The English Nation; Or, A History of England in the Lives of Englishmen, Band 2George Godfrey Cunningham A. Fullarton & Company, 1863 |
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... letter to his commons . On the 5th of November 1605 , the discovery of the gunpowder - plot filled the country with horror and dismay . The details of this memor- able conspiracy will be found in our notice of the principal conspirator ...
... letter to his commons . On the 5th of November 1605 , the discovery of the gunpowder - plot filled the country with horror and dismay . The details of this memor- able conspiracy will be found in our notice of the principal conspirator ...
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... letter , warning him , in mysterious terms , against being present at the opening of parliament on the 5th . This communication is sup- posed to have been prompted by the affection of his lordship's sister , the wife of Thomas Habington ...
... letter , warning him , in mysterious terms , against being present at the opening of parliament on the 5th . This communication is sup- posed to have been prompted by the affection of his lordship's sister , the wife of Thomas Habington ...
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... letter , he states more explicitly his grounds of belief , received from Garnet , that the pope approved of the enterprize generally , though without knowing the particulars . Nor was he singular in these sentiments . Most of the other ...
... letter , he states more explicitly his grounds of belief , received from Garnet , that the pope approved of the enterprize generally , though without knowing the particulars . Nor was he singular in these sentiments . Most of the other ...
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... letter which he addressed to Sir John Harrington in 1603 , he uses the following expressions : - " You know all my former steps : good knight , rest content , and give heed to one that hath sorrowed in the bright lustre of a court , and ...
... letter which he addressed to Sir John Harrington in 1603 , he uses the following expressions : - " You know all my former steps : good knight , rest content , and give heed to one that hath sorrowed in the bright lustre of a court , and ...
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... letter written by Donne , we have an interesting account of a violent altercation which took place betwixt him and the earl of Hert- ford , whose marriage with Lady Catherine Grey had transferred to their son , Lord Beauchamp , the ...
... letter written by Donne , we have an interesting account of a violent altercation which took place betwixt him and the earl of Hert- ford , whose marriage with Lady Catherine Grey had transferred to their son , Lord Beauchamp , the ...
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Seite 390 - That very time I saw, but thou couldst not, Flying between the cold moon and the earth, Cupid all arm'd: a certain aim he took At a fair vestal, throned by the west; And loos'd 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.
Seite 8 - Where there is much desire to learn, there of necessity will be much arguing, much writing, many opinions; for opinion in good men is but knowledge in the making.
Seite 16 - Methinks I see in my mind a noble and puissant nation rousing herself like a strong man after sleep, and shaking her invincible locks: methinks I see her as an eagle mewing her mighty youth, and kindling her undazzled eyes at the full mid-day beam...
Seite 381 - What things have we seen Done at the Mermaid! Heard words that have been So nimble and so full of subtle flame As if that every one from whence they came Had meant to put his whole wit in a jest, And had resolved to live a fool the rest Of his dull life.
Seite 8 - ... be pens and heads there sitting by their studious lamps, musing, searching, revolving new notions and ideas wherewith to present as with their homage and their fealty the approaching reformation ; others as fast reading, trying all things, assenting to the force of reason and convincement. What could a man require more from a nation so pliant and so prone to seek after knowledge ? What wants there to such a towardly and pregnant soil, but wise and faithful labourers, to make a knowing people,...
Seite 15 - ... the purest efficacy and extraction of that living intellect that bred them. I know they are as lively, and as vigorously productive as those fabulous dragon's teeth; and being sown up and down, may chance to spring up armed men.
Seite 356 - I showed them others, that I might see whether They would condemn them, or them justify ; And some said, Let them live ; some, Let them die, Some said, John print it ; others said, Not so : Some said, It might do good ; others said, No.
Seite 460 - The true genius is a mind of large general powers, accidentally determined to some particular direction.
Seite 461 - Fulke Greville, servant to Queen Elizabeth, counsellor to King James, and friend to Sir Philip Sidney.
Seite 697 - If the plaintiff has a right, he must of necessity have a means to vindicate and maintain it, and a remedy if he is injured in the exercise or enjoyment of it; and indeed it is a vain thing to imagine a right without a remedy; for want of right and want of remedy are reciprocal.