Portraits of Illustrious Personages of Great Britain, Volume 4Harding and Lepard, 1835 |
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Admiral affection afterwards appointed Arabella ARABELLA STUART Bacon became Bodley brother Buckingham Burghley Cecil Chancellor character charge Charles COLLECTION command conduct Countess Court crown death died doth Duke Earl Marshal Earl of Cumberland Earl of Essex Earl of Southampton eldest Elizabeth England Engraved expedition father favour favourite France gracious Hamilton Harding & Lepard Harleian Harleian collection hath Henry honour Howard Ireland James jealousy King King's Knight Lady Leicester length Lenox letter London Lord Keeper Majesty MARQUIS marriage married Mary Matie Matie's ministers Montjoy never noble nobleman Pall Mall Parliament party perhaps person presently Prince Privy Council Queen of Scots racter Raleigh received reign remained royal sailed says Scotland seems ships Sir Thomas soon Southampton Spain Spanish Spanish Armada succeeded THOMAS BODLEY thousand pounds throne tion Tower unto Viscount wholly William ZUCCHERO
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Page 7 - EPITAPH. ON THE COUNTESS OF PEMBROKE. UNDERNEATH this sable hearse Lies the subject of all verse, Sidney's sister, Pembroke's mother : Death, ere thou hast slain another, Fair, and learned, and good as she, Time shall throw a dart at thee.
Page 2 - ... till at length it was told the Queen he was brother to the Lord William Mountjoy. This...
Page 12 - And next in order sad, Old Age we found: His beard all hoar, his eyes hollow and blind ; With drooping cheer still poring on the ground, As on the place where nature him...
Page 8 - qui nihil in vita nisi laudandum aut fecit aut dixit aut sensit;' and the very exaggeration of this praise shows the estimation in which he was held.
Page 10 - Never in rest, till she have her desire : But frets within so far forth with the fire Of wreaking flames, that now determines she To die by death, or veng'd by death to be.
Page 7 - He acknowledged twenty-eight articles; and was sentenced to pay a fine of forty thousand pounds, to be imprisoned in the Tower during the king's pleasure, to be for ever incapable of any office, place, or employment, and never again to sit in Parliament, or come within the verge of the court.
Page 11 - For on his carcase raiment had he none, Save clouts and patches pieced one by one; With staff in hand, and scrip on shoulders cast, His chief defence against the winter's blast.
Page 7 - French-fashioned hose over her petticoats, putting on a man's doublet, a man-like peruke, with long locks over her hair, a black hat, black cloak, russet boots with red tops, and a rapier by her side, she walked forth, between three and four of the clock, with Markham.
Page 5 - Hobart, you shall have a judge at the upper end of your council board, and another at the lower end ; whereby your majesty will find your prerogative pent; for though there should be emulation between them, yet as legists they will agree in magnifying that wherein they are best...