Sketches from English HistoryArthur Martin Wheeler Chautauqua Press, 1886 - 372 pages |
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... river valleys , in- deed , what is now the favorite home of agriculture , had , in the earliest times , been densely covered with primæval scrub ; and the only open spaces were those whose nature fitted them less for the growth of trees ...
... river valleys , in- deed , what is now the favorite home of agriculture , had , in the earliest times , been densely covered with primæval scrub ; and the only open spaces were those whose nature fitted them less for the growth of trees ...
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... rivers . Such were the roads ; let us now see how men traveled on them . There were no carriages in those days ; or , at least , they were so uncommon , and their use so completely con- fined to ladies of rank , that they cannot be ...
... rivers . Such were the roads ; let us now see how men traveled on them . There were no carriages in those days ; or , at least , they were so uncommon , and their use so completely con- fined to ladies of rank , that they cannot be ...
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... river Avon , some miles below the town of Stratford , where the great Shakespeare was after- ward born . Edward had men enough to spare , and he had sent a detachment round to block the way of retreat over the bridge at the end of the ...
... river Avon , some miles below the town of Stratford , where the great Shakespeare was after- ward born . Edward had men enough to spare , and he had sent a detachment round to block the way of retreat over the bridge at the end of the ...
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... river Forth , which winds round it , in a very devious course , on all sides but the south . On the north and east this river formed in those days a strong natural defense of the town ; but on the west it was not near enough to protect ...
... river Forth , which winds round it , in a very devious course , on all sides but the south . On the north and east this river formed in those days a strong natural defense of the town ; but on the west it was not near enough to protect ...
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... river runs through the deep ravine already mentioned . In order , however , to strengthen his position further , he caused a num- ber of pits to be dug in the ground from the Halbert Marsh . to the marshy hollow under Coxe Hill . In ...
... river runs through the deep ravine already mentioned . In order , however , to strengthen his position further , he caused a num- ber of pits to be dug in the ground from the Halbert Marsh . to the marshy hollow under Coxe Hill . In ...
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Page 300 - I happened soon after to attend one of his sermons, in the course of which I perceived he intended to finish with a collection, and I silently resolved he should get nothing from me. I had in my pocket a handful of copper money, three or four silver dollars, and five pistoles in gold. As he proceeded I began to soften and concluded to give the copper.
Page 118 - That low man seeks a little thing to do, Sees it and does it : This high man, with a great thing to pursue, Dies ere he knows it.
Page 223 - Even such is time, that takes in trust Our youth, our joys, our all we have, And pays us but with earth and dust ; Who, in the dark and silent grave, When we have wandered all our ways, Shuts up the story of our days ; But from this earth, this grave, this dust, My God shall raise me up, I trust ! ELIZABETHAN MISCELLANIES.
Page 339 - I impeach Warren Hastings of high crimes and misdemeanors. I impeach him in the name of the Commons' House of Parliament, whose trust he has betrayed.
Page 263 - Lord, though I am a miserable and wretched creature, I am in Covenant with Thee through grace. And I may, I will, come to Thee, for Thy people. Thou hast made me, though very unworthy, a mean instrument to do them some good, and Thee service...
Page 300 - I had in my pocket a handful of copper money, three or four silver dollars, and five pistoles in gold. As he proceeded I began to soften, and concluded to give the copper. Another stroke of his oratory made me ashamed of that, and determined me to give the silver; and he finished so admirably, that I emptied my pocket wholly into the collector's dish, gold and all.
Page 225 - The King willeth that right be done according to the laws and customs of the realm ; and that the statutes be put in due execution, that his subjects may have no cause to complain of any wrong or oppressions, contrary to their just rights and liberties, to the preservation whereof he holds himself as well obliged as of his prerogative.
Page 263 - Give them consistency of judgment, one heart, and mutual love ; and go on to deliver them, and with the work of reformation ; and make the name of Christ glorious in the world. Teach those who look too much on Thy instruments, to depend more upon Thyself. Pardon such as desire to trample upon the dust of a poor worm, for they are Thy People too. And pardon the folly of this short Prayer : Even for Jesus Christ's sake. And give us a good night, if it be Thy pleasure. Amen.
Page 223 - O eloquent, just, and mighty Death ! whom none could advise, thou hast persuaded ; what none hath dared, thou hast done ; and whom all the world hath flattered, thou only hast cast out of the world and despised ; thou hast drawn together all the far-stretched greatness, all the pride, cruelty, and ambition of man, and covered it all over with these two narrow words, Hie jacet...
Page 335 - Heathfield, recently ennobled for his memorable defence of Gibraltar against the fleets and armies of France and Spain. The long procession was closed by the Duke of Norfolk, Earl Marshal of the realm, by the great dignitaries, and by the brothers and sons of the King. Last of all came the Prince of Wales, conspicuous by his fine person and noble bearing.