| Lady Charlotte Campbell Bury - 1834 - 340 pages
...on the next question in Parliament, to read Lord Bellamont's triumphant speech. Only, joking apart, tell me what you wish me to do, and I will do it. But now only look at every other person of our own age and station in life, and observe if they... | |
| Frances Milton Trollope - 1844 - 1048 pages
...agitated features, positively brought tears into his eyes, and he said, " Forgive me, Celestina! Only tell me what you wish me to do, and I will do it instantly." " That is all I ask !" was her reply. « If you would only have the humanity to do every... | |
| Literature - 1889 - 1060 pages
...out of his scrape, and at once use all our means to make the capital perfectly safe. No middle ground will now answer. Tell me what you wish me to do and 1 will do all in my power to accomplish it. I wish to know what my orders and authority are. 1 ask... | |
| George Augustus Sala, Edmund Yates - English periodicals - 1888 - 620 pages
...honour to accept my alliance ; but I won't go so far as to promise that I shall be an efficient one. Tell me what you wish me to do, and I will do it to the best of my small abilities." " I wish you to find out what has tempted Gertrude to refuse... | |
| George Brinton McClellan - Maryland Campaign, 1862 - 1864 - 280 pages
...of his scrape, and at once use all our means to make the capital perfectly safe. " No middle ground will now answer. Tell me what you wish me to do, and...what my orders and authority are. I ask for nothing, hut will obey whatever orders you give. I only ask a prompt decision that I may at once give the necessary... | |
| William Swinton - Campaign literature - 1864 - 40 pages
...communication with Pope. Second— To leav*. Pope to get out of his scrape, and at once to use all means to make the Capital perfectly safe. No middle...what you wish me to do and I will do all in my power to acoonaolish it. I wish to know what my orders andliiathority are. I ask for nothing, but will obey... | |
| Henry Jarvis Raymond - United States - 1864 - 518 pages
...out of his scrape, and at once use all our means to make the capital perfectly safe. No middle ground will now answer. Tell me what you wish me to do, and I will do all in my power to accomplish it. To this the President had thus replied : WASHINGTON, August 29, 1862 — 4.10 p. M. Yours of to-day... | |
| William Swinton - Campaign literature - 1864 - 54 pages
...leave Pope to yet out of Ms scrape, and at once to use all means to make the Capital perfectly safe. Ho middle course will now answer. Tell me what you wish me to do and I will do all in my power to mccomolish it. I wish to know what my orders and authority are. I ask for nothing, but will obey... | |
| George Brinton McClellan - Maryland Campaign, 1862 - 1864 - 500 pages
...out of his scrape, and at once use all our means to make the capital perfectly safe. No middle ground will now answer. Tell me what you wish me to do and I will do all in my po\v,er to accomplish it. I wish to know wh.it my orders and authority are. I ask for nothing, but... | |
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