Ecclesiastical Biography: Or, Lives of Eminent Men, Connected with the History of Religion in England : from the Commencement of the Reformation to the Revolution, Volume 4J.G. & F. Rivington, 1839 - Christian biography |
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... majesty's houshold . A family , that for their loyalty , have suffered much in their estates , and seen the ruin of that excellent structure , where their ancestors have long lived , and been memorable for their hospitality . This ...
... majesty's houshold . A family , that for their loyalty , have suffered much in their estates , and seen the ruin of that excellent structure , where their ancestors have long lived , and been memorable for their hospitality . This ...
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... majesty : Each cloud distils thy praise , and doth forbid Poets to turn it to another use . Roses and lilies speak thee ; and to make A pair of cheeks of them , is thy abuse . Why should I women's eyes for chrystal take ? Such poor ...
... majesty : Each cloud distils thy praise , and doth forbid Poets to turn it to another use . Roses and lilies speak thee ; and to make A pair of cheeks of them , is thy abuse . Why should I women's eyes for chrystal take ? Such poor ...
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... majesty at Royston , where , after a discourse with him , his majesty declared to his kinsman , the earl of Pembroke , " That he found the orator's learning and wisdom much above his age or wit . " The year following , the king ...
... majesty at Royston , where , after a discourse with him , his majesty declared to his kinsman , the earl of Pembroke , " That he found the orator's learning and wisdom much above his age or wit . " The year following , the king ...
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... majesty's disposal , I think , by the death of the bishop of St. Asaph . It was the same that queen Elizabeth had formerly given to her favourite sir Philip Sidney , and valued to be worth an hundred and twenty pounds per annum . With ...
... majesty's disposal , I think , by the death of the bishop of St. Asaph . It was the same that queen Elizabeth had formerly given to her favourite sir Philip Sidney , and valued to be worth an hundred and twenty pounds per annum . With ...
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... majesty and humility so reconciled in his looks and behaviour , as begot in him an awful reverence for his person ; and says , " his discourse was so pious , and his motion so gentle and meek , that after almost forty years , yet they ...
... majesty and humility so reconciled in his looks and behaviour , as begot in him an awful reverence for his person ; and says , " his discourse was so pious , and his motion so gentle and meek , that after almost forty years , yet they ...
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