The Christian remembrancer; or, The Churchman's Biblical, ecclesiastical & literary miscellany, Volume 241852 |
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... equally patriotic hatred of Elizabeth as a main author of our national greatness , it is not easy to decide ; probably both these motives have their influence ; certain it is that Elizabeth gets all the hard words , is the object of all ...
... equally patriotic hatred of Elizabeth as a main author of our national greatness , it is not easy to decide ; probably both these motives have their influence ; certain it is that Elizabeth gets all the hard words , is the object of all ...
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... equally remarkable for dignity of remonstrance , for a clear terse statement of facts , and for readiness in turning those facts to her own advantage . At a time when most ladies could not write a letter at all ; when they could neither ...
... equally remarkable for dignity of remonstrance , for a clear terse statement of facts , and for readiness in turning those facts to her own advantage . At a time when most ladies could not write a letter at all ; when they could neither ...
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... equally in mind by the student of those times , that , on Mary Tudor's death , Mary of Scotland did assert herself her heir to the English throne by virtue of the bull which declared Elizabeth illegitimate . For here we find a key to ...
... equally in mind by the student of those times , that , on Mary Tudor's death , Mary of Scotland did assert herself her heir to the English throne by virtue of the bull which declared Elizabeth illegitimate . For here we find a key to ...
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... equally desperate remedies which were then tolerated , than that they should bring so great a man as Murray under just suspicion of sometimes sharing , or at least conniving at them . A true patriot , where all besides were for ...
... equally desperate remedies which were then tolerated , than that they should bring so great a man as Murray under just suspicion of sometimes sharing , or at least conniving at them . A true patriot , where all besides were for ...
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... Equally undisguised in his plans as in his vices , he aspired first to gain the affections of the Queen , and then to marry her . Although he was far from handsome , his martial bearing , his taste for pleasure , the undaunted ...
... Equally undisguised in his plans as in his vices , he aspired first to gain the affections of the Queen , and then to marry her . Although he was far from handsome , his martial bearing , his taste for pleasure , the undaunted ...
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Page 321 - The sky is changed ! — and such a change ! Oh night, And storm, and darkness, ye are wondrous strong, Yet lovely in your strength, as is the light Of a dark eye in woman ! Far along, From peak to peak, the rattling crags among Leaps the live thunder ! Not from one lone cloud, But every mountain now hath found a tongue, And Jura answers, through her misty shroud, Back to the joyous Alps, who call to her aloud!
Page 22 - It is no wonder,' said the lords, ' She is more beautiful than day.' As shines the moon in clouded skies, She in her poor attire was seen : One praised her ankles, one her eyes, One her dark hair and lovesome mien.
Page 309 - Poet, and, perhaps, in a much greater degree : for there can be no presumption in saying of most readers, that it is not probable they will be so well acquainted with the various stages of meaning through which words have passed...
Page 255 - Come, my friends, Tis not too late to seek a newer world. Push off, and sitting well in order smite The sounding furrows; for my purpose holds To sail beyond the sunset, and the baths Of all the western stars, until I die. It may be that the gulfs will wash us down: It may be we shall touch the Happy Isles, And see the great Achilles whom we knew. Tho' much is taken, much abides; and tho...
Page 321 - He heard it, but he heeded not ; his eyes Were with his heart, and that was far away: He reck'd not of the life he lost, nor prize ; But where his rude hut by the Danube lay, There were his young barbarians all at play, There was their Dacian mother — he, their sire, Butcher'd to make a Roman holiday.
Page 49 - ... it is a heartbreak for her to think that he should be her husband, and how to be free of him, she sees no outgate .... I see between them no agreement, nor no appearance that they shall agree well thereafter".
Page 310 - Poets do not write for Poets alone, but for men. Unless therefore we are advocates for that admiration which subsists upon ignorance, and that pleasure which arises from hearing what we do not understand, the Poet must descend from this supposed height ; and, in order to excite rational sympathy, he must express himself as other men express themselves.
Page 138 - And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye...
Page 310 - He is a man speaking to men — a man, it is true, endowed with more lively sensibility, more enthusiasm and tenderness, who has a greater knowledge of human nature, and a more comprehensive soul, than are supposed to be common among mankind...
Page 412 - For there are some eunuchs, which were so born from their mother's womb: and there are some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of men: and there be eunuchs, which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's sake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it.