Containing modern history, to the outbreak of the French RevolutionWhittaker, 1843 |
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... sent troops under lord Brooke to assist the duke of Britanny ( at whose court he had been brought up ) in his contest with Charles VIII . of France ; but when the dispute had been ter- minated by the marriage of Charles with the young ...
... sent troops under lord Brooke to assist the duke of Britanny ( at whose court he had been brought up ) in his contest with Charles VIII . of France ; but when the dispute had been ter- minated by the marriage of Charles with the young ...
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... sent to ravage the shores about the Frith of Forth . Wood , however , captured Bull in a very severe battle , and pre- sented him to his sovereign ; who im- mediately ordered his dismissal , and received the thanks of Henry VII . for ...
... sent to ravage the shores about the Frith of Forth . Wood , however , captured Bull in a very severe battle , and pre- sented him to his sovereign ; who im- mediately ordered his dismissal , and received the thanks of Henry VII . for ...
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... sent John Lascaris to Greece , to gather MSS . wherewith to enrich his library ; and , by his princely generosity to the learned , and his exertions for the improvement of literature , obtained the title of the Magnificent . ' He died ...
... sent John Lascaris to Greece , to gather MSS . wherewith to enrich his library ; and , by his princely generosity to the learned , and his exertions for the improvement of literature , obtained the title of the Magnificent . ' He died ...
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... sent by Ferdinand to Calabria , to aid Fernando II . of Naples against the French king , Charles VIII . After having driven the French from Naples , and re- instated Fernando , pope Alexander VII . procured his aid against one Menoldo ...
... sent by Ferdinand to Calabria , to aid Fernando II . of Naples against the French king , Charles VIII . After having driven the French from Naples , and re- instated Fernando , pope Alexander VII . procured his aid against one Menoldo ...
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... sent him prisoner to Spain . He was however soon released , and subsequently un- dertook a voyage to find a passage to the East Indies by sailing westward ; but in this he did not succeed , and returning to Spain , he died at Valla ...
... sent him prisoner to Spain . He was however soon released , and subsequently un- dertook a voyage to find a passage to the East Indies by sailing westward ; but in this he did not succeed , and returning to Spain , he died at Valla ...
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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...