Where is the man who has the power and skill To stem the torrent of a woman's will ? For if she will, she will, you may depend on't. And if she won't, she won't; so there's an end on't. Notes and Queries - Página 3001864Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
| Sir Roger Gresley (Bart.) - 1829 - 234 páginas
...that virtue for which she had so much credit. " The man's a fool, who tries by force or skill To check the torrent of a woman's will: For if she will, she...you may depend on't; And if she won't, she won't, and there's an end on't" He therefore determined, more for her sake than for his own, to make her the... | |
| 1829 - 740 páginas
...story there came down a tremendous shower. It has been said " That man's an ass who thinks by force or skill To stem the torrent of a woman's will : For if she will — she will, you may depend on 't ; And if she wo'n't — she wo'n't ; and there's an end on 't." A fact \vhich is illustrated... | |
| Frederic William Naylor Bayley - 1830 - 1370 páginas
...and " I wont ;" of course she keeps her word, for you know the old adage, which says of woman — " For if she will, she will, you may depend on't ; "...if she wont, she wont — so there's an end on't." Basse Terre is a delightful little town, full of nice houses, and nice inhabitants. The square is magnificent... | |
| W H. Armstrong - 1832 - 286 páginas
...best who never thinks at all." THE DEVIL'S DYKE. CANTO I. " That man's an ass who strives by force or skill. To stem the torrent of a woman's will ; For...you may depend on't, And if she won't — she won't — and there's an end on't.' OI tell a tale of wonder, And I tell a tale of awe, And I tell a tale... | |
| W H. Armstrong - 1832 - 298 páginas
...best who never thinks st all." THE DEVIL'S DYKE. CANTO I. "Thai man's an ass who strives by force or skill, To stem the torrent of a woman's will ; For...will — she will — you may depend on't, And if she wou't — she won't — and there's an end on't.' OI tell a tale of wonder, And I tell a tale of awe,... | |
| John Young (M.A.) - 1833 - 328 páginas
...above being experienced, give the lines I then referred to. " What man is there on earth has power or skill To stem the torrent of a woman's will ? For...you may depend on't, And if she wont — she wont, — and there's an end on't." Like the destructive missiles sent forth from a bursting shell, the fury... | |
| Frederic William Naylor Bayley - 1833 - 780 páginas
...will," and " I wont;" of course she keeps her word, for you know the old adage, which says of woman— " For if she will, she will, you may depend on't; " And if she wont, she wont—so there's an end on't." Basse TWre is a delightful little town, full of nice houses, and nice... | |
| Frederic William Naylor Bayley, Son of a military officer - 1833 - 774 páginas
...keeps her word, for you know the old adage, which says of woman — " For if she will, she will, yon may depend on't ; " And if she wont, she wont — so there's an end on't." Basse Terre is a delightful little town, full of nice houses, and nice inhabitants. The square is magnificent... | |
| George Washington Light - 1833 - 402 páginas
...erected on the mount in the Dane John Field, formerly called the Dungeon Field, Canterbury, England ? ' Where is the man, who has the power and skill To stem the torrent ol a woman's v, ill ? For if she will, she will, you may depend on 'I — And if she won't, she won't,... | |
| Frederick Marryat - 1834 - 320 páginas
...her way, there's no stopping her : you know the old verse, " A man's a fool who strives by force or skill, To stem the torrent of a woman's will ; For...will, you may depend on't, And if she won't, she won't — and there's an end on't. " Now let's go up into my room, and we will chat while I wash my hands."... | |
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