 | New England - 1892 - 862 pages
...brought him; but as he was putting the bottle to his mouth he saw a poor soldier carried along, who had eaten his last at the same feast, ghastly casting...to the poor man, with these words: Thy necessity is yet greater than mine" These stories of chivalry and heroism we read, records of the Sidneys and the... | |
 | Edward Augustus Horton - Religious education - 1893 - 144 pages
...brought him ; but as he was putting the bottle to his mouth, he saw a poor soldier carried along, who had eaten his last at the same feast, ghastly casting...the poor man with these words : ' Thy necessity is yet greater than mine.' " The Law of Humility. — That law is sincerity in doing one's best for the... | |
 | John Morley - Authors, English - 1894 - 630 pages
...brought him ; but as he was putting the bottle to his mouth, he saw a poor soldier carried along, who had eaten his last at the same feast, ghastly casting...to the poor man, with these words, Thy necessity is yet greater than mine. And when he had pledged this poor soldier, he was presently carried to Arnheim."... | |
 | Elizabeth Lee - English literature - 1896 - 232 pages
...brought him ; but as he was putting the bottle to his mouth he saw a poor soldier carried along, who had eaten his last at the same feast, ghastly casting...bottle, which Sir Philip perceiving, took it from his mouth before he drank, and delivered it to the poor man, with these words — " thy necessity is greater... | |
 | John Clark Ridpath - Literature - 1898 - 620 pages
...soldier carried along, ghastly, casting up his eyes at the bottle ; which Sir Philip perceiving, he took it from his head before he drank, and delivered...words ; ' Thy necessity is greater than mine." " He lingered in great agony for several weeks, solacing even his last hours with literary composition.... | |
 | Chauncey C. Starkweather - American essays - 1900 - 450 pages
...brought him; but, as he was putting the bottle to his mouth, he saw a poor soldier carried along, who had eaten his last at the same feast, ghastly casting...perceiving, took it from his head, before he drank, and 1 Wash's " Pierce Penniless." 309 delivered it to the poor man, with these words, ' Thy necessity is... | |
 | American essays - 1900 - 514 pages
...him ; but, as he was putting the bottle to his mouth, he saw a poor soldier carried along, who had eaten his last at the same feast, ghastly casting...perceiving, took it from his head, before he drank, and 1 Nash's " Pierce Penniless." 14 309 delivered it to the poor man, with these words, ' Thy necessity... | |
 | William Fisher Markwick, William Alexander Smith - Citizenship - 1900 - 284 pages
...presently brought him; but as he was putting the bottle to his mouth, he saw a poor soldier carried along, casting up his eyes at the bottle ; which Sir Philip perceiving, took it from his lips before he drank, and delivered it to the poor man with these words: ' Thy necessity is yet greater... | |
 | American essays - 1900 - 496 pages
...Which Sir Philip perceiving, took it from his head, before he drank, and 1 Nash's " Pierce Penniless." delivered it to the poor man, with these words, ' Thy necessity is yet greater than mine.' " The most celebrated productions of Sidney's pen are the " Arcadia " and the... | |
 | Mrs. F. S. Boas - England - 1903 - 378 pages
...to his mouth, he saw a poor Souldier carryed along, who had eaten his last at the same Feast, gastly casting up his eyes at the bottle. Which Sir Philip...the poor man, with these words, ' Thy necessity is yet greater than mine.' " Verily the cup of cold water given for the love of Christ ! And with this... | |
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In which sad progress, passing along by the rest of the army where his uncle — the general — was, and being thirsty with excess of bleeding, he called for drink, which was presently brought him; but as he was putting the bottle to his mouth he saw... 
