Illustrations, Critical, Historical, Biographical, and Miscellaneous, of Novels by the Author of Waverley, Volumul 3Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Browne, and Green, 1824 |
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Pagina 48
... church . " Out of the bride - cup , thus described , it was customary for all the persons present , together with the newly - married couple , to drink in the church . There is a ludicrous reference to this in " the mad wedding of ...
... church . " Out of the bride - cup , thus described , it was customary for all the persons present , together with the newly - married couple , to drink in the church . There is a ludicrous reference to this in " the mad wedding of ...
Pagina 115
... church , and insisted on the priest marrying him to her . She refused ; he menaced ; the priest com . plied , read the ceremony , and , in spite of her resistance , she was married to the ruffian , and taken away by him into a wild and ...
... church , and insisted on the priest marrying him to her . She refused ; he menaced ; the priest com . plied , read the ceremony , and , in spite of her resistance , she was married to the ruffian , and taken away by him into a wild and ...
Pagina 116
... church ; and , persisting in her refusal , was taken away , and robbed of her honour.- Ib . v . 15 . In 1472 , as the deputy of the dutchy of Cornwall was sitting on the bench , a gentle- man who had malice against him for the office ...
... church ; and , persisting in her refusal , was taken away , and robbed of her honour.- Ib . v . 15 . In 1472 , as the deputy of the dutchy of Cornwall was sitting on the bench , a gentle- man who had malice against him for the office ...
Pagina 179
... civil to the same parity ; that no man is more to be hated of a king than a proud puritan ; and that the chief of them are Calderwood's Church History of Scotland , page 256 , 418 . not to be allowed to brook the land . " 179.
... civil to the same parity ; that no man is more to be hated of a king than a proud puritan ; and that the chief of them are Calderwood's Church History of Scotland , page 256 , 418 . not to be allowed to brook the land . " 179.
Pagina 180
... church ; and such the precious logic , which drew from Archbishop Whitgift the solemn declaration , that , " undoubtedly , his Majesty spake by the special assistance of God's spirit ; " and which compelled Bishop Bancroft , on his knee ...
... church ; and such the precious logic , which drew from Archbishop Whitgift the solemn declaration , that , " undoubtedly , his Majesty spake by the special assistance of God's spirit ; " and which compelled Bishop Bancroft , on his knee ...
Termeni și expresii frecvente
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Pasaje populare
Pagina 173 - I take my subjects' money, when I want it, without all this formality of parliament?" The bishop of Durham readily answered, "God forbid, Sir, but you should: you are the breath of our nostrils." Whereupon the King turned and said to the bishop of Winchester, "Well, my Lord, what say you?" "Sir," replied the bishop, "I have no skill to judge of parliamentary cases." The King answered, "No put-offs, my Lord; answer me presently.
Pagina 375 - I can never forget the inexpressible luxury and profaneness, gaming, and all dissoluteness, and as it were total forgetfulness of God, (it being Sunday evening,) which this day se'nnight I was witness of, the King sitting and toying with his concubines, Portsmouth, Cleveland, and...
Pagina 333 - Was everything by starts and nothing long ; But in the course of one revolving moon Was chemist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon ; Then all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Besides ten thousand freaks that died in thinking. Blest madman, who could every hour employ With something new to wish or to enjoy...
Pagina 333 - In the first rank of these did Zimri ' stand, A man so various that he seemed to be Not one, but all mankind's epitome : Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong, Was everything by starts and nothing long ; But in the course of one revolving moon Was...
Pagina 333 - A man so various that he seemed to be Not one, but all mankind's epitome : Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong, Was everything by starts and nothing long ; But in the course of one revolving moon Was chymist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon ; Then all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Besides ten thousand freaks that died in thinking.
Pagina 223 - Farewell, a long farewell, to all my greatness ! This is the state of man ; to-day he puts forth The tender leaves of hope, to-morrow blossoms, And bears his blushing honours thick upon him : The third day comes a frost, a killing frost ; And,— when he thinks, good easy man, full surely His greatness is a ripening, — nips his root, And then he falls, as I do.
Pagina 334 - In the worst inn's worst room, with mat half-hung, The floors of plaster, and the walls of dung, On once a flock-bed, but repair'd with straw, With tape-tied curtains, never meant to draw, The George and Garter dangling from that bed Where tawdry yellow strove with dirty red, Great Villiers lies — alas!
Pagina 284 - It is the market of young lecturers, whom you may cheapen here at all rates and sizes. It is the general mint of all famous lies, which are here like the legends of popery, first coined and stamped in the church. All inventions are emptied here, and not few pockets. The best sign of a temple in it is, that it is the thieves...
Pagina 128 - I am slain !" seconding his speech with all the force he had to cast me. But being too weak, after I had defended his assault, I easily became master of him, laying him on his back ; when being upon him, I re-demanded if he would request his life, but it seemed he prized it not at so dear a rate to be beholden for it; bravely replying "he scorned * Levelling.
Pagina 5 - My meat shall all come in, in Indian shells, Dishes of agate set in gold, and studded With emeralds, sapphires, hyacinths, and rubies. The tongues of carps, dormice, and camels...