Reviews of a Part of Prescott's 'History of Ferdinand and Isabella,' and of Campbell's 'Lectures on Poetry.'J.H. Francis, 1841 - 199 pagini This work by Elizabeth Sanders seeks to illuminate some of the viewpoints expressed by William H. Prescott in his work History of Ferdinand and Isabella, as well as draw comparisons between Queen Isabella and another great female monarch of the 16th century: Queen Elizabeth I of England. |
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Pagina 12
... wife or mistress , though not a better sovereign ; but a less insidious policy would have reflected more lustre on her reign , and a less rigid frugality , on some occasions , would have given more success to her arms . But as she was ...
... wife or mistress , though not a better sovereign ; but a less insidious policy would have reflected more lustre on her reign , and a less rigid frugality , on some occasions , would have given more success to her arms . But as she was ...
Pagina 13
... wife , and mother . In this last relation especially , what can demand the exertion of higher talents than are requir- ed to form the minds and bodies of children , and pre- pare them to act well their parts in society ! Yet , if it be ...
... wife , and mother . In this last relation especially , what can demand the exertion of higher talents than are requir- ed to form the minds and bodies of children , and pre- pare them to act well their parts in society ! Yet , if it be ...
Pagina 18
... Wives of Windsor in particular owed its origin to her desire of seeing Falstaff exhibited in love . ' No doubt can be had that Shakspere was highly esteemed by Elizabeth , and of course had imbibed the highest regard and veneration for ...
... Wives of Windsor in particular owed its origin to her desire of seeing Falstaff exhibited in love . ' No doubt can be had that Shakspere was highly esteemed by Elizabeth , and of course had imbibed the highest regard and veneration for ...
Pagina 65
... wife , who would add lustre to the high circle in which she moved , and thus gratify the taste of the sovereign . ' The arrival of ambassadors from France of high rank , on occasion of the peace recently concluded with that country ...
... wife , who would add lustre to the high circle in which she moved , and thus gratify the taste of the sovereign . ' The arrival of ambassadors from France of high rank , on occasion of the peace recently concluded with that country ...
Pagina 84
... wife of the patriarch Abraham , command- ed her husbund to cast out the bondwoman and her son , for the son of this bondwoman shall not be heir with my son , even with Isaac ; ' and albeit the thing was very grievous in the sight of ...
... wife of the patriarch Abraham , command- ed her husbund to cast out the bondwoman and her son , for the son of this bondwoman shall not be heir with my son , even with Isaac ; ' and albeit the thing was very grievous in the sight of ...
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Reviews of a Part of Prescott's 'History of Ferdinand and Isabella,' and of ... Elizabeth Elkins Sanders Vizualizare completă - 1841 |
Reviews of a Part of Prescott's 'History of Ferdinand and Isabella,' and of ... Elizabeth Elkins Sanders Vizualizare completă - 1841 |
Reviews of a Part of Prescott's 'History of Ferdinand and Isabella,' and of ... Elizabeth Elkins Sanders Vizualizare completă - 1841 |
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Pagina 19 - Flying between the cold moon and the earth, Cupid all arm'd: a certain aim he took At a fair vestal throned by the west, And loos'd his love-shaft smartly from his bow, As it should pierce a hundred thousand hearts: But I might see young Cupid's fiery shaft Quench'd in the chaste beams of the watery moon, And the imperial votaress passed on, In maiden meditation, fancy-free.
Pagina 18 - Since once I sat upon a promontory, And heard a mermaid, on a dolphin's back, Uttering such dulcet and harmonious breath, That the rude sea grew civil at her song, And certain stars shot madly from their spheres, To hear the sea-maid's music.
Pagina 53 - The wise ministers and brave warriors who flourished during her reign share the praise of her success ; but instead of lessening the applause due to her, they make great addition to it.
Pagina 145 - I never addressed myself, in the language of decency and friendship, without receiving a decent and friendly answer. With man it has often been otherwise. In wandering over the barren plains of inhospitable Denmark, through honest Sweden, and frozen Lapland, rude and...
Pagina 161 - Perverse mankind ! whose wills, created free, Charge all their woes on absolute decree ; All to the dooming gods their guilt translate, And follies are miscall'd the crimes of fate.
Pagina 84 - Wherefore she said unto Abraham, Cast out this bondwoman and her son: for the son of this bondwoman shall not be heir with my son, even with Isaac.
Pagina 122 - I come, I come, thou king of men ! The life of Ossian fails. I begin to vanish on Cona. My steps are not seen in Selma. Beside the stone of Mora I shall fall asleep. The winds whistling in my grey hair, shall not awaken me.
Pagina 15 - Elizabeth, shines like a star, excelling them more by the splendour of her virtues than by the glory of her royal birth. In the variety of her commendable qualities, I am less perplexed to find matter for the highest panegyric, than to circumscribe that panegyric within just bounds ; yet, I shall mention nothing respecting her but what has come under my own observation.
Pagina 122 - There is a murmur in the heath! the stormy winds abate! I hear the voice of Fingal. Long has it been absent from mine ear! "Come, Ossian, come away,
Pagina 36 - During some time, he had been secretly making preparations ; but as soon as the resolution was fully taken, every part of his vast empire resounded with the noise of armaments ; and all his ministers, generals, and admirals were employed in forwarding the design.