 | Charles William Colby - 1899 - 398 Seiten
...handkercher about his neck. To the King's message he cried, like a fainting woman, " Lord ! what can I do ? I am spent : people will not obey me. I have...seeing people all almost distracted, and no manner of means used to quench the fire. The houses, too, so very thick thereabouts, and full of matter for burning,... | |
 | Frederic Morell Holmes - 1899 - 200 Seiten
...message [to pull down houses before the fire] he cried, like a fainting woman, ' Lord ! what can I do ? I am spent : people will not obey me. I have...but the fire overtakes us faster than we can do it.' " This is a graphic little picture of the bewilderment of the people ; and Pepys goes on to say that,... | |
 | 1899 - 574 Seiten
...handkercher about his neck, cried out like a fainting woman to the king's message — Lord what can I do, I am spent, people will not obey me, I have been...but the fire overtakes us faster than we can do it ! ' It was evident if the fire did not reach Chancery Lane 'before Thursday' it would not be thanks... | |
 | Elizabeth Kimball Kendall - 1900 - 538 Seiten
...handkercher about his neck. To the King's message, he cried, like a fainting woman, "Lord! what can I do? I am spent : people will not obey me. I have been...seeing people all almost distracted, and no manner of means used to quench the fire. The houses, too, so very thick thereabouts, and full of matter for burning,... | |
 | 1901 - 660 Seiten
...handkercher about his neck. To the King's message he cried, like a fainting woman, "Lord! what can I do? I am spent: people will not obey me. I have been...seeing people all almost distracted, and no manner of means used to quench the fire. The houses, too, so very thick thereabouts, and full of matter for burning,... | |
 | John Heneage Jesse - 1902 - 408 Seiten
...handkercher about his neck. To the king's message he cried, like a fainting woman, ' Lord, what can I do ? I am spent ; people will not obey me. I have...seeing people all almost distracted, and no manner of means used to quench the fire. The houses, too, so very thick thereabouts, and full of matter for burning,... | |
 | Esther Singleton - 1902 - 464 Seiten
...handkerchief about his neck. To the King's message he cried, like a fainting woman, ' Lord, what can I do ? I am spent ', people will not obey me. I have...houses ; but the fire overtakes us faster than we can doit;' that he needed no more soldiers ; and that, for himself, he must go and refresh himself, having... | |
 | Walter Besant - 1903 - 584 Seiten
...handkercher about his neck. To the King's message he cried like a fainting woman, ' Lord ! what can I do ? I am spent ; people will not obey me. I have...seeing people all almost distracted, and no manner of means used to quench the fire. The houses, too, so very thick thereabouts, and full of matter for burning,... | |
 | William Peacock - 1903 - 408 Seiten
...handkerchief about his neck. To the King's message, he cried, like a fainting woman, ' Lord! what can I do ? I am spent: people will not obey me. I have been...left me, and I him, and walked home; seeing people almost distracted, and no manner of means used to quench the fire. The houses too so very thick thereabouts,... | |
 | Stephen Lucius Gwynn - 1904 - 458 Seiten
...handkercher about his neck. To the King's message, he cried, like a fainting woman, " Lord, what can I do? I am spent: people will not obey me. I have been...seeing people all almost distracted, and no manner of means used to quench the fire. After a while of rest, during which he and his guests had "an extraordinary... | |
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Lord, what can I do? I am spent: people will not obey me. I have been pulling down houses; but the fire overtakes us faster than we can do it. 
