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Page 67
... possessed a most curious barrel organ , now the property of the earl of Shaftesbury . Much of his time . and attention was devoted to the poor . His only wish , in his large and various distributions , was , to reward merit , and to be ...
... possessed a most curious barrel organ , now the property of the earl of Shaftesbury . Much of his time . and attention was devoted to the poor . His only wish , in his large and various distributions , was , to reward merit , and to be ...
Page 82
... possessions , privileges , and immunities . † The Courtneys , Wests , and earls of Salisbury , under whose patronage the priory afterwards came , respectively increased its property . This monastery was suppressed in the year 1539 ...
... possessions , privileges , and immunities . † The Courtneys , Wests , and earls of Salisbury , under whose patronage the priory afterwards came , respectively increased its property . This monastery was suppressed in the year 1539 ...
Page 92
... possession it continued till the Reformation . It was worth , at the dissolution , £ 118 16s . 7d . per annum ... possessed of nine thousand houses or convents , beside other great wealth . Their prosperity is said to have made them so ...
... possession it continued till the Reformation . It was worth , at the dissolution , £ 118 16s . 7d . per annum ... possessed of nine thousand houses or convents , beside other great wealth . Their prosperity is said to have made them so ...
Page 97
... possessed , was that of sanctuary ; by which , any felon taking refuge in the monastery , or its precincts , was sheltered from the arm of justice , and allowed the space of forty days , to escape beyond the sea . Whoever was daring ...
... possessed , was that of sanctuary ; by which , any felon taking refuge in the monastery , or its precincts , was sheltered from the arm of justice , and allowed the space of forty days , to escape beyond the sea . Whoever was daring ...
Page 100
... possessions in the island of St. Lucia , in the West Indies , thought he could land his sugars here , and refine them to great advantage , from the privileges which he possessed by his property in Beaulieu manor . But St. Lucia being ...
... possessions in the island of St. Lucia , in the West Indies , thought he could land his sugars here , and refine them to great advantage , from the privileges which he possessed by his property in Beaulieu manor . But St. Lucia being ...
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abbey afterwards ancient appears Beaulieu beautiful bishop of Winchester Bishop's Waltham Bittern Boldre Brockenhurst building built buried Bursledon called chancel chapel Charles Christchurch church consisted court Cromwell cross cultivated curious death died distant Domesday-book earl elegant erected extensive Fareham feet Forest Scenery formerly Gosport ground Hampshire Henry VIII hill History honour hundred Hursley Hurst Castle inscription isle of Wight Itchen king lady land late lodge Lord Lymington Lyndhurst manor mansion memory ment miles Milner's monastery monument Mottisfont navy neighbourhood neighbouring parish park parliament pass persons pleasing population Portsmouth present priory probably Redbridge reign residence Richard Richard Cromwell river river Itchen road Roman Romsey royal Saxon scene seen ship side situation Southampton Water spot stone Stony Cross Thomas timber tion Titchfield tower town trees village Whiteparish William wood
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Page 37 - But the souls of the righteous are in the hand of God, and there shall no torment touch them.
Page 37 - As the waters fail from the sea, And the flood decayeth and drieth up : So man lieth down, and riseth not. Till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, Nor be raised out of their sleep.
Page 36 - He has visited all Europe, — not to survey the sumptuousness of palaces, or the stateliness of temples ; not to make accurate measurements of the remains of ancient grandeur, nor to form a scale of the curiosity of modern art ; not to collect medals, or...
Page 36 - Europe — not to survey the sumptuousness of palaces or the stateliness of temples, not to make accurate measurements of the remains of ancient grandeur, nor to form a scale of the curiosity of modern art, not to collect medals or collate manuscripts — but to dive into the depths of dungeons, to plunge into the infection of hospitals, to survey the mansions of sorrow and pain, to take the...
Page 36 - His plan is original ; and it is as full of genius as it is of humanity. It was a voyage of discovery , a circumnavigation of charity.
Page 174 - His meagre corpse, though full of vigour, Would halt behind him, were it bigger. So wonderful his expedition, When you have not the least suspicion, He's with you like an apparition. Shines in all climates like a star; In senates bold, and fierce in war; A land commander, and a tar : Heroic actions early bred in, Ne'er to be match'd in modern reading, But by his namesake Charles of Sweden.
Page 174 - A skeleton in outward figure ; His meagre corpse, though full of vigour, Would halt behind him, were it bigger. So wonderful his expedition, When you have not the least suspicion, He's with you like an apparition.
Page 205 - A SPEECH intended to have been spoken on the bill for altering the charters of the Colony of Massachusett's Bay.
Page 209 - And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.
Page 125 - ... their migration. Now and then, in calm weather, when mast falls sparingly, he calls them perhaps together by the music of his horn to a gratuitous meal ; but in general they need little attention, returning regularly home at night, though they often wander in the day two or three miles from their sty. There are experienced leaders in all herds, which have spent this roving life before, and can instruct their juniors in the method of it. By this management the herd is carried home to their respective...