 According to another version of the same proverbial rhyme, we are told :— " The man's a fool who tries by force or skill To stem the current of a woman's will, For if she will, she will, you may depend on't, And if she won't, she won't, and there's...  A Visit to Portugal and Madeira - 280 ページLady Emmeline Stuart-Wortley 著 - 1854 - 483 ページ全文表示 - この書籍について
 | Sir Roger Gresley (Bart.) - 1829 - 234 ページ
...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 will, you...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 arbiter of her own fate;... | |
 | 1829 - 740 ページ
...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 - 1388 ページ
...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 Terre is a delightful little town, full of nice houses, and nice... | |
 | W H. Armstrong - 1832 - 286 ページ
...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 if she will — she will —...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 shall load the gale From " Dan... | |
 | W H. Armstrong - 1832 - 298 ページ
...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 if she 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 ページ
...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 if she will — she will,...she wont — she wont, — and there's an end on't." Like the destructive missiles sent forth from a bursting shell, the fury of the once gentle Miss Emila,... | |
 | Frederic William Naylor Bayley - 1833 - 780 ページ
...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... | |
 | Frederick Marryat - 1834 - 234 ページ
...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 if she will, she will, you...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." As soon as Mr. Turnbull... | |
 | Frederick Marryat - 1834 - 320 ページ
...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 if she will, she 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."... | |
 | 1837 - 348 ページ
...locality of the debate or lecture, affected sleep ; but, as some quaint old author has it, If woman wills, she will, you may depend on't ; And If she wont, she wont, and there's an end on't. So, to cut the matter short, the lady carried her point, and, after some months' preparation, the little... | |
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