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Стр. 43 - Key : even then he was easily set right again. He had the art of disposing his time so well that his hours glided away in one continual round of pleasure and delight, till an unlucky minute put a period to his existence.
Стр. 8 - Thus was tried, by the great assize of God's judgment in battle, the right of power between the English and Norman nations; a battle the most memorable of all others, and, however miserably lost, yet most nobly fought on the part of England.
Стр. 9 - ... their hair, and to frame themselves, as well in apparel as in service and diet, at their tables, after the Norman manner, very strange and far differing from the ancient customs and old usages of their country. Others, utterly refusing to sustain such an intolerable yoke of thraldom as was daily laid upon them by the Normans, chose rather to leave all, both goods and lands, and, after the manner of outlaws, got them to the woods with their wives, children, and servants...
Стр. 26 - Scotland, he was pleased to send my lord word, that her Majesty the Queen was resolved to make a progress into the northern parts, desiring him to prepare the like entertainment for her, as he had formerly done for him : which...
Стр. 26 - ... which my Lord did, and endeavoured for it with all possible care and industry, sparing nothing that might add splendour to that feast, which both their Majesties were pleased to honour with their presence.
Стр. 33 - Bolsover in the year 1648, and was buried in the chancel of the church, where there is a poetic inscription to his memory, in which his skill in architecture is a principal feature. Walpole says, that " Many of his drawings were purchased by the late Lord Byron from his descendants, who lived at Bolsover :" hence it appears that he was a man of considerable eminence in his profession.
Стр. 42 - ... which served as a step to the door at the north entrance. On the lower side of the stone was discovered an ancient rude sculpture, in very high relief, representing the nativity of our Saviour. The Virgin Mary appears to be sitting in a stable, with a mutilated figure of the infant Jesus in her lap, who seems to have had one hand on a dove. The three figures standing round the Virgin Mary are probably intended to represent the wise men of the east, when they fell down and worshipped the infant...
Стр. 34 - In front was a fine terrace, from which a spacious flight of steps led to the entrance. The proposed extent of this structure may be conceived from the dimensions of the gallery, which was 220 feet in length, and twenty-eight feet wide. At the south end of the garden is a very curious decayed fountain, standing in aa octagon reservoir, six feet deep, and ornamented with satyrs, masks, birds, and other figures.
Стр. 30 - Aprill 1617. Yet not without the sad and weeping Remembrance of his sorrowful Lady Katherine, second daughter to Cuthbert late Lord Ogle, and sister to Jane present Countesse of Shrewsbury.
Стр. 36 - On the sides are arched niches, in which are busts of eight of the Roman Emperors, made of alabaster. In the centre, is a square rusticated pedestal, with ornaments projecting from the angles. Towards the middle, is a cistern which was to receive the water from the masks on the sides of the pedestals, through which pipes are conveyed : the sides of this cistern are...