A metrical history of England; or, Recollections, in rhyme of some ... features in our national chronology, Volume 2 |
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... Hope ! with eyes so fair , What was thy delusive measure ? Still it whisper'd royal pleasure TO EDWARD's son , and promis'd thrones and pow'r . Still did her voice the cheat prolong , While their fell uncle in the Tower , Thought fit to ...
... Hope ! with eyes so fair , What was thy delusive measure ? Still it whisper'd royal pleasure TO EDWARD's son , and promis'd thrones and pow'r . Still did her voice the cheat prolong , While their fell uncle in the Tower , Thought fit to ...
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... Hope , discovered . The King built Chapels at Windsor and Westminster , and turned the Savoy Palace into an Hospital . The Sweating Sickness made great mor- tality . EMINENT PERSONS . John Morton , Henry Chicheley , Thomas Langton ...
... Hope , discovered . The King built Chapels at Windsor and Westminster , and turned the Savoy Palace into an Hospital . The Sweating Sickness made great mor- tality . EMINENT PERSONS . John Morton , Henry Chicheley , Thomas Langton ...
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... hope ; The rest resisting fall , or grace the felon's rope . † Q. Did JAMES by commerce add to his domain ? A. What great ELIZA had begun , this reign Improved , and saw our envied colours fly O'er many a well - established colony ...
... hope ; The rest resisting fall , or grace the felon's rope . † Q. Did JAMES by commerce add to his domain ? A. What great ELIZA had begun , this reign Improved , and saw our envied colours fly O'er many a well - established colony ...
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... hope ; The monarch's deeds should large allowance claim , With whom too often , to a nation's shame , Success is virtue , and misfortune , blame ! The outset of the hapless monarch's reign , Was mark'd by war ( bequeathed by JAMES ) ...
... hope ; The monarch's deeds should large allowance claim , With whom too often , to a nation's shame , Success is virtue , and misfortune , blame ! The outset of the hapless monarch's reign , Was mark'd by war ( bequeathed by JAMES ) ...
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... HOPE - FOR BENDING , the fate of a fool ; KILL - SIN PIMPLE , cut off thine own head , ACCEPTED TREVOR , by reason refused ; COMPTON REDEEMED , to common sense lost ; GRATEFUL HARDING , a name most abused : GOD - REWARD SMART , with a ...
... HOPE - FOR BENDING , the fate of a fool ; KILL - SIN PIMPLE , cut off thine own head , ACCEPTED TREVOR , by reason refused ; COMPTON REDEEMED , to common sense lost ; GRATEFUL HARDING , a name most abused : GOD - REWARD SMART , with a ...
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Admiral ANNE Battle beheaded Bishop born brave Britain British brother Brunswick Charles COTEMPORARY SOVEREIGNS cou'd CROMWELL crown Daughter Death defeated Denmark died disgrace dreadful Dudley Duke Duke of Cumberland Duke of York Dutch Earl EDWARD Elizabeth EMINENT PERSONS Emperors England English ev'ry fame fate fell fight fire foes France France.-Louis gallant George glorious grace heart Henry Henry VIII HORACE WALPOLE HOUSE HOUSE OF STUART ibid JAMES the Second's King James King's kingdoms of England Lambert Simnel land London Lord Majesty Marquis married MARY monarch mournful murdered Muse NASSAU ne'er NELSON o'er Parliament patriot peace Philip PITT poetry Popes pow'r pride Prince of Orange Prince of Wales Princess PRINCIPAL EVENTS proclaimed Queen Rebellion Richard royal sail Scotland Second's reign ships soul Spain Spanish SUMMARY SUMMARY Synge trolle tell Thomas thou throne Titus Oates took Tower trolle on awaye victory Walpole Warwick Westminster William wou'd
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Page 118 - The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose. An evil soul, producing holy witness, Is like a villain with a smiling cheek ; A goodly apple rotten at the heart: O, what a goodly outside falsehood hath ! Shy.
Page 88 - Christ was the word that spake it, He took the bread and brake it, And what that word did make it, That I believe and take it.
Page 65 - The turtle to her mate hath told her tale. Summer is come, for every spray now springs, The hart hath hung his old head on the pale; The buck in brake his winter coat he flings; The fishes flete with new repaired scale; The adder all her slough away she slings; The swift swallow pursueth the flies smale; The busy bee her honey now she mings; Winter is worn that was the flowers
Page 129 - I have been bullied by an usurper, I have been neglected by a court, but I will not be dictated to by a subject ; your man shan't stand. " ANNE, DORSET, PEMBRoKE,
Page 85 - Proud prelate, I understand you are backward in complying with your agreement : but I would have you know, that I, who made you what you are, can unmake you ; and if you do not forthwith fulfil your engagement, by God I will immediately unfrock you. Yours, as you demean yourself, Elizabeth.
Page 90 - My care is like my shadow in the sun, Follows me flying, flies when I pursue it...
Page 148 - The sight is so dreadful, that, without an order restraining such a number to stay, the board would be forsaken. But the Duke, while he had been in Scotland, was so far from withdrawing, that he looked on all the while with an unmoved indifference, and with an attention, as if he had been to look on some curious experiment. This gave a terrible idea of him to all that observed It, as of a man that had no bowels nor humanity in him.
Page 201 - A patriot, sir! Why, patriots spring up like mushrooms! I could raise fifty of them within the four-andtwenty hours. I have raised many of them in one night. It is but refusing to gratify an unreasonable or an insolent demand, and up starts a patriot.
Page 64 - Bright is her hue, and Geraldine she hight; Hampton me taught to wish her first for mine, And Windsor, alas, doth chase me from her sight. Her beauty, of kind; her virtues, from above; Happy is he that can obtain her love.