Illustrations, Critical, Historical, Biographical, and Miscellaneous, of Novels by the Author of Waverley, 2. kötetLongman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Browne, and Green, 1824 |
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23. oldal
... court had been of the number , they averred that all that had not escaped were killed , and that they saw the king's ambassadors among the Liegeois , and they named their very names . All this being related to the duke , he be- lieved ...
... court had been of the number , they averred that all that had not escaped were killed , and that they saw the king's ambassadors among the Liegeois , and they named their very names . All this being related to the duke , he be- lieved ...
41. oldal
... court , as in a town upon the frontiers that was closely besieged ; nor was any man permitted to enter but by the wicket , and those only by the king's order , unless it was the steward of his household , and such officers as came not ...
... court , as in a town upon the frontiers that was closely besieged ; nor was any man permitted to enter but by the wicket , and those only by the king's order , unless it was the steward of his household , and such officers as came not ...
44. oldal
... been brought up in the court . From thence he passed to Rome , where he was visited by the Cardinals ; had audience three times of the Pope , and was every time alone with him three or four hours , sitting always in 44.
... been brought up in the court . From thence he passed to Rome , where he was visited by the Cardinals ; had audience three times of the Pope , and was every time alone with him three or four hours , sitting always in 44.
52. oldal
... court , and retired in a huff into Holland , where he being well re- ceived , fell immediately into intelligence with Gaunt , and went and visited them . no allowance from his father ; but Holland being a rich country , they made him ...
... court , and retired in a huff into Holland , where he being well re- ceived , fell immediately into intelligence with Gaunt , and went and visited them . no allowance from his father ; but Holland being a rich country , they made him ...
59. oldal
... Court of Par- liament , they were immediately apprehended , their process made out against them , and at last they were all three condemned to death ; and the year following , which was 1484 , Monsieur Oliver , and his servant Daniel ...
... Court of Par- liament , they were immediately apprehended , their process made out against them , and at last they were all three condemned to death ; and the year following , which was 1484 , Monsieur Oliver , and his servant Daniel ...
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434. oldal - 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...
394. oldal - No, Robin, I am not well," and then discoursed with me of her indisposition, and that her heart had been sad and heavy for ten or twelve days, and in her discourse she fetched not so few as forty or fifty great sighs.
389. oldal - That day she was dressed in white Silk, bordered with pearls of the size of beans, and over it a Mantle of black silk, shot with silver threads; her Train was very long, the end of it borne by a Marchioness; instead of a Chain, she had an oblong Collar of gold and jewels.
430. oldal - Then being asked which way he would lay himself on the block, he answered, " So the heart be right, it is no matter which way the head lies.
103. oldal - I see a column of slow-rising smoke O'ertop the lofty wood that skirts the wild. A vagabond and useless tribe there eat Their miserable meal. A kettle, slung Between two poles upon a stick transverse, Receives the morsel ; flesh obscene of dog, Or vermin, or, at best, of cock purloined From his accustomed perch.
433. oldal - I have seen all the works that are done under the sun ; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit.
415. oldal - EVEN such is time, that takes in trust Our youth, our joys, our all we have, And pays us but with age 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.
390. oldal - A gentleman entered the room bearing a rod, and along with him another who had a table-cloth, which, after they had both kneeled three times with the utmost veneration, he spread upon the table, and after kneeling again, they both retired. Then came two others, one with the rod again, the other with a...
433. oldal - Abjects, and humbles them at the instant; makes them cry, complain, and repent, yea, even to hate their forepassed happiness. He takes the account of the rich and proves him a beggar; a naked beggar which hath interest in nothing but in the gravel that fills his mouth. He holds a Glass before the eyes of the most beautiful, and makes them see therein their deformity and rottenness; and they acknowledge it.
386. oldal - ... punishment her majesty should be pleased to inflict upon me, for so great an offence. Then she sat down low upon a cushion, and I upon my knees by her, but with her own hand she gave me a cushion to lay under my knee ; which at first I refused, but she compelled me to take it. She then called for my lady Strafford out of the next chamber, for the queen was alone.