The comprehensive history of England, from the earliest period to the suppression of the Sepoy revolt, by C. MacFarlane and T. Thomson. Continued to signing of the treaty of San Stefano, Volume 2 |
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... head of the church - a title most odious , fright- ful , or ridiculous to Catholic ears - nor pressed for a restitution of the abbey lands ; though , to give proof of her own disinterestedness , she prepared to restore of her own free ...
... head of the church - a title most odious , fright- ful , or ridiculous to Catholic ears - nor pressed for a restitution of the abbey lands ; though , to give proof of her own disinterestedness , she prepared to restore of her own free ...
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... head of the bridge , they suddenly stopped , and their captain , turning round at their head , and lowering his sword , said , " Masters , we go about to fight against our native country- men of England and our friends , in a quarrel ...
... head of the bridge , they suddenly stopped , and their captain , turning round at their head , and lowering his sword , said , " Masters , we go about to fight against our native country- men of England and our friends , in a quarrel ...
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... head on the block , exhorting the lingering executioner to the performance of his office . At last the axe fell , and her lovely head rolled away from the body , drawing tears from the eyes of the spectators , yea , even of those who ...
... head on the block , exhorting the lingering executioner to the performance of his office . At last the axe fell , and her lovely head rolled away from the body , drawing tears from the eyes of the spectators , yea , even of those who ...
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... Head of the Church ; but. WOODSTOCK , as existing A.D. 1714 . she was finally fixed under the vigilant eyes of the severe and suspicious Bedingfield . Six days after her liberation , Courtenay , Earl of Devon , was delivered out of the ...
... Head of the Church ; but. WOODSTOCK , as existing A.D. 1714 . she was finally fixed under the vigilant eyes of the severe and suspicious Bedingfield . Six days after her liberation , Courtenay , Earl of Devon , was delivered out of the ...
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... head was written ' Deborah , the judge and supporting a wondrous tablet of Latin verse , STATE BARGE OF THE PERIOD , AND WATER PROCESSION . - From a print by Vischer . from re - lighting the fires at Smithfield . Yet , at the same time ...
... head was written ' Deborah , the judge and supporting a wondrous tablet of Latin verse , STATE BARGE OF THE PERIOD , AND WATER PROCESSION . - From a print by Vischer . from re - lighting the fires at Smithfield . Yet , at the same time ...
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Page 156 - 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 365 - The King willeth that right be done according to the laws and customs of the realm; and that the statutes be put in due execution, that his subjects may have no cause to complain of any wrong or oppressions, contrary to their just rights and liberties, to the preservation whereof he holds himself as well obliged as of his prerogative.
Page 360 - Nevertheless, against the tenor of the said statutes, and other the good laws and statutes of your realm to that end provided...
Page 155 - 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.
Page 248 - Out of every corner of the woods and glens they came creeping forth upon their hands, for their legs could not bear them ; they looked like anatomies of death ; they spoke like ghosts crying out of their graves...
Page 56 - Be of good comfort, master Ridley, and play the man. We shall this day light such a candle, by God's grace, in England, as I trust shall never be put out.
Page 325 - Parliament business ; and that if any of the said members be complained of and questioned for anything said or done in Parliament, the same is to be showed to the King, by the advice and assent of all the Commons assembled in Parliament, before the King give credence to any private information.
Page 222 - A coach was a strange monster in those days, and the sight of one put both horse and man into amazement. Some said it was a great crabshell brought out of China, and some imagined it to be one of the pagan temples, in which the cannibals adored the divell.
Page 268 - You shall swear by the blessed Trinity, and by the sacrament you now propose to receive, never to disclose directly or indirectly, by word or circumstance, the matter that shall be proposed to you to keep secret, nor desist from the execution thereof until the rest shall give you leave.
Page 325 - That the liberties, franchises, privileges, and jurisdictions of Parliament are the ancient and undoubted birthright and inheritance of the subjects of England...