fail to go off." Thisinflexible and worthy chancellorof a worthless monafdh, derived infinite honour from the... | |
 | James Peller Malcolm - Costume - 1811 - 440 pages
...subject. " Son Roper," replied the chancellor, " I may tell thee, I have no cause to be proud of it ; for if my head would win him a castle in France, it would not fail to go £C" on. This inflexible and worthy chancel lor of a worthless monarch, derived infinite honour from... | |
 | Edward Wedlake Brayley - London (England) - 1816 - 946 pages
...within this realm. However, son Roper, I may tell thee I have no cause to be proud on that account ; for if my head would win him a castle in France, it should not fail to go off."* Sir Tliomas usually attended Divine service at Chelsea church, f and very... | |
 | John Macdiarmid - 1820 - 412 pages
...Grace my very 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...would win him a castle in France, it would not fail to be struck off." * Yet More, while thus aware of the capricious Proposed and headlong violence of Henry,... | |
 | Maria Hack - Great Britain - 1825 - 490 pages
...grace my very 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...would win him a castle in France, it would not fail to be struck off*." As wealth and power were the great objects of Wolsey's pursuit, and he was conscious... | |
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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. 
