Containing modern history, to the outbreak of the French RevolutionWhittaker, 1843 |
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... natural son of John of Gaunt by Catherine Swinford ; his son , John Beaufort , was the first duke of Somerset , and had a daughter Margaret , who married Edmund Tudor , earl of Richmond , Henry VII.'s father , son of Sir Owen Tudor , by ...
... natural son of John of Gaunt by Catherine Swinford ; his son , John Beaufort , was the first duke of Somerset , and had a daughter Margaret , who married Edmund Tudor , earl of Richmond , Henry VII.'s father , son of Sir Owen Tudor , by ...
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... natural objects by the pencil . Chiaro , light , and oscuro , dark , are Italian words , and the compound term is used to signify that effect pro- duced in painting by the judicious contrast or combination of light and shade . No rule ...
... natural objects by the pencil . Chiaro , light , and oscuro , dark , are Italian words , and the compound term is used to signify that effect pro- duced in painting by the judicious contrast or combination of light and shade . No rule ...
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... natural children , whom he scrupled not to advance to riches and honours . His most noted son was Cesare , first a cardinal , and afterwards made duke of Valentinois in Dauphiny by king Louis XII .; on which account he was styled ' le ...
... natural children , whom he scrupled not to advance to riches and honours . His most noted son was Cesare , first a cardinal , and afterwards made duke of Valentinois in Dauphiny by king Louis XII .; on which account he was styled ' le ...
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... natural equilibrium only when mental ertion is proportionate to bodily ac- tivity . When this is not the case , literary fame is dearly purchased ; and all the glory that surrounds it cannot make amends for the health that has been ...
... natural equilibrium only when mental ertion is proportionate to bodily ac- tivity . When this is not the case , literary fame is dearly purchased ; and all the glory that surrounds it cannot make amends for the health that has been ...
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... natural son of a notary of Florence , was born at Da Vinci . Displaying an extraordinary taste for design at an early age , he was placed under Verrochio , an eminent artist , and soon excelled him in painting ; and Ludovico Sforza ...
... natural son of a notary of Florence , was born at Da Vinci . Displaying an extraordinary taste for design at an early age , he was placed under Verrochio , an eminent artist , and soon excelled him in painting ; and Ludovico Sforza ...
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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...