Containing modern history, to the outbreak of the French RevolutionWhittaker, 1843 |
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... gave an opportunity to the nation to flourish by its internal resources . His policy of depressing the feudal no- bility , which proportionably exalted the middle ranks , was also highly salu- tary ; and it was especially advanced by ...
... gave an opportunity to the nation to flourish by its internal resources . His policy of depressing the feudal no- bility , which proportionably exalted the middle ranks , was also highly salu- tary ; and it was especially advanced by ...
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... gave to the Medici ; and in the midst of these events the pope died 1513 , aged 70 . Julius was fond of the fine arts , pa- tronized Bramante , Michael Angelo , and Rafaelle , and began the noble structure of St. Peter's . It was said ...
... gave to the Medici ; and in the midst of these events the pope died 1513 , aged 70 . Julius was fond of the fine arts , pa- tronized Bramante , Michael Angelo , and Rafaelle , and began the noble structure of St. Peter's . It was said ...
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... gave him preferment . A long period of ill health , the result of excessive study , preceded his death , 1499 , at the age of 66. The remarks of this author on the evils attendant on too great an indulgence in literary pur- suits , are ...
... gave him preferment . A long period of ill health , the result of excessive study , preceded his death , 1499 , at the age of 66. The remarks of this author on the evils attendant on too great an indulgence in literary pur- suits , are ...
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... gave a proof , by his litiano , an elegant Italian and Latin acquaintance with chiaroscuro , of the historian and poet , preceptor to the equal claim to power of painting with children of Lorenzo the Magnificent , sculpture ...
... gave a proof , by his litiano , an elegant Italian and Latin acquaintance with chiaroscuro , of the historian and poet , preceptor to the equal claim to power of painting with children of Lorenzo the Magnificent , sculpture ...
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... gave her the least un- the ground that Sybilla , the duke's easiness . She willingly hearkened to sister , was the wife of the elector of terms of composition ; and when Saxony , at that time the head of the Henry offered to give her ...
... gave her the least un- the ground that Sybilla , the duke's easiness . She willingly hearkened to sister , was the wife of the elector of terms of composition ; and when Saxony , at that time the head of the Henry offered to give her ...
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Página 33 - My last and only request shall be, that myself may only bear the burden of your grace's displeasure, and that it may not touch the innocent souls of those poor gentlemen who, as I understand, are likewise in strait imprisonment for my sake. If ever I have found favour in your sight, if ever the name of Anne Boleyn hath been pleasing in your ears, then let me obtain this request...
Página 60 - I pray you Master Lieutenant, see me safe up, and for my coming down let me shift for myself.
Página 364 - I do not know what I may appear to the world, but to myself I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the sea-shore, and diverting myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me.
Página 605 - It can engrave a seal, and crush masses of obdurate metal before it — draw out, without breaking, a thread as fine as gossamer, and lift a ship of war like a bauble in the air. It can embroider muslin and forge anchors — cut steel into ribands, and impel loaded vessels against the fury of the winds and waves.
Página 118 - Taster gave to each of the guard a mouthful to eat, of the particular dish he had brought, for fear of any poison.
Página 117 - ... next came the Queen, in the sixty-fifth year of her age, as we were told, very majestic; her face oblong, fair but wrinkled; her eyes small, yet black and pleasant, her nose a little hooked; her lips narrow, and her teeth black (a defect the English seem subject to, from their too great use of sugar...
Página 117 - That Day she was dressed in white Silk, bordered with Pearls of the Size of Beans, and over it a Mantle of black Silk, shot with Silver Threads; her Train was very long, the End of it borne by a Marchioness; instead of a Chain, she had an oblong Collar of Gold and Jewels.
Página 79 - That the raising or keeping a standing army within the kingdom in time of peace, unless it be with consent of parliament, is against law.
Página 239 - Lord ; and let all flesh give thanks unto his holy name for ever and ever. Psalm cxlvi. Lauda, anima mea. PRAISE the Lord, O my soul: while I live, will I praise the Lord; yea, as long as I have any being, I will sing praises unto my God. 2 O put not your trust in princes, nor in any child of man ; for there is
Página 118 - At the end of all this ceremonial a number of unmarried ladies appeared, who, with particular solemnity, lifted the meat off the table, and conveyed it into the queen's inner and more private chamber, where, after she had chosen for herself, the rest goes to the ladies of the court...