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Updated: June 7, 2025
'By my shoul and St. Patrick, cries one of them, 'it is but five miles a-piece." Here, notwithstanding the promise of a jest held forth by the words, "By my shoul and St. Patrick," we are ultimately cheated of our hopes.
By my shoul, it did! but sit yourself town, Count Tevereux, and look over your left shoulder ah, dat is it and now, praise on, Count Tevereux; de thought of my genius gives you vat you call it von animation von fire, look you by my shoul, it does!" And by dint of such moderate panegyric, the worthy Sir Godfrey completed my picture, with equal satisfaction to himself and the original.
"Double that sum might tempt me," replied the Jew; "it's a nobleman's coat, upon my shoul!" "Here's the money," replied Jack, taking the coat. "Shall I help you on with it, Sir?" replied the Jew, becoming suddenly respectful. "No," replied Jack. "I half suspect this is a highwayman," thought the Jew; "he's so ready with his cash.
The man looked upon me for a moment, fixedly, then, bending his head towards his breast, he appeared to be undergoing a kind of convulsion, which was accompanied by a sound something resembling laughter; presently he looked at me, and there was a broad grin on his features. 'By my shoul, it's a thing of peace I'm thinking ye.
Going nearly up to him, I stood still, whereupon he looked up, and perceiving I was looking steadfastly at him, he said, in an angry tone, "Arrah! what for are you staring at me so? By my shoul, I think you are one of the thaives who are after robbing me. I think I saw you among them, and if I were only sure of it, I would take the liberty of trying to give you a big bating."
The justice asked the defendant, What he meant by breaking the king's peace? To which he answered "Upon my shoul I do love the king very well, and I have not been after breaking anything of his that I do know; but upon my shoul this man hath brake my head, and my head did brake his stick; that is all, gra."
We must not, from false delicacy to our countrymen, here omit a piece of advice to English retailers or inventors of Irish blunders. Let them beware of such prefatory exclamations as "By my shoul and St. Patrick! By Jasus! Arrah, honey!
"By my shoul, Mr. Francis Ardry, you enter with considerable abruptness, sir," said one of two men who were seated smoking at a common deal table, in a large ruinous apartment in which we now found ourselves. "You enter with considerable abruptness sir," he repeated; "do you know on whom you are intruding?"
The man looked upon me for a moment, fixedly, then, bending his head towards his breast, he appeared to be undergoing a kind of convulsion, which was accompanied by a sound something resembling laughter; presently he looked at me, and there was a broad grin on his features. ‘By my shoul, it’s a thing of peace I’m thinking ye.’
"No, he is English; but I have heard him say that he has a particular veneration for Ireland." "He has, has he; by my shoul, then, all the better for him. If he had not . . . Can he fight?" "I think I have heard him say that he can use his fists when necessary." "He can, can he? by my shoul, I should like to try him. But first of all I have another customer to dispose of.
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