Anecdotes of Some Distinguished Persons: Chiefly of the Present and Two Preceding Centuries, Band 3T. Cadell Jun. and W. Davies, 1795 |
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... perfons duly qualified 66 to undertake a correct publication of our own " Cathedrals , and of other buildings called Gothic , " before they totally fall into ruin , it would be of " real fervice to the arts of defign , preferve the ...
... perfons duly qualified 66 to undertake a correct publication of our own " Cathedrals , and of other buildings called Gothic , " before they totally fall into ruin , it would be of " real fervice to the arts of defign , preferve the ...
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... perfons of the greatest confequence amongst them approached her and intreated her , with " tears in their eyes , to give up her intention ; " and made use of arguments fo preffing , that the appeared for a few minutes not infenfible to ...
... perfons of the greatest confequence amongst them approached her and intreated her , with " tears in their eyes , to give up her intention ; " and made use of arguments fo preffing , that the appeared for a few minutes not infenfible to ...
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... perfons that were attempting to hold her , « and ran up to the Altar as to a funeral pile upon which she was to confummate the facrifice . " She then , with the greatest reverence , kiffed the " holy cloth that covered it , took the ...
... perfons that were attempting to hold her , « and ran up to the Altar as to a funeral pile upon which she was to confummate the facrifice . " She then , with the greatest reverence , kiffed the " holy cloth that covered it , took the ...
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... perfons poor during his life , should " build before his death a house to keep them in . " Louis one day reproached a Prelate with the luxury of Louis 28 ANECDOTES OF SOME image in the Cathedral of it, and for celebrating ...
... perfons poor during his life , should " build before his death a house to keep them in . " Louis one day reproached a Prelate with the luxury of Louis 28 ANECDOTES OF SOME image in the Cathedral of it, and for celebrating ...
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... perfons of rank and condition , to entertain the ftrangers , and take a hearty glafs with them . At the gates * of the town , perfons were ftationed who took VOL . III . D s the " the horfes of the English by their bridles ...
... perfons of rank and condition , to entertain the ftrangers , and take a hearty glafs with them . At the gates * of the town , perfons were ftationed who took VOL . III . D s the " the horfes of the English by their bridles ...
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Abbé affured againſt Albert Durer alfo Anne Boleyn anſwer Arnauld becauſe Bishop buſineſs Cardinal caufe cauſe Charles courfe Court defire DEPUTY LIEUTENANTS Duke Earl Edward Stanhope eftate England faid fame father fatisfaction favour fays feems fend fent fervant ferve fervice fhall fhee fhewed fhould firft firſt fituation foldiers fome foon fpeech France friends ftill fubjects fuch fuffer fure greateſt GRENVILE Guife hath Henry himſelf honour Houfe Houſe huſband illuftrious King King of England King of France King's Lady laft letter likewife Lord Lord Chatham Louis Luther Mafter Majefty Majefty's MARQUIS OF BUCKINGHAM Minifter moft moſt muſt myſelf never obferved occafion ordynances paffed Parliament perfons pleafed pleaſed pleaſure prefent preferved prifoner Prince Prince of Condé promife Queen reafon refpect replied ſaid Santeuil ſay ſhall ſhe Sovereign thefe theſe thofe thoſe told ufed Univerſity uſed vifit whilft whofe wife yourſelf
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Seite 65 - And then she said, I heard say the executioner was very good and I have a little neck, and put her hands about it, laughing heartily. I have seen many men, and also women, executed, and that they have been in great sorrow, and to my knowledge, this lady has much joy and pleasure in death.
Seite 49 - ... that he took to heart. He was rather studious than learned; reading most books that were of any worth, in the French tongue, yet he understood the Latin, as appeareth in that cardinal Hadrian and others, who could very well have written French, did use to write to him in Latin.
Seite 175 - I hate that drum's discordant sound, Parading round, and round, and round : To thoughtless youth it pleasure yields, And lures from cities and from fields, To sell their liberty for charms Of tawdry lace, and glittering arms ; And when Ambition's voice commands, To march, and fight, and fall, in foreign lands.
Seite 112 - The bargain was ftruck, the money paid, and the abfolution delivered in due form. Soon after this, the gentleman knowing that Tetzel was going from Leipfic well loaded with...
Seite 216 - I have not sought to advance my territories, and enlarge my dominions; for opportunity hath served me to do it. I acknowledge my womanhood and weakness in .that respect; but, though it hath not been hard to obtain, yet I doubted how to keep the things so obtained...
Seite 65 - Good Christian people, I am come hither to die ; for, according to the law, and by the law, I am judged to death, and therefore I will speak nothing against it. I am come hither to accuse no man, nor to speak anything of that whereof I am accused...
Seite 70 - Suffolk, and there born, who being but a child was very apt to learn ; wherefore, by means of his parents, and other his good friends, he was maintained at the university of Oxford, where, in a short time, he prospered so well, that, in a small time, as he told me with his own mouth, he was made batchelor of arts, when he was but fifteen years of age, and was most commonly failed the boy batchelor.
Seite 67 - If then you found me worthy of such honour, good your grace let not any light fancy, or bad counsel of mine enemies, withdraw your princely favour from me; neither let that stain, that unworthy stain of a disloyal heart towards your good grace, ever cast so foul a blot on your most dutiful wife, and the infant princess your daughter.
Seite 276 - House, would have given him all the money she had in the house, but he returned her thanks, and told her that he had so ill kept his own, that he would not tempt his governor with more ; but that if...
Seite 63 - I must entreat you also to respect my maids, and give them in marriage, which is not much, they being but three ; and to all my other servants a year's pay besides their due, lest otherwise they should be unprovided for. Lastly, I make this vow, that mine eyes, desire you above all things. Farewell.