The Life of Henry VIII.J. Tonson: and sold, 1732 - 95 pages |
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... thefe funs , ( For fo they phrafe ' em ) by their heralds , challeng'd The noble fpirits to arms , they did perform Beyond thought's compafs , that old fabulous story ( Being now feen poffible enough ) got credit ; That Bevis was believ ...
... thefe funs , ( For fo they phrafe ' em ) by their heralds , challeng'd The noble fpirits to arms , they did perform Beyond thought's compafs , that old fabulous story ( Being now feen poffible enough ) got credit ; That Bevis was believ ...
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... Thefe are the limbs o'th ' plot : no more , I hope ! Bran . A monk o ' th ' Chartreux . Buck . Nicholas Hopkins ? Bran . He . Buck . My furveyor is falfe , the o'er - great Cardinal Hath fhew'd him gold , my life is fpann'd already : I ...
... Thefe are the limbs o'th ' plot : no more , I hope ! Bran . A monk o ' th ' Chartreux . Buck . Nicholas Hopkins ? Bran . He . Buck . My furveyor is falfe , the o'er - great Cardinal Hath fhew'd him gold , my life is fpann'd already : I ...
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... Thefe exactions ( Whereof my Sov'raign would have note ) they are Moft peftilent to th ' hearing ; and to bear ' em , The back is facrifice to th ' load ; they fay , They are devis'd by you , or elfe you fuffer Too hard an exclamation ...
... Thefe exactions ( Whereof my Sov'raign would have note ) they are Moft peftilent to th ' hearing ; and to bear ' em , The back is facrifice to th ' load ; they fay , They are devis'd by you , or elfe you fuffer Too hard an exclamation ...
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... Thefe very words I've heard him utter to his fon - in - law , Lord Aberganny , to whom by oath he menac'd Revenge upon the Cardinal . Wol . Pleafe your Highness , note His dangerous conception in this point , Not friended by his wifh to ...
... Thefe very words I've heard him utter to his fon - in - law , Lord Aberganny , to whom by oath he menac'd Revenge upon the Cardinal . Wol . Pleafe your Highness , note His dangerous conception in this point , Not friended by his wifh to ...
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... thefe to restore the King , He counfels a divorce , a lofs of her That like a jewel has hung twenty years About his neck , yet never loft her luftre ; Of her that loves him with that excellence , That angels love good men with ; even of ...
... thefe to restore the King , He counfels a divorce , a lofs of her That like a jewel has hung twenty years About his neck , yet never loft her luftre ; Of her that loves him with that excellence , That angels love good men with ; even of ...
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Page 66 - Let's dry our eyes: and thus far hear me, Cromwell; And, when I am forgotten, as I shall be, And sleep in dull cold marble, where no...
Page 64 - This many summers in a sea of glory ; But far beyond my depth ; my high-blown pride At length broke under me ; and now has left me, Weary, and old with service, to the mercy Of a rude stream, that must for ever hide me.
Page 64 - O, how wretched Is that poor man that hangs on princes' favours ! There is, betwixt that smile we would aspire to, That sweet aspect of princes, and their ruin, More pangs and fears than wars or women have : And when he falls, he falls like Lucifer, Never to hope again.
Page 70 - O, father abbot, An old man, broken with the storms of state, Is come to lay his weary bones among ye ; Give him a little earth for charity...
Page 64 - Never so truly happy, my good Cromwell. I know myself now ; and I feel within me A peace above all earthly dignities, A still and quiet conscience. The king has...
Page 66 - tis the king's : my robe, And my integrity to heaven, is all I dare now call mine own. O Cromwell, Cromwell, Had I but served my God with half the zeal I served my king, he would not in mine age Have left me naked to mine enemies.
Page 66 - Corruption wins not more than honesty. Still in thy right hand carry gentle peace, To silence envious tongues. Be just, and fear not : Let all the ends thou aim'st at be thy country's, Thy God's and truth's ; then if thou fall'st...
Page 92 - His honour and the greatness of his name Shall be, and make new nations ; he shall flourish, And, like a mountain cedar, reach his branches To all the plains about him ; our children's children Shall see this and bless heaven.