The World's Cyclopedia of Biography, Том 1J. B. Alden, 1883 |
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... afterwards repeated . The power of England , in the period of an ascendency to which she so tenaciously sought to cling , had not been based only upon the valour of her arms . Our country was already a rich one in comparison with most ...
... afterwards repeated . The power of England , in the period of an ascendency to which she so tenaciously sought to cling , had not been based only upon the valour of her arms . Our country was already a rich one in comparison with most ...
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... afterwards - Wyclif had sent forth among the people his " simple priests , " who illustrated by contrast the conflict which his teaching exposed between the ex- isting practice of the Church and the original documents of her faith . The ...
... afterwards - Wyclif had sent forth among the people his " simple priests , " who illustrated by contrast the conflict which his teaching exposed between the ex- isting practice of the Church and the original documents of her faith . The ...
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... afterwards King Henry IV . , did forty years later yet the substitute was hardly adequate in kind . Of the great medieval companies of Knights , the most famous had , early in the century , perished under charges which were undoubtedly ...
... afterwards King Henry IV . , did forty years later yet the substitute was hardly adequate in kind . Of the great medieval companies of Knights , the most famous had , early in the century , perished under charges which were undoubtedly ...
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... afterwards married one of his own daughters ! But nowhere was the deterioration of sentiment on this head more strongly typified than in Edward III . himself . The King , who ( if the pleasing tale be true which gave rise to some ...
... afterwards married one of his own daughters ! But nowhere was the deterioration of sentiment on this head more strongly typified than in Edward III . himself . The King , who ( if the pleasing tale be true which gave rise to some ...
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... ( afterwards Archbishop ) Sudbury and the Canterbury Pilgrims . In the year 1370 the land was agitated through its length and breadth , on the occasion of the fourth jubilee of the national saint , Thomas the Martyr . The pilgrims were ...
... ( afterwards Archbishop ) Sudbury and the Canterbury Pilgrims . In the year 1370 the land was agitated through its length and breadth , on the occasion of the fourth jubilee of the national saint , Thomas the Martyr . The pilgrims were ...
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Стр. 88 - ... an inward prompting which now grew daily upon me, that by labour and intent study, which I take to be my portion in- this life, joined with the strong propensity of nature, I might perhaps leave something so written to after-times, as they should not willingly let it die.
Стр. 83 - Tread those reviving passions down, Unworthy manhood! — unto thee Indifferent should the smile or frown Of beauty be. If thou regret'st thy youth, why live? The land of honourable death Is here: — up to the field, and give Away thy breath! Seek out — less often sought than found — A soldier's grave, for thee the best; Then look around and choose thy ground, And take thy rest.
Стр. 38 - I was confirmed in this opinion, that he, who would not be frustrate of his hope to write well hereafter in laudable things, ought himself to be a true poem...
Стр. 118 - Yet, be it less or more, or soon or slow, It shall be still in strictest measure even To that same lot, however mean or high, Toward which Time leads me, and the will of Heaven ; All is, if I have grace to use it so, As ever in my great Task-Master's eye.
Стр. 68 - Wi' thee to reign, wi' thee to reign, The brightest jewel in my crown Wad be my queen, wad be my queen.
Стр. 122 - Near this spot Are deposited the Remains Of one Who Possessed Beauty Without Vanity, Strength without Insolence, Courage without Ferocity, And all the Virtues of Man Without his Vices. This Praise, which would be unmeaning flattery If inscribed over Human Ashes, Is but a just tribute to the Memory of "Boatswain," a Dog Who was born at Newfoundland, May, 1803, And died at Newstead Abbey Nov. 18, 1808.
Стр. 20 - OF a' the airts the wind can blaw, I dearly like the west, For there the bonnie lassie lives, The lassie I lo'e best: There wild woods grow, and rivers row, And mony a hill between ; But, day and night, my fancy's flight Is ever wi
Стр. 64 - We are not now that strength which in old days Moved earth and heaven ; that which we are, we are; One equal temper of heroic hearts, Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.
Стр. 35 - The bridegroom may forget the bride Was made his wedded wife yestreen ; The monarch may forget the crown ' That on his head an hour has been ; The mother may forget the child That smiles sae sweetly on her knee ; But I'll remember thee, Glencairn, And a' that thou hast done for me ! " LINES, SENT TO SIR JOHN WHITEFORD, OF WHITEFORD, BART.
Стр. 10 - To hear the lark begin his flight And singing startle the dull night From his watch-tower in the skies, Till the dappled dawn doth rise ; Then to come, in spite of sorrow, And at my window bid good-morrow Through the sweetbriar, or the vine, Or the twisted eglantine...