Half hours of English history, from James the first to queen Victoria, selected and ed. by mrs. Valentine1881 |
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... Land of Promise , ” when his southern throne was shaken by a foolish plot , which one writer calls " a state riddle ; " it involved Raleigh and , unexpectedly , the lady Arabella . The Scottish monarch was to be got rid of , and ...
... Land of Promise , ” when his southern throne was shaken by a foolish plot , which one writer calls " a state riddle ; " it involved Raleigh and , unexpectedly , the lady Arabella . The Scottish monarch was to be got rid of , and ...
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... into one of the purest and proudest mothers in a land illus- The poisoners who completed the crime . - EDITOR . trious for her noble women . Lady Ann Carr was 390 HALF HOURS OF ENGLISH HISTORY . [ W. HEPWORTH DIXON .
... into one of the purest and proudest mothers in a land illus- The poisoners who completed the crime . - EDITOR . trious for her noble women . Lady Ann Carr was 390 HALF HOURS OF ENGLISH HISTORY . [ W. HEPWORTH DIXON .
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... . That But another , entitled " The Whilst my soul , like a quiet palmer , Travelleth towards the land of Heaven " Raleigh's cheerfulness was so remarkable , and his fearlessness of 32 [ ISAAC DISRAELI . HALF HOURS OF ENGLISH HISTORY .
... . That But another , entitled " The Whilst my soul , like a quiet palmer , Travelleth towards the land of Heaven " Raleigh's cheerfulness was so remarkable , and his fearlessness of 32 [ ISAAC DISRAELI . HALF HOURS OF ENGLISH HISTORY .
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... land ; and Elizabeth listened to the glowing projects of her hero , indulging that spirit which would have conquered the world to have laid the toy at the feet of the sovereign . This man , this extraordinary being , who was prodigal of ...
... land ; and Elizabeth listened to the glowing projects of her hero , indulging that spirit which would have conquered the world to have laid the toy at the feet of the sovereign . This man , this extraordinary being , who was prodigal of ...
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... land with all the zeal and earnestness of apostolic times . " Six weekes , " says one of the party , 66 wee were kept in sight of England by unprosperous winds ; all which time Mr. Hunt , our preacher , was so weake and sicke that few ...
... land with all the zeal and earnestness of apostolic times . " Six weekes , " says one of the party , 66 wee were kept in sight of England by unprosperous winds ; all which time Mr. Hunt , our preacher , was so weake and sicke that few ...
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Page 416 - Britain ; and that the King's Majesty, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons of Great Britain, in Parliament assembled, had, hath, and of right ought to have, full Power and Authority to make Laws and Statutes of sufficient Force and Validity to bind the Colonies and People of America, Subjects of the Crown of Great Britain, in all cases whatsoever.
Page 30 - EVEN such is time, that takes in trust Our youth, our joys, our all we have, And pays us but with age and dust ; Who in the dark and silent grave, When we have wandered all our ways, Shuts up the story of our days ; But from this earth, this grave, this dust, My God shall raise me up, I trust.
Page 523 - O'er PITT'S the mournful requiem sound, And Fox's shall the notes rebound. The solemn echo seems to cry, — " Here let their discord with them die : Speak not for those a separate doom, Whom Fate made Brothers in the tomb ; But search the land of living men, Where wilt thou find their like agen...
Page 408 - Catholics of this kingdom shall enjoy such privileges in the exercise of their religion, as are consistent with the laws of Ireland ; or as they did enjoy in the reign of King Charles the Second ; and their Majesties, as soon as their affairs will permit them to summon a Parliament in this kingdom, will endeavour to procure the said Roman Catholics such further security in that particular, as may preserve them from any disturbance upon the account of their said religion.
Page 133 - So ye shall not pollute the land wherein ye are : for blood it defileth the land : and the land cannot be cleansed of the blood that is shed therein, but by the blood of him that shed it.
Page 191 - Lord, though I am a miserable and wretched creature, I am in Covenant with Thee through grace. And I may, I will, come to Thee, for Thy People. Thou hast made me, though very unworthy, a mean instrument to do them some good, and Thee service...
Page 86 - Consecrate yourselves to-day to the Lord, even every man upon his son, and upon his brother; that he may bestow upon you a blessing this day.
Page 370 - For I was ashamed to require of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way : because we had spoken unto the king, saying, " The hand of our God is upon all them for good that seek him ; but his power and his wrath is against all them that forsake him.
Page 230 - Paul's now a sad ruin, and that beautiful portico (for structure comparable to any in Europe, as not long before repaired by the late king) now rent in pieces, flakes of vast stone split asunder, and nothing remaining entire but the inscription in the architrave, showing by whom it was built, which had not one letter of it defaced.
Page 177 - It's you that have forced me to this, for I have -sought the Lord night and day, that he would rather slay me than put me upon the doing of this work.