Chronicles of the House of BorgiaG. Richards, 1901 - 374 pàgines |
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Pàgina 21 - He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill; that He may set him with princes, even with the princes of His people.
Pàgina 202 - The Worldly Hope men set their Hearts upon Turns Ashes — or it prospers; and anon, Like Snow upon the Desert's dusty Face, Lighting a little hour or two — is gone.
Pàgina 228 - I do not love thee, Doctor Fell, The reason why I cannot tell ; But this alone I know full well, I do not love thee, Doctor Fell.* 1 Sec Proverbial Expressions.
Pàgina 354 - ... ceremony, and to begin abruptly to assure you, my dear Lord, that your letters have been most acceptable to me in all shapes and regards. I did not in the least doubt of the noble way of thinking of your generous and beneficent Sovereign: but I did not expect to see, in writing, so many and so obliging expressions that, well calculated...
Pàgina 355 - FROM CARDINAL YORK TO SIR JOHN HIPPESLEY, BART. *' Your letters fully convince me of the cordial interest you take in all that regards my person, and I am happy to acknowledge that principally I owe to your friendly efforts and to them of your friends the succour generously granted to relieve the extreme necessities into which I have been driven by the present dismal circumstances. I cannot sufficiently express...
Pàgina 319 - O tree of glory, tree most fair, Ordained those holy limbs to bear, How bright in purple robe it stood, The purple of a Saviour's blood...
Pàgina 355 - I own to you that the succour granted to me could not be more timely, for without it, it would have been impossible for me to subsist, on account of the...
Pàgina 355 - English gentleman who arrived here last week, I have received a letter from Lord Minto from Vienna, advising me that he had orders from his Court to remit to me at present the sum of...
Pàgina 250 - EAST of Suez, some hold, the direct control of Providence ceases ; Man being there handed over to the power of the Gods and Devils of Asia, and the Church of England Providence only exercising an occasional and modified supervision in the case of Englishmen.
Pàgina 354 - I am, in reality, at a loss to express, in writing, all the sentiments of my heart, and, for that reason, leave it entirely to the interest you take in all that regards my person, to make known in an energetical and convenient manner all I fain would say to ex.