Stories from English HistoryLongmans, Green, and Company, 1898 - 312 Seiten |
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afterwards amongst Anselm answered Archbishop Archbishop of Canterbury army asked attack bade battle Becket began Bishops Blücher brave brother brought Cædmon called castle Catholic CENTRAL RESERVE Charles chief Church Clive cried death Drake Duchess Duke Duke of York Earl Edward Edward III Edward IV enemies English escape fear fell fight Flambard fled fought France French friends gathered gave Golden Hind Harold Harold Hardrada heard Henry VII Highlanders hoped horse James King of England King's knew Lady Jane land Latimer lived Lollards London Lord Lord William Russell loved marched morning night Oldcastle once Parliament Perkin persuade plundered pray Prince prison Queen Ralegh reached rebels Richard river rode round sailed saying Scotland Scots sent ships soldiers soon Spaniards stood tell terrible thought told took Tostig Tower town tried troops Turks wait Waltheof Warwick Wellington whilst William wished words
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Seite 179 - And the sun went down, and the stars came out far over the summer sea, But never a moment ceased the fight of the one and the fifty-three. Ship after ship, the whole night long, their high-built galleons came, Ship after ship, the whole night long, with her battle-thunder and flame; Ship after ship, the whole night long, drew back with her dead and her shame. For some were sunk and many were shatter'd, and so could fight us no more — God of battles, was ever a battle like this in the world before...
Seite 144 - and tell you a truth, which perchance ye will marvel at. One of the greatest benefits that ever God gave me, is, that he sent me so sharp and severe parents, and so gentle a schoolmaster. For when I am in presence either of father or mother; whether I speak, keep silence, sit, stand, or go, eat, drink, be merry, or sad, be sewing, playing, dancing, or doing...
Seite 144 - Elmer ; who teacheth me so gently, so pleasantly, with such fair allurements to learning, that I think all the time nothing, whiles I am with him.
Seite 161 - Be of good comfort, master Ridley, and play the man. We shall this day light such a candle, by God's grace, in England, as I trust shall never be put out.
Seite 108 - But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged of you, or of man's judgment : yea, I judge not mine own self. For I know nothing by myself; yet am I not hereby justified : but He that judgeth me is the Lord.
Seite 212 - Sir, you know my own trials this way :* but the Lord supported me with this, That the Lord took him into the happiness we all pant for and live for. There is your precious child full of glory, never to know sin or sorrow any more.
Seite 209 - I had rather have a plain russet-coated Captain that knows what he fights for, and loves what he knows, than that which you call "a Gentleman
Seite 213 - This he said to us. Indeed it was admirable. A little after, he said. One thing lay upon his spirit I asked him. What that was ? He told me it was, That God had not suffered him to be any more the executioner of His enemies.
Seite 144 - I wist all their sport in the park is but a shadow to that pleasure that I find in Plato. Alas ! good folk, they never felt what true pleasure meant.
Seite 123 - Thus, thus, quoth Forrest, girdling one another Within their alabaster, innocent arms : Their lips were four red roses on a stalk, Which, in their summer beauty, kissed each other. A book of prayers on their pillow lay ; Which once...