...and on his death-bed is. said to have pronounced the following memorable sentence : — " If I had served my God as faithfully as I have served my king, He would not thus have forsaken me in my old age." MRs. RowE. — This town suffered much by various civil commotions....

...decease, he exclaimed to the officer appointed to conduct him, "Had I but served God as diligently as I have served my king, he would not have given me over in my gray hairs." There has been considerable disposition in later writers to vindicate the character of this minister;...

...these remarkable words to Mr. Kingston, who had the king's order to conduct him to London : " If J had served my God as faithfully as I have served my king, he would not have thus abandoned me in my gray hairs. But this is my just recompence for the little regard I paid to...

...of future reflection you may probably find the fitness of Wolsey's despairing penitence — " had I Served my God as faithfully as I have served my king, he would not thus have forsaken me in my old age." The character you appear to us in, is truly ridiculous^ Youf...

...before the assembled monks, he f sivc expression to his feelings in this memorable sentence : " If I had served my God as faithfully as I have served my King, he would not in my old age have thus forsaken me." — In the College of St. Mary in the Newark, had sepulture,...

...on the poor rewards of an inordinate ambition ; " Had I," said he, " but served my God as diligently as I have served my king, He would not have given me over in my grey hairs." After the adjournment of the legatine court Henry, although still determined to effect...

...on the poor rewards of an inordinate ambition ; " Had I," said he, " but served my God as diligently as I have served my king, He would not have given me over in my grey hairs." MARRIAGE OF AHNE BOLEYN. 167 After the adjournment of the legatine court Henry, although...

...on the poor rewards of an inordinate ambition; "Had I," said he, " but served my God as diligently as I have served my king, He would not have given me over in my grey hairs." After the adjournment of the legatine court Henry, although still determined to effect...

...alittle before he expired to this effect : " Had I but served God as diligently as I have served the king, he would not have given me over in my gray hairs. But this is the just reward I must receive for my indulgent pains and study ; not regarding my service...

...cited as eminently characteristic of the man. " If I had served God as diligently as I have done the king, he would not have given me over in my gray hairs. This is the just reward that I must receive for the pains I have taken to do him service, not regarding...