Visits to Remarkable Places: Old Halls, Battle Fields, and Scenes Illustrative of Striking Passages in English History and PoetryLongman, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longmans, 1840 - 526 pages |
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... once . Having received from Lord de L'Isle an order to see every- thing of public interest at Penshurst , accompanied by an expectation that he would himself be there , and ready to give me all the information in his power , I went ...
... once . Having received from Lord de L'Isle an order to see every- thing of public interest at Penshurst , accompanied by an expectation that he would himself be there , and ready to give me all the information in his power , I went ...
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... once , a striking unity with the general character of the old pile , and yet possessing all the elegance and convenience required by modern habits . Oak wainscoting has been introduced , yet not in such heaviness and profusion as to ...
... once , a striking unity with the general character of the old pile , and yet possessing all the elegance and convenience required by modern habits . Oak wainscoting has been introduced , yet not in such heaviness and profusion as to ...
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... once the source of his lofty and unbending qualities . The Countess of Carlisle was a woman of similar character in many points , but more devoted to political intrigue . " Lady Carlisle , " says Miss Aikin in her Memoirs of 30 VISIT TO ...
... once the source of his lofty and unbending qualities . The Countess of Carlisle was a woman of similar character in many points , but more devoted to political intrigue . " Lady Carlisle , " says Miss Aikin in her Memoirs of 30 VISIT TO ...
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... once dwelt Dr. Hammond , one of the chaplains of Charles I. , and author of various works of a polemic or religious nature . In fact , the church , the parsonage , the rustic churchyard - which is entered by an old - fashioned gateway ...
... once dwelt Dr. Hammond , one of the chaplains of Charles I. , and author of various works of a polemic or religious nature . In fact , the church , the parsonage , the rustic churchyard - which is entered by an old - fashioned gateway ...
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... once passed over it ; and when you have inquired , the living knowledge which you have gained of the place and its localities , fixes the facts for ever in your memories . Besides that , old traditions linger about the field and. VISIT ...
... once passed over it ; and when you have inquired , the living knowledge which you have gained of the place and its localities , fixes the facts for ever in your memories . Besides that , old traditions linger about the field and. VISIT ...
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Page 258 - Nay then, farewell ! I have touch'd the highest point of all my greatness : And, from that full meridian of my glory, I haste now to my setting. I shall fall Like a bright exhalation in the evening, And no man see me more.
Page 261 - Let's dry our eyes : and thus far hear me, Cromwell ; And — when I am forgotten, as I shall be, And sleep in dull cold marble, where no mention Of me more must be heard of — say, I taught thee, Say, Wolsey — that once trod the ways of glory, And sounded all the depths and shoals of honor...
Page 89 - O! for my sake do you with Fortune chide, The guilty goddess of my harmful deeds, That did not better for my life provide Than public means which public manners breeds. Thence comes it that my name receives a brand, And almost thence my nature is subdu'd To what it works in, like the dyer's hand...
Page 193 - Front, flank, and rear, the squadrons sweep To break the Scottish circle deep That fought around their King. But yet, though thick the shafts as snow, Though charging knights like whirlwinds go, Though bill-men ply the ghastly blow, Unbroken was the ring ; The stubborn spear-men still made good Their dark impenetrable wood, Each stepping where his comrade stood, The instant that he fell.
Page 256 - I have ventured. Like little wanton boys that swim on bladders. This many summers in a sea of glory ; But far beyond my depth ; my high-blown pride At length broke under me ; and now has left me.
Page 193 - Though bill-men ply the ghastly blow, Unbroken was the ring ; The stubborn spear-men still made good Their dark impenetrable wood, Each stepping where his comrade stood, The instant that he fell. No thought was there of dastard flight ; Linked in the serried phalanx tight, Groom fought like noble, squire like knight, As fearlessly and well ; Till utter darkness closed her wing O'er their thin host and wounded King.