10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SNEAKSBY»
Discover the use of
sneaksby in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
sneaksby and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Mysteries of the Court of London
Verily, and it is rather a supply of grease 'which I need at this moment, Brother
Sneaksby," retorted Ichabod. " Dost tliou turn my words to ridicule ?" exclaimed
the reverend gentleman, now speakmg sharply himself. " Truly, and this is most
dis- ...
George William MacArthur Reynolds, 1864
Mr. Sneaksby, let that fellow be sworn. RISQUE. May it please your worship, I
have a sort of scruple of conscience ; I have been told that you are apter to hire
rogues to swear against one another than to pay them for it when they have done
it.
Henry Fielding, Sir Leslie Stephen, 1882
3
The Complete Works of Henry Fielding, Esq: Plays and poems
Henry Fielding, William Ernest Henley. and thirty of these bloody fellows would
beat them all. Sir, six and thirty of these rogues would require at least one
hundred of the foot-guards to cope with them. Mr. Softly. Mr. Sneaksby, read on,
we shall ...
Henry Fielding, William Ernest Henley, 1903
4
The Works of Henry Fielding, Esq
Mr. Sneaksby, let that fellow be sworn. RISQUE. May it please your worship, I
have a sort of scruple of conscience; I have been told that you are apter to hire
rogues to swear against one another than to pay them for it when they have done
it.
Henry Fielding, Leslie Stephen, 1882
5
The Works of Henry Fielding, Esq: Dramatic works
Mr. Sneaksby, let that fellow be sworn. RISQUE. May it please your worship, I
have a sort of scruple of conscience ; I have been told that you are apter to hire
rogues to swear against one another than to pay them for it when they have done
it.
Henry Fielding, Sir Leslie Stephen, 1882
6
The works of Henry Fielding, ed. with a biogr. essay by L. ...
Mr. Sneaksby, let that fellow be sworn. RiSQUe. May it please your worship, I
have a sort of scruple of conscience ; I have been told that you are apter to hire
rogues to swear against one another than to pay them for it when they have done
it.
Henry Fielding, sir Leslie Stephen (. ed.), 1882
7
Delphi Complete Works of Henry Fielding (Illustrated)
Mr. Sneaksby, let that fellow be sworn. RISQUE. May it please your worship, I
have a sort of scruple of conscience; Ihavebeen toldthat you are apterto hire
roguesto swear against one another than to pay them for it when they have done
it.
8
A Wife to be Lett: A Comedy. As it is Acted at the ...
A great way — all in all ! for I am satisfy 'd Mr. Fairman will never sacrifice his
Daughter to such a Fool as Sneaksby, without a Certainty of the Widow's Land for
her Jointure. Gvy.Well, faith• I have a strong Opinion we shall succeed — prithee
...
Eliza Fowler Haywood, 1724
9
Selected Fiction and Drama of Eliza Haywood
"Tis now no time for Dissimulation, Captain; I freely own nothing is so terrible to
me as the Thoughts of being Sneaksby s Wife — therefore, if in earnest you can
find any way to disappoint my Father in his design of marrying me to that Idiot, ...
Eliza Fowler Haywood, Paula R. Backscheider, 1999
10
The Letter-writers ... Written by Henry Fielding
Mr. Sneaksby, read these Papers. Snea/es. [reads] To Ensign Rakel. Pore/e,
Flander. * Mr. W'isri. Plunder's the Word, agad! Snealesoy'. For the Guard To-
morrow E'yz'gn Rakel, 'two Setjeants, two Corpomls, one Deum and six and thirty
Men.
