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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... present them freed from the dust of ages and heaviness of antiquarian rubbish piled upon them , would be a labour responded to with emphasis by readers of the present day . The general approval of the experiment made in " The Rural Life ...
... present them freed from the dust of ages and heaviness of antiquarian rubbish piled upon them , would be a labour responded to with emphasis by readers of the present day . The general approval of the experiment made in " The Rural Life ...
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... present aspect of Penshurst— Sir Philip's Oak - Saccharissa's Walk - Gamage's Bower - Ben Jonson's Description of Penshurst - the Old Banqueting Hall — a Suite of Ancient Rooms , with all their Antique Furniture and Paintings ...
... present aspect of Penshurst— Sir Philip's Oak - Saccharissa's Walk - Gamage's Bower - Ben Jonson's Description of Penshurst - the Old Banqueting Hall — a Suite of Ancient Rooms , with all their Antique Furniture and Paintings ...
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... present time - peep into Bushy Park - Gardens and Wilderness of Hampton Court - Description of the Palace both in its ancient and present state -the suite of State Rooms , with all their Paintings , particularly the Beauties of the ...
... present time - peep into Bushy Park - Gardens and Wilderness of Hampton Court - Description of the Palace both in its ancient and present state -the suite of State Rooms , with all their Paintings , particularly the Beauties of the ...
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... present State of it - its noble Norman Church -Concluding Remarks - 365 .380 • VISIT TO WOTTON HALL , STAFfordshire - Alfieri and RoussEAU IN ENG- LAND - Alfieri's Early Character and Conduct in England the Arrival of Rousseau at Wotton ...
... present State of it - its noble Norman Church -Concluding Remarks - 365 .380 • VISIT TO WOTTON HALL , STAFfordshire - Alfieri and RoussEAU IN ENG- LAND - Alfieri's Early Character and Conduct in England the Arrival of Rousseau at Wotton ...
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... present with her to read it to her ; living in her approbation of it , and seeking no other fame from it , for it was not pub- lished till after his death . Such were the noble and endearing qualities that made Sir Philip Sidney the ...
... present with her to read it to her ; living in her approbation of it , and seeking no other fame from it , for it was not pub- lished till after his death . Such were the noble and endearing qualities that made Sir Philip Sidney the ...
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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.