Containing modern history, to the outbreak of the French RevolutionWhittaker, 1843 |
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... never , as he well knew , the real wife of his bro- ther , the prince of Wales . ' Having spoken these words , she rose , mildly denied the authority of the court , bowed respectfully to the king , and retired . Henry , on seeing her de ...
... never , as he well knew , the real wife of his bro- ther , the prince of Wales . ' Having spoken these words , she rose , mildly denied the authority of the court , bowed respectfully to the king , and retired . Henry , on seeing her de ...
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... never prince had wife more loyal in all duty , and in all true affection , than Anne Boleyn ; with which name and place I could willingly have contented myself , if God and your grace's plea- sure had been so pleased . Neither did I at ...
... never prince had wife more loyal in all duty , and in all true affection , than Anne Boleyn ; with which name and place I could willingly have contented myself , if God and your grace's plea- sure had been so pleased . Neither did I at ...
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... never 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 ...
... never 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 ...
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... never afterwards recover his favour and good opinion . Henry , at his death , 1547 , left Catherine a legacy of 4000l . besides her jointure , for her great love , obedience , chasteness of life , and wisdom ; ' and she afterwards ...
... never afterwards recover his favour and good opinion . Henry , at his death , 1547 , left Catherine a legacy of 4000l . besides her jointure , for her great love , obedience , chasteness of life , and wisdom ; ' and she afterwards ...
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... never again confederated . At once Henry Mor- gan's magnificent project of establish- ing an independent buccaneer state in the islands of the Pacific vanished into air . The treaty of Ryswick , 1697 , effected the final suppression of ...
... never again confederated . At once Henry Mor- gan's magnificent project of establish- ing an independent buccaneer state in the islands of the Pacific vanished into air . The treaty of Ryswick , 1697 , effected the final suppression of ...
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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...