Lives of the queens of England, from the Norman conquest. By A. [and E.] Strickland, Band 51851 |
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Seite 477 - Freedom's battle once begun, Bequeathed from bleeding sire to son, Though baffled oft, is ever won.
Seite 224 - I have received your letter by Die Grasme ; this is my answer : — I command you to send all the French away to-morrow out of the town, if you can by fair means (but stick not long in disputing), otherwise force them away, driving them away like so many wild beasts until you have shipped them, and so the devil go with them. Let me have no answer, but of the performance of my command. So I rest, " Your faithful, constant, loving friend, " Oaking, the 7th of August 1626.
Seite 433 - On Christmas eve the bells were rung, On Christmas eve the mass was sung: * That only night in all the year Saw the stoled priest the chalice rear.
Seite 512 - ... her eyes are excellent good, and not anything in her face that in the least degree can shock one. On the contrary, she has as much agreeableness in her looks altogether, as ever I saw : and if I have any skill in physiognomy, which I think I have, she must be as good a woman as ever was born.
Seite 46 - He was a braw gallant, And he rid at the ring; And the bonny Earl of Murray, Oh he might have been a King! He was a braw gallant, And he playd at the ba; And the bonny Earl of Murray, Was the flower amang them a'.
Seite 596 - The king being called away, left us with the queen, believing she would have bought it, it being a crucifix; but, when his majesty was gone, a French peddling woman, one Madame de Boord. who used to bring petticoats, and fans, and baubles, out of France, to the ladies, began to find fault with several things in the work, which she understood no more than...
Seite 171 - If I have any power or credit with you, I pray you let me have a trial of it at this time, in dealing sincerely and earnestly with the king, that sir Walter Raleigh's life may not be called in question. If you do it so that the success answer my expectation, assure yourself that I will take it extraordinarily kindly at your hands, and rest one that wisheth you well, and desires you to continue still (as you have been) a true servant to your master, AITNA R.
Seite 283 - Among other affected habits, few of the Puritans, what degree soever they were of, wore their hair long enough to cover their ears, and the ministers and many others cut it close round their heads, with so many little peaks, as was something ridiculous to behold ; whereupon Cleaveland, in his Hue and Cry after them, begins, " With hair in Characters and lugs in Text,
Seite 576 - God grant mine eyes may never behold the like, who now saw above 10,000 houses all in one flame; the noise, and cracking, and thunder of the impetuous flames, the shrieking of women and children, the hurry of...
Seite 535 - I never could almost have happened to see with so much ease and leisure. They staid till it was dark, and then went away; the King and his Queen, and my Lady Castlemaine and young Crofts, in one coach and the rest in other coaches.