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Pagina 28
... castle of Wareham , agreed to treat for peace , and to evacuate that district . The treaty was ill kept , for on the very next night Alfred nearly fell into the hands of a marauding party , as he was riding with a small force to ...
... castle of Wareham , agreed to treat for peace , and to evacuate that district . The treaty was ill kept , for on the very next night Alfred nearly fell into the hands of a marauding party , as he was riding with a small force to ...
Pagina 31
... castles , and monasteries rose from their ruins , and the dwellings of the inhabitants assumed an air of comfort and convenience before unknown . Alfred was a shining light in an age of darkness : he is equally celebrated for his ...
... castles , and monasteries rose from their ruins , and the dwellings of the inhabitants assumed an air of comfort and convenience before unknown . Alfred was a shining light in an age of darkness : he is equally celebrated for his ...
Pagina 36
... castle . Elfrida welcomed him at the gate , and invited him to alight ; but Edward would take only a draught of wine as he sat on horseback . While he was raising the cup to his lips , one of Elfrida's attend- ants stabbed him in the ...
... castle . Elfrida welcomed him at the gate , and invited him to alight ; but Edward would take only a draught of wine as he sat on horseback . While he was raising the cup to his lips , one of Elfrida's attend- ants stabbed him in the ...
Pagina 50
Henry White. liant train of knights , visited the principal cities and royal castles , leaving everywhere tokens of his ... castle of Canterbury ; that the clergy spoke Norman French ; and that almost all the officers of the army used the ...
Henry White. liant train of knights , visited the principal cities and royal castles , leaving everywhere tokens of his ... castle of Canterbury ; that the clergy spoke Norman French ; and that almost all the officers of the army used the ...
Pagina 52
... castle of Borstall in Buckinghamshire was his favourite resort . He avoided all ostentation , and by well - regulated economy acquired more wealth than any of his predecessors . The people felt the greatest attachment to him , both on ...
... castle of Borstall in Buckinghamshire was his favourite resort . He avoided all ostentation , and by well - regulated economy acquired more wealth than any of his predecessors . The people felt the greatest attachment to him , both on ...
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Pagina 229 - 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 loved him not ; But, to those men that sought him, sweet as summer...
Pagina 229 - 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 : And though he were unsatisfied in getting, (Which was a sin), yet in bestowing, madam, He was most princely. Ever witness for him Those twins of learning that he raised in you, Ipswich and Oxford! one* of which fell with him, Unwilling to outlive the good that did it ; The other, though unfinish'd, yet so famous,...
Pagina 229 - His overthrow heaped happiness upon him ; For then, and not till then, he felt himself, And found the blessedness of being little : And, to add greater honours to his age Than man could give him, he died fearing God.
Pagina 270 - I know I have the body of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart of a King, and of a King of England too...
Pagina 83 - ... of forest laws, imported from the continent, whereby the slaughter of a beast was made almost as penal as the death of a man. In the Saxon times, though no man was allowed to kill or chase the king's deer, yet he might start any game, pursue, and kill it upon his own estate.
Pagina 229 - ... had I but served God as diligently as I have served the king, he would not have given me over in my gray hairs.
Pagina 63 - What are these, So wither'd, and so wild in their attire ; That look not like the inhabitants o...
Pagina 270 - I am come amongst you, as you see, at this time, not for my recreation and disport, but being resolved, in the midst and heat of the battle, to live or die amongst you all, to lay down for my God, and for my kingdom, and for my people, my honour and my blood, even in the dust.
Pagina 63 - Live you ? or are you aught That man may question ? You seem to understand me, By each at once her choppy finger laying Upon her skinny lips. — You should be women, And yet your beards forbid me to interpret That you are so.
Pagina 321 - Consider, it will soon carry you a great way ; it will carry you from earth to heaven ; and there you shall find, to your great joy, the prize to which you hasten, a crown of glory.