The Spell of EnglandPage Company, 1922 - 433 pagini |
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Pagina 7
... Henry James . " There is a Cæsar's Tower , and a Guy's Tower , and half a dozen more , but they are so well - conditioned in their ponderous antiquity that you are at a loss whether to consider them parts of an old house revived , or of ...
... Henry James . " There is a Cæsar's Tower , and a Guy's Tower , and half a dozen more , but they are so well - conditioned in their ponderous antiquity that you are at a loss whether to consider them parts of an old house revived , or of ...
Pagina 10
... Henry James , 66 seems indeed to exist primarily for the sake of its spectacular effect upon Ameri- cans ! " The little village of Leek Wooton , on the road between Warwick and Kenilworth , deserves more notice than it receives , on ...
... Henry James , 66 seems indeed to exist primarily for the sake of its spectacular effect upon Ameri- cans ! " The little village of Leek Wooton , on the road between Warwick and Kenilworth , deserves more notice than it receives , on ...
Pagina 25
... Henry VII . The inner court façades are of plaster and timber , not white , as we so often see it , but of a delicate grey tint with a sepia shade in it , which harmonizes perfectly with the ancient oak . The great hall , the banqueting ...
... Henry VII . The inner court façades are of plaster and timber , not white , as we so often see it , but of a delicate grey tint with a sepia shade in it , which harmonizes perfectly with the ancient oak . The great hall , the banqueting ...
Pagina 27
... Henry VII . He died in October , 1517. " He is buried in the tower porch , too , as the record states , " under a blew marble stone . " Among other attractions in the bewildering old house , is a small subterranean passage , which ...
... Henry VII . He died in October , 1517. " He is buried in the tower porch , too , as the record states , " under a blew marble stone . " Among other attractions in the bewildering old house , is a small subterranean passage , which ...
Pagina 42
... Henry James says that in Coventry " these pious foundations are so numerous as almost to place a premium on misery ! " He makes very pleasant allusion to these establishments . " At Coventry I went to see a couple of old charities ...
... Henry James says that in Coventry " these pious foundations are so numerous as almost to place a premium on misery ! " He makes very pleasant allusion to these establishments . " At Coventry I went to see a couple of old charities ...
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Pagina 80 - With that grim ferryman* which poets write of, Unto the kingdom of perpetual night. The first that there did greet my stranger soul Was my great father-in-law, renowned Warwick, Who cried aloud, " What scourge for perjury Can this dark monarchy afford false Clarence ?
Pagina 162 - My Lord of Ely, when I was last in Holborn, I saw good strawberries in your garden there : I do beseech you send for some of them.
Pagina 345 - My sledge and hammer lie reclined, My bellows, too, have lost their wind; . My fire's extinct, my forge decayed, And in the dust my vice is laid. My coal is spent, my iron's gone, My nails are drove, my work is done ; My fire-dried corpse lies here at rest, And, smoke-like, soars up to be bless'd.
Pagina 80 - At which words King Edward said nothing, but with his hand thrust him from him (or, as some say, stroke him with his gauntlet), whom incontinent they that strode about, which were George Duke of Clarence, Richard duke of Gloucester, Thomas Marquis Dorset, and William Lord Hastings, suddenly murdered and piteously mangled.
Pagina 36 - Leofric ! could my name be forgotten, and yours alone remembered ! But perhaps my innocence may save me from reproach ; and how many as. innocent are in fear and famine ! No eye will open on me but fresh from tears.
Pagina 12 - Meanwhile, the queen had no sooner stepped on the bridge than a new spectacle was provided ; for, as soon as the music gave signal that she was so far advanced, a raft, so disposed as to resemble a small floating island, illuminated by a great variety of torches, and surrounded by floating pageants formed to represent sea-horses, on which sat Tritons, Nereids...
Pagina 198 - at the Mount of St Mary's, in the stony stage where I now stand, I have brought you some fine biscuits, baked in the oven of charity, carefully conserved for the chickens of the church, the sparrows of the spirit, and the sweet swallows of salvation.
Pagina 359 - ... to preach. It is reported that, as they drew near to the city, after their manner, with the holy cross, and the image of our sovereign Lord and King, Jesus Christ, they, in concert...
Pagina 143 - Slavery ; vastly fond of great Noises that fill the Ear, such as the firing of Cannon, Drums, and the ringing of Bells, so that it is common for a number of them, that have got a Glass in their Heads, to go up into some Belfry, and ring the Bells for Hours together, for the sake of Exercise.
Pagina 360 - As soon as they entered the dwelling-place assigned them, they began to imitate the course of life practised in the primitive church : applying themselves to frequent prayer, watching, and fasting ; preaching the word of life to as many as they could ; despising all worldly things, as not belonging to them ; receiving only their necessary food from those they taught...