Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth: By Lucy Aikin, 2 tomasLongman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1823 |
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... whole weight of his vengeance . On some slight pretext he procured the dismissal of sir John Throgmorton , the brother of sir Nicholas , from his office of chief justice of Chester ; and he did not long survive the disgrace , though ...
... whole weight of his vengeance . On some slight pretext he procured the dismissal of sir John Throgmorton , the brother of sir Nicholas , from his office of chief justice of Chester ; and he did not long survive the disgrace , though ...
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... whole art of simulation and dissimulation , had at the same time robbed her of some of the noblest impulses of our nature ; of generosity , of ardor , of enterprise , of magnanimity . Where more exalted spirits would only have felt ...
... whole art of simulation and dissimulation , had at the same time robbed her of some of the noblest impulses of our nature ; of generosity , of ardor , of enterprise , of magnanimity . Where more exalted spirits would only have felt ...
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... whole tenor of his after - life . An extraordinary solidity of character , with great vivacity of parts , had distinguished him from a child , and fortune conspired with genius to bring him early before the public eye . He was nephew ...
... whole tenor of his after - life . An extraordinary solidity of character , with great vivacity of parts , had distinguished him from a child , and fortune conspired with genius to bring him early before the public eye . He was nephew ...
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... whole . The letter - writer observes , to the honor of lord Bur- leigh , that he concerned himself , as usual , only in state affairs ; and suffered all these love - matters and petty intrigues to pass without notice before his eyes ...
... whole . The letter - writer observes , to the honor of lord Bur- leigh , that he concerned himself , as usual , only in state affairs ; and suffered all these love - matters and petty intrigues to pass without notice before his eyes ...
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... whole was characterized by the unmerciful tediousness , the ludicrous incongrui- ties , and the operose pedantry of a semibarbarous age . A temporary bridge , 70 feet in length , was thrown across a valley to the great gate of the ...
... whole was characterized by the unmerciful tediousness , the ludicrous incongrui- ties , and the operose pedantry of a semibarbarous age . A temporary bridge , 70 feet in length , was thrown across a valley to the great gate of the ...
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126 psl. - Full little knowest thou, that hast not tried, What hell it is in suing long to bide ; To lose good days that might be better spent ; To waste long nights in pensive discontent; To speed to-day, to be put back to-morrow ; To feed on hope ; to pine with fear and sorrow ; To have thy Prince's grace, yet want her peers...
11 psl. - Since once I sat upon a promontory, And heard a mermaid on a dolphin's back Uttering such dulcet and harmonious breath. That the rude sea grew civil at her song, And certain stars shot madly from their spheres, To hear the sea-maid's music.
514 psl. - You shall have sometimes fair houses so full of glass that one cannot tell where to become to be out of the sun or cold.
228 psl. - Let tyrants fear ... I have always so behaved myself that, under God, I have placed my chiefest strength and safeguard in the loyal hearts and good will of my subjects...
340 psl. - I confess that I have as vast contemplative ends, as I have moderate civil ends...
228 psl. - I am come amongst you as you see at this time, not for my recreation and disport, but being resolved, in the midst and heat of the battle, to live or die amongst you all, to lay down for my God, and for my kingdom, and for my people, my honour and my blood, even in the dust.
227 psl. - My loving people, we have been persuaded by some that are careful of our safety, to take heed how we commit ourselves to armed multitudes, for fear of treachery. But I assure you, I do not desire to live to distrust my faithful and loving people.
445 psl. - Her mind," says her witty god-son, Sir John Harrington, who had experienced both the smiles and the frowns which he describes, "was ofttime like the gentle air that cometh from the western point in a summer's morn — 'twas sweet and refreshing to all around her. Her speech did win all affections. And again, she could put forth such alterations, when obedience was lacking, as left no doubting whose daughter she was.
284 psl. - Proud prelate, I understand you are backward in complying with your agreement : but I would have you know, that I, who made you what you are, can unmake you ; and if you do not forthwith fulfil your engagement, by God I will immediately unfrock you. Yours, as you demean yourself, Elizabeth.
11 psl. - At a fair vestal throned by the west, And loosed his love-shaft smartly from his bow, As it should pierce a hundred thousand hearts ; But I might see young Cupid's fiery shaft Quench'd in the chaste beams of the watery moon, And the imperial votaress passed on, In maiden meditation, fancy-free.