Once Upon a Time, Volume 1John Murray, 1854 - Great Britain |
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... court fashion . He has need of friends , but Sir John throws them away very recklessly ; and so the great enemy of the House of Paston , the Duke of Norfolk , gets the upper hand , and beleaguers their castle of Caister with a thousand ...
... court fashion . He has need of friends , but Sir John throws them away very recklessly ; and so the great enemy of the House of Paston , the Duke of Norfolk , gets the upper hand , and beleaguers their castle of Caister with a thousand ...
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... court to answer ; and then they took small exceptions and trifled forth the courts ; and alway excused them because the bill is long , and his counsel had no leisure to see it ; and then prayed hearing of the testament of my master your ...
... court to answer ; and then they took small exceptions and trifled forth the courts ; and alway excused them because the bill is long , and his counsel had no leisure to see it ; and then prayed hearing of the testament of my master your ...
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... court of the goodly castle . No warder from its tower has given signal of her approach ; no porter , armed to the teeth , is there to make a show of vigilance , if the reality were want- ing . The dame is angered beyond measure ; but ...
... court of the goodly castle . No warder from its tower has given signal of her approach ; no porter , armed to the teeth , is there to make a show of vigilance , if the reality were want- ing . The dame is angered beyond measure ; but ...
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... courts of Caister echo " William Penny . " It is all in vain . Some one thinks of John Thresher , to call upon in their need ; and at length a voice is heard within- " Up , James Hallman — stand to your tackling - they are over the moat ...
... courts of Caister echo " William Penny . " It is all in vain . Some one thinks of John Thresher , to call upon in their need ; and at length a voice is heard within- " Up , James Hallman — stand to your tackling - they are over the moat ...
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... , mus- ter your men in the great hall . " The tramp of heavy shoon proclaims that they are finding their way from the portal across the inner court . The lady now dismounts from her steed ; the porter and 14 ONCE UPON A TIME .
... , mus- ter your men in the great hall . " The tramp of heavy shoon proclaims that they are finding their way from the portal across the inner court . The lady now dismounts from her steed ; the porter and 14 ONCE UPON A TIME .
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alderman amongst ancient Anthony à Wood Aubrey barge Benjamin Jonson boat Brook Field Caister carried century chamber Charles Church coaches command court Democritus Duke Edinburgh Elizabeth England English evil father gate gentle gentleman give Gonzalves Gray's Inn hall hath hear heart Henry horse hour hundred husband John Paston John Taylor Jonson journey Juan King King's lady land lanthorns Lawrence Fletcher letter light lived London London Bridge look Lord Lucy Lucy Hutchinson Majesty Margaret Paston Margery Master May-pole merry miles Milton Mistress Margaret morning mother never night noble Norwich Owthorpe palace Paston Letters Paul's Peter Carewe play poet poor priest Queen Richard Calle ride river road says scarcely Scotland servants shadow Shakspere shillings Sir John Paston sits song streets tells Thames things thou tion town voice waggon Westminster Whitehall wife writes young
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Page 206 - Her own shall bless her: Her foes shake like a field of beaten corn, And hang their heads with sorrow. Good grows with her; In her days every man shall eat in safety Under his own vine what he plants, and sing The merry songs of peace to all his neighbours.
Page 250 - He that can apprehend and consider vice with all her baits and seeming pleasures, and yet abstain, and yet distinguish, and yet prefer that which is truly better, he is the true warfaring Christian.
Page 246 - I am now indebted, as being a work not to be raised from the heat of youth, or the vapours of wine, like that which flows at waste from the pen of some vulgar Amourist, or the trencher fury of a rhyming parasite, nor to be obtained by the invocation of Dame Memory and her Siren daughters, but by devout prayer to that eternal Spirit who can enrich with all utterance and knowledge, and sends out his Seraphim with the hallowed fire of his Altar to touch and purify the lips of whom he pleases...
Page 238 - Rain influence, and judge the prize Of Wit, or Arms, while both contend To win her Grace, whom all commend. There let Hymen oft appear In Saffron robe, with Taper clear, And pomp, and feast, and revelry, With mask, and antique Pageantry, Such sights as youthful Poets dream On Summer eves by haunted stream.
Page 174 - From his cradle, He was a scholar, and a ripe, and good one; Exceeding wise, fair spoken, and persuading : Lofty, and sour, to them that lov'd him not; But, to those men that sought him, sweet as summer.
Page 120 - Swinging slow with sullen roar; Or if the air will not permit, Some still removed place will fit, Where glowing embers through the room Teach light to counterfeit a gloom, Far from all resort of mirth, Save the cricket on the hearth, Or the bellman's drowsy charm To bless the doors from nightly harm.
Page 263 - To hoarse or mute, though fallen on evil days, On evil days though fallen, and evil tongues, In darkness, and with dangers compassed round, And solitude ; yet not alone, while thou Visit'st my slumbers nightly, or when morn Purples the east. Still govern thou my song, Urania, and fit audience find, though few.
Page 188 - Latin, and the languages I have mentioned, she is mistress of Spanish, Scotch, and Dutch. Whoever speaks to her, it is kneeling; now and then she raises some with her hand.
Page 248 - What neat repast shall feast us, light and choice, Of Attic taste, with wine, whence we may rise To hear the lute well touched, or artful voice Warble immortal notes and Tuscan air? He who of those delights can judge, and spare To interpose them oft, is not unwise.
Page 238 - With store of ladies, whose bright eyes Rain influence, and judge the prize Of wit or arms, while both contend To win her grace whom all commend.