The Life of Henry VIII.J. Tonson: and sold, 1732 - 95 pages |
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... fuch a show As fool and fight is , ( befides forfeiting Our own brains , and th ' opinion that we bring To make that only true we now intend ) Will leave us ne'er an understanding friend . Therefore , for goodness fake , as you are ...
... fuch a show As fool and fight is , ( befides forfeiting Our own brains , and th ' opinion that we bring To make that only true we now intend ) Will leave us ne'er an understanding friend . Therefore , for goodness fake , as you are ...
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... fuch a business . Buck . Pray you , who , my lord ? ' Nor . All this was order'd by the good difcretion Of the right rev'rend Cardinal of York . Buck . The devil fpeed him : no man's pye is freed From his ambitious finger . What had he ...
... fuch a business . Buck . Pray you , who , my lord ? ' Nor . All this was order'd by the good difcretion Of the right rev'rend Cardinal of York . Buck . The devil fpeed him : no man's pye is freed From his ambitious finger . What had he ...
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... fuch which breaks The fides of loyalty , and almost appears In loud rebellion .. Nor . Not almost appears , It doth appear ; for upon these taxations , The clothiers all , not able to maintain The many to them longing , have put off The ...
... fuch which breaks The fides of loyalty , and almost appears In loud rebellion .. Nor . Not almost appears , It doth appear ; for upon these taxations , The clothiers all , not able to maintain The many to them longing , have put off The ...
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... fuch , That he may furnish and instruct great teachers , And never feek for aid out of himself . Yet fee , when noble benefits fhall prove Not well difpos'd , the mind growing once corrupt , They turn to vicious forms , ten times more ...
... fuch , That he may furnish and instruct great teachers , And never feek for aid out of himself . Yet fee , when noble benefits fhall prove Not well difpos'd , the mind growing once corrupt , They turn to vicious forms , ten times more ...
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... King . I remember Of fuch a time , he being my fworn fervant , The Duke retain'd him his . But on ; what hence ? Surv . If , quoth he , I for this had been committed , As As to the Tower , I thought ; I would 18 King HENRY VIII .
... King . I remember Of fuch a time , he being my fworn fervant , The Duke retain'd him his . But on ; what hence ? Surv . If , quoth he , I for this had been committed , As As to the Tower , I thought ; I would 18 King HENRY VIII .
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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.