Containing modern history, to the outbreak of the French RevolutionWhittaker, 1843 |
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... tion , deserve the superior praise . His reputation has been permanent , not only for wisdom , but for sanctity ; and he is , ' says Dr. Robertson , the only prime minister mentioned in history whom his contemporaries reverenced as a ...
... tion , deserve the superior praise . His reputation has been permanent , not only for wisdom , but for sanctity ; and he is , ' says Dr. Robertson , the only prime minister mentioned in history whom his contemporaries reverenced as a ...
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... tion on seeing one of his works , in- vited him to Milan 1489 , and settled on him an annual stipend . Here he displayed the universality of his ge- nius by composing music , writing poetry , and by his engineering skill ; and here he ...
... tion on seeing one of his works , in- vited him to Milan 1489 , and settled on him an annual stipend . Here he displayed the universality of his ge- nius by composing music , writing poetry , and by his engineering skill ; and here he ...
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... tion , were made subject to men ; it belonged to the husband to choose principles for his wife ; the wife's duty was , in all cases , to adopt im- plicitly the sentiments of her hus- band ; and as to herself , it was doubly her duty ...
... tion , were made subject to men ; it belonged to the husband to choose principles for his wife ; the wife's duty was , in all cases , to adopt im- plicitly the sentiments of her hus- band ; and as to herself , it was doubly her duty ...
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... tion which pervaded all parties at the opening of the Reformation , was the daughter of Sir William Askew of Kelsey . Having become a con- vert to protestant notions respecting the eucharist , her husband , Mr. Kyme , turned her out of ...
... tion which pervaded all parties at the opening of the Reformation , was the daughter of Sir William Askew of Kelsey . Having become a con- vert to protestant notions respecting the eucharist , her husband , Mr. Kyme , turned her out of ...
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... tion , and was imprisoned , but after- wards released . He then undertook several pilgrimages , and at last re- paired to Paris , where he took holy orders . It was at Paris , in 1534 , that six of his friends entered into a solemn ...
... tion , and was imprisoned , but after- wards released . He then undertook several pilgrimages , and at last re- paired to Paris , where he took holy orders . It was at Paris , in 1534 , that six of his friends entered into a solemn ...
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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...