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... course of it so far . There is your CROWN- And He that wears the crown immortally Long guard it yours ! Coming to look on you , thinking you dead , ( And dead almost , my Liege , to think you were , ) I spake unto the crown , as having ...
... course of it so far . There is your CROWN- And He that wears the crown immortally Long guard it yours ! Coming to look on you , thinking you dead , ( And dead almost , my Liege , to think you were , ) I spake unto the crown , as having ...
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... course laid aside during the anointing , and other parts of the coronation service . The ARMIL , or STOLE , is the only eccle- siastic symbol now retained in the investiture of our kings . In " MS . W. Y. in the College of Arms ...
... course laid aside during the anointing , and other parts of the coronation service . The ARMIL , or STOLE , is the only eccle- siastic symbol now retained in the investiture of our kings . In " MS . W. Y. in the College of Arms ...
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... course : While all tongues cried , God save thee , Bolingbroke ! You would have thought the very windows spake , So many greedy looks of young and old Through casements darted their desiring eyes Upon his visage ; and that all the walls ...
... course : While all tongues cried , God save thee , Bolingbroke ! You would have thought the very windows spake , So many greedy looks of young and old Through casements darted their desiring eyes Upon his visage ; and that all the walls ...
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... course of succession far more regular than the trans- mission of the crown it is supposed to defend . - a course The championship is connected also with a remarkable feature of ancient jurispru- dence , the wager of battle , recently ...
... course of succession far more regular than the trans- mission of the crown it is supposed to defend . - a course The championship is connected also with a remarkable feature of ancient jurispru- dence , the wager of battle , recently ...
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... course as fully disposed of . It no longer rests on the valour of a single arm— not even on that of a Marmion , or a Dymoke . There was another office , that of the Lord High Steward of England , to which in former times much authority ...
... course as fully disposed of . It no longer rests on the valour of a single arm— not even on that of a Marmion , or a Dymoke . There was another office , that of the Lord High Steward of England , to which in former times much authority ...
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Abbey Almighty altar Amen ancient Anglo-Saxon anointed anthem arch archbishop of Canterbury Arms attended barons bishop blessing canopy ceremony chair champion Christ our Lord church claim cloth of gold consecration consort coronation council crown Curtana Cyneheard dean of Westminster delivered dignity Duke duty earl marshal Edward England faldstool Father Garter Gentlemen Pensioners glory grace hath Henry Henry VII Heralds High Constable homage honour House of Lords Ireland Jesus Christ justice king king's kingdom knights kyng Lady London lord great chamberlain Lord High LORD HOOD Majesty Majesty's mercy monarch noble oath peers person placed prayer Prebendary prelates present prince Privy procession queen queen-consort queens regnant received regal regalia reign robes of estate Royal Highness Saxon says sceptre Scotland seat Serjeants Serjeants at Arms side solemn sovereign sword tabard thou throne tion Train borne trumpets unto velvet wearing his Coronet Westminster Hall Yeomen
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Page 245 - God, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Maker of all things, Judge of all men ; We acknowledge and bewail our manifold sins and wickedness, which we, from time to time, most grievously have committed, By thought, word, and deed, Against thy Divine Majesty, Provoking most justly thy wrath and indignation against us. We do earnestly repent, And are heartily sorry for these our misdoings ; The remembrance of them is grievous unto us ; The burden of them is intolerable.
Page 231 - Whom all holy desires, all good counsels, and all just works do proceed; Give unto Thy servants that peace which the world cannot give; that both our hearts may be set to obey Thy commandments, and also that by Thee we being defended from the fear of our enemies may pass our time in rest and quietness; through the merits of Jesus Christ our Saviour.
Page 248 - Take, eat, this is my Body, which is given for you ; Do this in remembrance of me. Likewise, after supper, He took the Cup ; and when He had given thanks, He gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of this ; for this is My Blood of the New Testament, which is shed for you, and for many, for the remission of sins; Do this, as oft as ye shall drink it, in remembrance of Me.
Page 18 - Not all the water in the rough rude sea Can wash the balm from an anointed king ; The breath of worldly men cannot depose The deputy elected by the Lord.
Page 240 - Thine, O Lord, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine ; thine is the kingdom, O Lord, and thou art exalted as head above all.
Page 249 - THE blood of our Lord Jesus Christ, which was shed for thee, preserve thy body and soul unto everlasting life! Drink this in remembrance that Christ's blood was shed for thee, and be thankful.
Page 245 - The burden of them is intolerable. Have mercy upon us, Have mercy upon us, most merciful Father ; For thy Son our Lord Jesus Christ's sake, Forgive us all that is past ; And grant that we may ever hereafter Serve and please thee In newness of life, To the honour and glory of thy Name ; Through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Page 236 - To thee all Angels cry aloud; The Heavens and all the Powers therein; To thee Cherubim and Seraphim continually do cry, Holy, Holy, Holy. Lord God of Sabaoth; Heaven and earth are full of the Majesty of thy glory.
Page 222 - Will you to the utmost of your power maintain the laws of God, the true profession of the Gospel, and the Protestant reformed religion established by law ; and will you preserve unto the bishops and clergy of this realm, and to the churches committed to their charge, all such rights and privileges as by law do or shall appertain unto them, or any of them ? ' King or queen :
Page 241 - Both riches and honour come of thee, and thou reignest over all; and in thine hand is power and might; and in thine hand it is to make great, and to give strength unto all.