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afterwards ancient anno Domini appear archbishop Bale became believe better betwixt bishop born bred buried called Cambridge castle cause Charles chevron chief church College death died divine doctor doctor of divinity doth duke earl England English fair father flourished four give hath heads History honour hundred Idem Ireland Italy James Johannis John king Edward king Henry king's knight land learned leave lion lived London lord married Mary master native nature never observe Oxford person poor pounds preferred present prince prius queen Elizabeth reader reign returned Rich Richard Robert Saint saith scholar Scriptoribus SHERIFFS shire therein thereof Third Thomas town true unto ut prius Wales worthy WRITERS wrote
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Էջ 284 - English man-of-war, lesser in bulk, but lighter in sailing, could turn with all tides, tack about, and take advantage of all winds, by the quickness of his wit and invention.
Էջ 188 - Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken anything from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold.
Էջ 285 - Jonson, which two I behold like a Spanish great galleon, and an English man-of-war ; Master Jonson (like the former) was built far higher in learning ; solid, but slow in his performances. Shakespeare...
Էջ 284 - Poeta non fit, sed nascitur — one is not made but born a poet. Indeed his learning was very little, so that as Cornish diamonds are not polished by any lapidary, but are pointed and smoothed even as they are taken out of the earth, so nature itself was all the art which was used upon him.
Էջ 179 - To whom I answered, It is not the manner of the Romans to deliver any man to die, before that he which is accused have the accusers face to face, and have licence to answer for himself concerning the crime laid against him.
Էջ 22 - ... now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man. Then said I, "Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.
Էջ 171 - When thou with rebukes dost correct man for iniquity, thou makest his beauty to consume away like a moth: surely every man is vanity.
Էջ 285 - Remain a lasting monument of his glory ; And when thy ruins shall disclaim To be the treasurer of his name, His name, that cannot fade, shall be An everlasting monument to thee.
Էջ 20 - Also the citye of London, that is to me so dere and swete, in which I was forth growen ; and more kindely love have I to that place than to any other in yerth, as every kindely creture hath full appetite to that place of his kindely engendrure, and to wilne reste and pece in that stede to abide.
Էջ 41 - Queen, in whose service he continued many years. At a masque given at court, the King's gigantic porter drew him out of his pocket, to the surprise of all the spectators. Thus favoured by royalty, the humility incident to his birth forsook him, which made him that he did not know himself, and would not know his father, and which, by the King's command, caused, justly, his sound correction.
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| Վերնագիր | The History of the Worthies of England, Հատոր 3 The History of the Worthies of England, Thomas Fuller |
| Հեղինակ | Thomas Fuller |
| Editor | P. Austin Nuttall |
| Հրատարակիչ | T. Tegg, 1840 |
| Original from | Օքսֆորդի համալսարան |
| Digitized | 3 Հոկտեմբեր 2006 |
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