| 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
...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 for nothing, but will obey whatever orders you give. 1 only ask a prompt decision, that 1 may... | |
| 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... | |
| United States. Congress. Senate - United States - 1863 - 778 pages
...and at once use all our means to make the capital perfectly safe. No middle course will now answer. Tell me what you wish me to do, and I will do all...for nothing, but will obey whatever orders you give. I only ask a prompt decision, that I may at once give the necessary orders. It will not do to delay... | |
| United States. War Department - United States - 1864 - 256 pages
...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...for nothing, but will obey whatever orders you give. I only ask a prompt decision that I may at once give the necessary orders. It will not do to delay... | |
| George Brinton McClellan - Maryland Campaign, 1862 - 1864 - 256 pages
...scrape, and at once use all our means to make the capital perfectly " No middle ground will now answer. Tell me what you wish me to do, and I will do all...for nothing, but will obey whatever orders you give. I only ask a prompt decision that I may at once give the necessary orders. It will not do to delay... | |
| George Brinton McClellan - Maryland Campaign, 1862 - 1864 - 150 pages
...use the capital perfectly will now answer. i£ope to get out of hi§ means to make o^ middle ground " Tell me what .you wish me to do and I will do all...for nothing, but will obey whatever orders you give. I only ask a prompt decision, that I may at once give the necessary orders. It will not do to delay... | |
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