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Էջ 72 - Give me my scallop-shell of quiet, My staff of faith to walk upon. My scrip of joy, immortal diet, My bottle of salvation, My gown of glory, hope's true gage; And thus I'll take my pilgrimage.
Էջ 22 - He was one of the Peers who sat on the trial of Edward, Duke of Somerset. In 1551, Anne, his first lady — daughter of Thomas Lord Parr, of Kendal, and sister to Catherine Parr, sixth wife of Henry VIII.
Էջ 122 - Knowledge, the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts, and the Society for Missions to Africa and the East, have each contributed ;>,000/.
Էջ 148 - Hall, that she set it on fire, or caused it to be set on fire, at the instigation of her sister, who then lived in London. The story is thus told : Some time after the Earl had married he brought his lady to his seat at Bradgate. Her sister wrote to her, desiring to know how she liked her habitation and the country she was in. The Countess of Suffolk wrote for answer, that ' the house was tolerable, that the country was a forest, and the inhabitants all brutes.
Էջ 20 - There, was the envoy brought into her presence, and casting down his countenance, fell prostrate before her, then rising back with his face still towards her, (the lady with the rest admiring at his strange salutation), he said, by his interpreter, ' it sufficed him to behold the angelic presence of her who, he hoped, would be his master's spouse and empress ! ' " The alliance did not, however, take place, and the lady died unmarried.
Էջ 20 - Pessemskoie, a nobleman of great account, his ambassador, who, in the name of his master, offered great advantages to the Queen in the event of the marriage. The Queen hereupon caused the lady to be attended with divers ladies and young noblemen, that so the ambassador might have a sight of her, which was accomplished in York House Garden, near Charing Cross, London. There was the envoy brought into her presence, and casting down his countenance, fell prostrate before her ; then rising back, with...
Էջ 163 - ... elevated situation, and the proximity of the river Cole, which flows near the bottom of the village, and forms the boundary of the parish. The church is a neat stone building, dedicated to St. Faith, and ornamented at the west end by a handsome square tower, with battlements and pinnacles. The body of the church consists of a nave and two aisles. In the south aisle is a curious circular window, of modern workmanship, in which is a fine piece of painted glass, executed by Mr. Price of London,...
Էջ 58 - ... station. To those with whom he lived in habits of intimacy and friendship, he was not contented with rendering real service whenever the opportunity occurred ; he never omitted those little attentions, the interchange of which constitutes so pleasing a part of private life. His mind was richly cultivated; his information was extensive, and at the same time minute; he was an excellent scholar; and was remarkable for the purity and eloquence of his familiar language. His conversation was always...
Էջ 58 - Hastings's private life, and endeared him almost enthusiastically to every one who approached him nearly, would be a difficult task. His manners were peculiarly striking. The dignity of his appearance, and the polished urbanity of his address, marked him at once as a gentleman of the highest order ; but his good-breeding...
Էջ 35 - Earl of Huntingdon is in the garrison, but the Lord Loughborough is not there. There are as debased, wicked wretches there, as if they had been raked out of hell, as we are informed by some that have come from thence. They have invented a new kind of compliment, for a kind of protestation ; and if they affirm or deny a thing, it is usual to do it with this saying,* in their ordinary speech. And this is no wonder, for they have three malignant priests there...