 | Mary Hays - 1803 - 546 pages
...of her son, and for a long life and peaceable reign to Elizabeth. She hoped for mercy, she declared, only through the death of Christ, at the foot of whose image she now willingly shed her blood. Having lifted up and kissed the crucifix- — ' As thy arms, O Jesus,* said she, addressing the image,... | |
 | Mary Hays - 1803 - 542 pages
...her son, and for a' long life and peaceable reign to Elizabeth; She hoped.for me*cy, she declared, only through the death of Christ, at the foot of whose image she now willingly shed her blood. Having lifted up and kissed the crucifix — « As thy arms, O Jesus,* said she, addressing the image,... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1803 - 404 pages
...reign t» queen Elizabeth. She declared that she hoped tor mercy, only through the death ot CLnst, at the foot of whose image, she now willingly shed her blood. With calm and undaunted fortitude she laid her neck on the clock, and her head was severed from her... | |
 | John Stark (of Edinburgh.) - 1805 - 452 pages
...state of the church, and prayed for prosperity to her son, and for a long life and peaceable reign to Elizabeth. She declared that she hoped for mercy only...Christ, at the foot of •whose image she now willingly slied 1-er blood ; and lifting up and kissing the crucifix, <he thus addressed it," As thy arm?, O... | |
 | John Stark - 1805 - 488 pages
...state ol the church, and prayed for prosperity to her son, and for a long life and peareable rei^n to Elizabeth. She declared that she hoped for mercy only through the death of Christ, at the foot o whose image she now willing!] lied her blood ; and lifting itp* and kissing the crucifix, she htis... | |
 | Elizabeth Helme - 1806 - 318 pages
...state of the church; prayed lor the prosperity of her son, and for a long life and peaceable reign to Elizabeth. She declared that she hoped for mercy only through the death of Christ; and kissing the crucifix, she added, ' As thy arms, O, Jesus ! were extended on the cross, so with... | |
 | William Robertson - 1817 - 544 pages
...state of the church, and prayed for prosperity to her son, and for a long life and peaceable reign to Elizabeth. She declared that she hoped for mercy only...Jesus, " were extended on the cross ; so with the out" stretched arms of thy mercy receive me, and " forgive my sins." SHE then prepared for the block,... | |
 | William Robertson - 1817 - 504 pages
...state of the church, and prayed for prosperity to her son, and for a long life and peaceable reign to Elizabeth. She declared that she hoped for mercy only...Jesus, " were extended on the cross ; so with the out" stretched arms of thy mercy receive me, and " forgive my sins." SHE then prepared for the block,... | |
 | David Irving - 1821 - 336 pages
...extended on the cross ; so with the outstretched arms of thy mercy, receive me, and forgiv* my sins." S/te declared that she hoped for mercy only through the death of Christ. The position of the adverb only occasions some degree of ambiguity. Instead of conveying what is evidently... | |
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... a Latin prayer. When the dean had finished his devotions, she, with an audible voice, and in the English tongue, recommended unto God the afflicted state of the church, and prayed for prosperity to her son, and for a long life and peaceable reign... 
