Anecdotes of Distinguished Persons: Chiefly of the Last and Two Preceding Centuries, Volume 1T. Cadell, and W. Davies, 1804 - Anecdotes |
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... Puttenham , " It is decent to let him fometimes win , of pur- " pose to keepe him pleasant ; and never to refuse " his gift , for that is undutifull ; nor to forgive " him his loffes , for that is arrogant ; nor to give him great gifts ...
... Puttenham , " It is decent to let him fometimes win , of pur- " pose to keepe him pleasant ; and never to refuse " his gift , for that is undutifull ; nor to forgive " him his loffes , for that is arrogant ; nor to give him great gifts ...
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... Puttenham , in his " Art of Poetry , " gives the following account of a vifit this Prince paid to fome Lady of his Court : " The King ( Henry the Eighth , ) " fays Put- tenham , " having Sir Andrew Flamack , his " ftandard - bearer ( a ...
... Puttenham , in his " Art of Poetry , " gives the following account of a vifit this Prince paid to fome Lady of his Court : " The King ( Henry the Eighth , ) " fays Put- tenham , " having Sir Andrew Flamack , his " ftandard - bearer ( a ...
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... Puttenham , " in " fo uncleanlie terms as might not now become " me by the rules of decorum to utter , writing to fo great a Majeftie ( Queene Elizabeth ) ; but " the King took them in fo evil part , as he bid " Flamack , Avaunt ...
... Puttenham , " in " fo uncleanlie terms as might not now become " me by the rules of decorum to utter , writing to fo great a Majeftie ( Queene Elizabeth ) ; but " the King took them in fo evil part , as he bid " Flamack , Avaunt ...
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... Puttenham , in his Art of Poetry , " that King Henry the Eighth , her Ma- cc jefties father , though otherwise the most gentle " and affable Prince of the world , could not abide " to have any man stare in his face , or to fix his eye ...
... Puttenham , in his Art of Poetry , " that King Henry the Eighth , her Ma- cc jefties father , though otherwise the most gentle " and affable Prince of the world , could not abide " to have any man stare in his face , or to fix his eye ...
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... Puttenham , " on a time at the Duke of Northumberland's " board , where merry John Heywood was al- " lowed to fit , at the board's end . The Duke " had a very noble and honourable mynde al- ways to pay his debts well ; and when he ...
... Puttenham , " on a time at the Duke of Northumberland's " board , where merry John Heywood was al- " lowed to fit , at the board's end . The Duke " had a very noble and honourable mynde al- ways to pay his debts well ; and when he ...
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Page 140 - I know I have the body of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart and stomach of a king, and of a king of England too...
Page 140 - I am come amongst you, as you see, at this time, not for my recreation and disport, but being resolved, in the midst and heat of the battle, to live or die amongst you all, to lay down for my God, and for my kingdom, and for my people, my honour and my blood, even in the dust.
Page 140 - I have the heart and stomach of a king, and of a king of England too ; and think foul scorn that Parma or Spain, or any prince of Europe should dare to invade the borders of my realm...
Page 141 - ... by your obedience to my general, by your concord in the camp, and your valour in the field, we shall shortly have a famous victory over those enemies of my God, of my kingdom, and of my people.
Page 358 - But as for Richard Cromwell, his son, who is he? What are his titles? We have seen that he had a sword by his side; but did he ever draw it? And what is of more importance in this case, is he fit to get obedience from a mighty nation, who could never make a footman obey him?
Page 399 - I have seen the water run like a constant fountain stream forty feet high ; one vessel of water rarefied by fire driveth up forty of cold water. And a man that tends the work is but to turn two cocks, that one vessel of water being consumed, another begins to force and re-fill with cold water, and so successively, the fire being tended and kept constant, which the self-same person may likewise abundantly perform in the interim between the necessity of turning the said cocks.
Page 339 - House well clad, and perceived a gentleman speaking, whom I knew not, very ordinarily apparelled, for it was a plain cloth suit, which seemed to have been made by an ill country tailor. His linen was plain, and' not very clean ; and I remember a speck or two of blood upon his little band, which was not much larger than his collar. His hat was without a hatband ; his stature was of a good size ; his sword stuck close to his side, his countenance swollen and reddish, his voice sharp and untunable,...
Page 339 - I knew not, very ordinarily apparelled ; for it was a plain cloth suit which seemed to have been made by an ill country tailor ; his linen was plain, and not very clean, and I remember a speck or two of blood upon his little band, which was not much larger than his collar ; his hat was without a hatband ; his stature was of a good size ; his sword stuck close to his side ; his countenance swollen and reddish ; his voice sharp and untunable, and his eloquence full of fervour.
Page 327 - In such sessions, ten hours long, there was much public eating, not only of confections, but of flesh and bread ; bottles of beer and wine going thick from mouth to mouth, without cups ; and all this in the King's eye : yea, many but turned their back, and — (Good Heavens!) — through the forms they sat on.
Page 62 - ... flesh whatsoever: for which yet you have cast me into many calamities, and yourself into many troubles. But I forgive you all, and pray God to do so likewise.