The Seymour FamilyHoughton Mifflin, 1914 - 386 pàgines |
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Pàgina 17
... once and for all that the only effec- tive way to preserve both her dignity and her head was to follow out the letter , if not the spirit of her own motto , ' Bound to obey and serve . ' On the one occasion that she tried to assert her ...
... once and for all that the only effec- tive way to preserve both her dignity and her head was to follow out the letter , if not the spirit of her own motto , ' Bound to obey and serve . ' On the one occasion that she tried to assert her ...
Pàgina 28
... thing for the man in possession to assume a lofty and dignified attitude , and seem not to care for the thing he has ; the ambition that was once personal is easily translated into an ambition 28 THE SEYMOUR FAMILY THE BROTHERS OF A QUEEN.
... thing for the man in possession to assume a lofty and dignified attitude , and seem not to care for the thing he has ; the ambition that was once personal is easily translated into an ambition 28 THE SEYMOUR FAMILY THE BROTHERS OF A QUEEN.
Pàgina 29
Amy Audrey Locke. that was once personal is easily translated into an ambition that has all the attributes of greatness . For the rival who desires but does not attain , the attitude is not so dignified nor the translation so easy . The ...
Amy Audrey Locke. that was once personal is easily translated into an ambition that has all the attributes of greatness . For the rival who desires but does not attain , the attitude is not so dignified nor the translation so easy . The ...
Pàgina 36
... once more made lieutenant - general of the North . In the autumn of 1545 he entered Scotland and , meeting with no opposition , sacked and burnt monastery and castle , as they came in his way , on a march of about twenty days . In ...
... once more made lieutenant - general of the North . In the autumn of 1545 he entered Scotland and , meeting with no opposition , sacked and burnt monastery and castle , as they came in his way , on a march of about twenty days . In ...
Pàgina 51
... once more into the arms of France , already England's enemy on account of the constant bickerings about the fortifica- tions of Boulogne . Yet it was not his policy , religious , economic , or foreign , that brought Somerset to the ...
... once more into the arms of France , already England's enemy on account of the constant bickerings about the fortifica- tions of Boulogne . Yet it was not his policy , religious , economic , or foreign , that brought Somerset to the ...
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Passatges populars
Pàgina 171 - I called at noon at Mrs. Masham's, who desired me not to let the Prophecy be published, for fear of angering the queen about the duchess of Somerset ; so I writ to the printer to stop them. They have been printed and given about, but not sold.
Pàgina 92 - Is on all sides o'ershadow'd by the high Uno'erleap'd Mountains of Necessity, Sparing us narrower margin than we deem. Nor will that day dawn at a human nod, When, bursting through the network superposed By selfish occupation — plot and plan, Lust, avarice, envy — liberated man, All difference with his fellow-mortal closed, Shall be left standing face to face with God.
Pàgina 225 - Tis easy conduct when exchequers flow; But hard the task to manage well the low: For sovereign power is too depress'd or high, When kings are forc'd to sell, or crowds to buy. Indulge one labour more, my weary Muse, For Amiel, who can Amiel's praise refuse? Of ancient race by birth, but nobler yet In his own worth...
Pàgina 147 - My first duchess was a Percy, and she never took such a liberty.
Pàgina 250 - I remember, sir, with a melancholy pleasure, the situation of the honourable gentleman ' who made the motion for the repeal ; in that crisis, when the whole trading interest of this empire, crammed into your lobbies, with a trembling and anxious expectation, waited, almost to a winter's return of light, their fate from your resolutions.
Pàgina 235 - Dodd; who contributed to the Popish idea one had imbibed, by haranguing entirely in the French style, and very eloquently and touchingly. He apostrophised the lost sheep, who sobbed and cried from their souls — so did my Lady Hertford and Fanny Pelham, till I believe the City dames took them both for Jane Shores.
Pàgina 150 - Cousin Seymour, your health." The painter replied, " My lord, I really do believe that I have the honour of being of your grace's family.
Pàgina 23 - She lay cold in the dust. So black was the mourning, And white were the wands, Yellow, yellow the torches, They bore in their hands. The bells they were muffled, And mournful did play, While the royal Queen Jane She lay cold in the clay. Six knights and six lords Bore her corpse through the grounds; Six dukes followed after, In black mourning gownds. The flower of Old England Was laid in cold clay, Whilst the royal King Henrie Came weeping away.
Pàgina 186 - Hertford, fitted or to shine in courts With unaffected grace, or walk the plain With innocence and meditation join'd In soft assemblage, listen to my song, Which thy own Season paints ; when Nature all Is blooming and benevolent, like thee.
Pàgina 22 - He gave her rich caudle, but the death-sleep slept she, Then her right side was opened, and the babe was set free. The babe it was christened, and put out and nursed, While the royal Queen Jane she lay cold in the...