 | 1816 - 420 pages
...request was granted, and, as his ambition was so moderate, the emperor bade him make another. ' If,' says he, ' I am to have my utmost wishes, command that,...It was, accordingly, so ordained; and, to this day, It remains only to observe, that the shoemakers of the present day are not far behind their predecessorSj... | |
 | J. R - 1824 - 350 pages
...request was granted; and, as his ambition was so moderate, the emperor bade him make another. " If," says he, ".I am to have my utmost wishes, command that,...company of shoemakers." It was accordingly so ordained. ANGELINA. Well, I think him a very moderate man; and as his demands were solely for the credit of his... | |
 | Perry Fairfax Nursey - 1825 - 508 pages
...command, that for the future, the company of Coblers shall take place of the company of Slioemaktrs." It was accordingly so ordained, and to this day, there is to be seen a chapel in Flanders adorned round with a boot, and an imperial crown on it, and in all Flemish processions the company of coblers... | |
 | William Hone - 1868 - 846 pages
...request was granted, and, as his ambition was so moderate, the emperor bade him make another. " If," says he, " I am to have my utmost wishes, command that,...there is to be seen a chapel in Flanders, adorned with a boot and imperial crown on it : and in all processions, the company of cobbler? takes precedence... | |
 | Reuben Percy - 1826 - 384 pages
...so moderate was his ambition, that the emperor bade him make another request. " If," says he, " then I am to have my utmost wishes, command, that for the future, the company of coblers shall take place of the company of shoemakers." It was accordingly so ordained ; and to this... | |
 | William Hone - 1826 - 892 pages
...granted, and, as his jflbition was so moderate, the emperolpde him make another. " If," says he,^R am to have my utmost wishes, command that, for the future, the company of cobbleis shall take place of the company of shoemakers." It was, accordingly, so ordained ; and, to... | |
 | 1828 - 500 pages
...cobblers of Flanders might bear for their arms a boot, with the emperor's crown upon it : that request was granted. So moderate was his ambition, that the emperor...cobblers now take place of the company of shoemakers. ITALY. This poem, which has been privately circulated, has been attributed to SAMUEL ROGERS, ESQ.,... | |
 | William Pulleyn - 1830 - 402 pages
...amhition was so moderate, the emperor bade him make another. " If," says he, "lamto have myutraostwiahes, command that, for the future, the Company of Cobblers...there is to be seen, a chapel in Flanders, adorned with a boot and imperial crown on it: and in all processions, the Company ofCobblers take precedence... | |
 | 1831 - 472 pages
...ambition, that the emperor bid him make another. " If," says the cobbler, " I might have my utmost wish, command that for the future the company of cobblers...company of shoemakers." It was accordingly so ordained by the emperor ; and to this dny there is to be seen a chapel in Brussels adorned round with a boot... | |
 | William Hone - 1837 - 954 pages
...request was granted, and, as his ambition was so moderate, the emperor bade him make another. " If," says he, " I am to have my utmost wishes, command that,...so ordained ; and, to this day, there is to be seen n chapel in Flanders, adorned with a boot and imperial crown on it : and in all processions, the company... | |
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I am to have my utmost wishes, command that, for the future, the Company of Cobblers shall take place of the Company of Shoemakers. 
