Concise History of England in EpochsThomas Constable and Company, 1859 - Всего страниц: 312 |
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... tion than any other mode of treating our past . Advanced students may dwell with great advantage on the details of con- stitutional and legal history , and on the progress of manners or of what may be called Domestic Civilisation . But ...
... tion than any other mode of treating our past . Advanced students may dwell with great advantage on the details of con- stitutional and legal history , and on the progress of manners or of what may be called Domestic Civilisation . But ...
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... tion had enervated their once warlike spirit . The profession of arms had been monopolized by their Roman masters . The northern incursions becoming more destructive , and spreading farther into the interior of the country , Vortigern ...
... tion had enervated their once warlike spirit . The profession of arms had been monopolized by their Roman masters . The northern incursions becoming more destructive , and spreading farther into the interior of the country , Vortigern ...
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... tion , and arbitrary exercise of authority . Such were among the great reforms accomplished by Alfred ; and it is said that he tested their efficacy by hanging a gold bracelet of great value in the high- way unguarded , and that no one ...
... tion , and arbitrary exercise of authority . Such were among the great reforms accomplished by Alfred ; and it is said that he tested their efficacy by hanging a gold bracelet of great value in the high- way unguarded , and that no one ...
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... tion . At the English Court , as we have seen , the Norman in- fluence had been rapidly growing during Edward's reign , and William of Normandy , when yet a young man , had visited the country to " look on the rich lands , and to ...
... tion . At the English Court , as we have seen , the Norman in- fluence had been rapidly growing during Edward's reign , and William of Normandy , when yet a young man , had visited the country to " look on the rich lands , and to ...
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John Frazer Corkran. Harold had advanced with an tion of the people under his rule . army to his brother's aid , but a statement of the causes that pro- duced the outbreak obliged him in justice to withhold his support . Tostig retired ...
John Frazer Corkran. Harold had advanced with an tion of the people under his rule . army to his brother's aid , but a statement of the causes that pro- duced the outbreak obliged him in justice to withhold his support . Tostig retired ...
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Стр. 65 - No matter where; of comfort no man speak. Let's talk of graves, of worms and epitaphs ; Make dust our paper and with rainy eyes Write sorrow on the bosom of the earth.
Стр. 66 - For within the hollow crown That rounds the mortal temples of a king, Keeps death his court ; and there the antic sits, Scoffing his state, and grinning at his pomp...
Стр. 73 - And rouse him at the name of Crispian. He that shall live this day, and see old age, Will yearly on the vigil feast his neighbours, And say, "To-morrow is Saint Crispian." Then will he strip his sleeve and show his scars, And say "These wounds I had on Crispin's day.
Стр. 73 - Let him depart; his passport shall be made And crowns for convoy put into his purse. We would not die in that man's company That fears his fellowship to die with us.
Стр. 147 - 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. 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 goodwill of my subjects...
Стр. 74 - We few, we happy few, we band of brothers ; For he to-day that sheds his blood with me Shall be my brother ; be he ne'er so vile, This day shall gentle his condition : And gentlemen in England now a-bed Shall think themselves accursed they were not here, And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks That fought with us upon Saint Crispin's day.
Стр. 73 - This story shall the good man teach his son; And Crispin Crispian shall ne'er go by, From this day to the ending of the world, But we in it...
Стр. 113 - Pr'ythee, lead me in : There take an inventory of all I have, To the last penny : 'tis the king's : my robe, And my integrity to heaven, is all I dare now call mine own. O Cromwell, Cromwell, Had I but served my God with half the zeal I served my king, he would not in mine age Have left me naked to mine enemies.
Стр. 110 - Why, well; Never so truly happy, my good Cromwell. I know myself now; and I feel within me A peace above all earthly dignities, A still and quiet conscience.
Стр. 112 - Cromwell, I did not think to shed a tear In all my miseries ; but thou hast forced me, Out of thy honest truth, to play the woman. Let 's dry our eyes : and thus far hear me, Cromwell; And, when I am forgotten, as I shall be, And sleep in dull cold marble, where no mention Of me more must be heard of, — say, I taught th.ee ; Say, Wolsey,— that once trod the ways of...