Specimens of English prose-writers, from the earliest times to the close of the 17th century, with sketches biogr. and literary, &c. By G. Burnett, 1. kötetGeorge Burnett 1807 |
Részletek a könyvből
1 - 5 találat összesen 80 találatból.
8. oldal
... unto the time that a knight come , that is so hardy , that dare come to her and kiss her on the mouth and then shall she turn again to her own kind , and be a woman again ; but after that she shall not live long . And it is not long ...
... unto the time that a knight come , that is so hardy , that dare come to her and kiss her on the mouth and then shall she turn again to her own kind , and be a woman again ; but after that she shall not live long . And it is not long ...
9. oldal
... unto his fellows , and make him a knight , and come again upon the morrow , and she should come out of the cave before him ; and then come and kiss her on the mouth and have no dread : for I shall do thee no manner harm , albeit that ...
... unto his fellows , and make him a knight , and come again upon the morrow , and she should come out of the cave before him ; and then come and kiss her on the mouth and have no dread : for I shall do thee no manner harm , albeit that ...
17. oldal
... unto my life's end . And I beseech Almighty God , from whom all goodness and grace cometh , that he vouchsafe of his excellent mercy and abun- dant grace , to fulfil their souls with inspiration of the Holy Ghost , in making defence of ...
... unto my life's end . And I beseech Almighty God , from whom all goodness and grace cometh , that he vouchsafe of his excellent mercy and abun- dant grace , to fulfil their souls with inspiration of the Holy Ghost , in making defence of ...
33. oldal
... unto the same ; so that the greater part of the craft hideth the craft ; as it would seem , as though the craft so hid , should be ashamed if it were take . These men ben of evil manner in their living ; they pay no tithes ; they wed ...
... unto the same ; so that the greater part of the craft hideth the craft ; as it would seem , as though the craft so hid , should be ashamed if it were take . These men ben of evil manner in their living ; they pay no tithes ; they wed ...
40. oldal
... unto gentlemen , and aren besy to speak French for to be more set by . Wherefore it is said by a common proverb , " Jack would be a gentleman , if he could speak French . " 6 Trevisa proceeds : This manner was much used before the great ...
... unto gentlemen , and aren besy to speak French for to be more set by . Wherefore it is said by a common proverb , " Jack would be a gentleman , if he could speak French . " 6 Trevisa proceeds : This manner was much used before the great ...
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Specimens of English Prose-Writers, from the Earliest Times to the Close of ... George Burnett Nincs elérhető előnézet - 2016 |
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Népszerű szakaszok
75. oldal - He hath holpen his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy; As he spake to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed for ever.
463. oldal - My father was a yeoman, and had no lands of his own, only he had a farm of three or four pound by year at the uttermost, and hereupon he tilled so much as kept half a dozen men. He had walk for a hundred sheep; and my mother milked thirty kine.
463. oldal - He had walk for a hundred sheep ; and my mother milked thirty kine. He was able, and did find the king a harness, with himself and his horse, while he came to the place that he should receive the king's wages. I can remember that I buckled his harness when he went unto Blackheath field. He kept me to school, or else I had not been able to have preached before the king's majesty now.
259. oldal - ... and thou were the kindest man that ever struck with sword; and thou were the goodliest person that ever came among press of knights; and thou were the meekest man and the gentlest that ever ate in hall among ladies; and thou were the sternest knight to thy mortal foe that ever put spear in the rest.
463. oldal - He married my sisters with five pound, or twenty nobles apiece, so that he brought them up in godliness and fear of God. He kept hospitality for his poor neighbours, and some alms he gave to the poor.
469. oldal - Sir, quoth he, and I may remember the building of Tenterton steeple, and I may remember when there was no steeple at all there. And before that...
252. oldal - I, according to my copy, have done set it in imprint, to the intent that noble men may see and learn the noble acts of chivalry, the gentle and virtuous deeds that some knights used in those days, by which they came to honour; and how they that were vicious were punished and oft put to shame and rebuke...
464. oldal - In my time my poor father was as diligent to teach me to shoot, as to learn me any other thing, and so I think other men did their children : he taught me how to draw, how to lay my body in my bow, and not to draw with strength of arms as divers other nations do, but with strength of the body.
148. oldal - And in the sight of all his men he was drawn out of the great ship into the boat, and there was an axe and a stock ; and one of the lewdest of the ship bade him lay down his head, and he should be fairly ferd (dealt) with, and die on a sword ; and took a rusty sword and smote off his head within half a dozen strokes...
466. oldal - Master Latimer, do you not think on your conscience, that you have been suspected of heresy? A subtle question, a very subtle question. There was no holding of peace would serve. To hold my peace had been to grant myself faulty. To answer it was every way full of danger. But God, which alway...