A Second Series of Vicissitudes of FamiliesLongman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1860 - 438 páginas |
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afterwards Ajaccio ancestors ancient Baron Bedlormie Bonaparte born brother Bulstrode Castle Charles chief Conyers Cork Countess of Desmond Court daughter death descendant Desmond died Duchess Duchy of Lucca Duke of Ireland Duke of Lucca Duke of Parma Duke's Dunmanway Earl of Callendar Earl of Desmond Earl of Oxford earldom eldest Elwes Emperor England English father favour Feargus Findernes Finin fortune France French gentleman Glanachrime Grand Duke Halston heir Henry honour illustrious inheritance Ireland Irish James Jeffereys John John Mytton King lady lands Lauriston letter lived Lord Livingstone Louis MacCarthy male mansion marriage married master minister mother Mytton Napoleon never noble O'Connor O'Donell O'Melaghlin old Countess Parliament Parma possession present Prince Princess Queen race reign residence Robert royal Scotland sister Sockburn sovereign Tanistry Teige Thurstanus Tuscany Vere vicissitudes Ward Westquarter wife William William Wray Wray Youghal young
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Página 364 - Rich windows that exclude the light, And passages, that lead to nothing. Full oft within the spacious walls, When he had fifty winters o'er him, My grave Lord-Keeper led the brawls ; The seals and maces danc'd before him. His bushy beard, and shoe-strings green, His high-crown'd hat and satin doublet, Mov'd the stout heart of England's Queen, Though Pope and Spaniard could not trouble it.
Página 430 - have heard much of your hospitality, but I see it is " greater than the speech: These handsome gentlemen " and yeomen, which I see on both sides of me, are
Página 363 - Britaines isle, no matter where, An ancient pile of building stands : The Huntingdons and Hattons there Employed the power of Fairy hands To raise the ceiling's fretted height, Each pannel in achievements cloathing, Rich windows, that exclude the light, And passages, that lead to nothing.
Página 431 - The king started a little, and said, " By my faith, my lord, I thank you for my " good cheer, but I may not endure to have my laws " broken in my sight; my attorney must speak with
Página 402 - What is the worst of woes that wait on age? What stamps the wrinkle deeper on the brow? To view each loved one blotted from life's page, And be alone on earth, as I am now.
Página 362 - Makes PORTLAND'S face its brightest rapture wear, When her large bounty smooths the bed of care ; 'Tis this that breathes through SEVIGNE'S...
Página 431 - It may please your grace, that were not for " mine ease: they are most of them my retainers, that " are come to do me service at such a time as this, and
Página 411 - I myself knew the old countess of Desmond, of Inchiquin in Munster, who lived in the year 1589, and many years since, who was married in Edward the Fourth's time, and held her jointure from all the earls of Desmond since then; and that this is true, all the noblemen and gentlemen of Munster can witness.
Página 438 - ... times, when the government was unsettled and the kingdom in competition. I have laboured to make a covenant with myself that affection may not press upon judgment ; for I suppose there is no man that hath any apprehension of gentry or nobleness, but his affection stands to the continuance of so noble a name and house, and would take hold of a twig or a twine thread to uphold it.
Página 438 - And yet Time hath his revolutions ; there must be a period and an end to all temporal things— -finis rerum, an end of names and dignities, and whatsoever is terrene, and why not of De Vere ? For where is Bohun ? Where is Mowbray ? Where is Mortimer ? Nay, which is more and most of all, where is Plantagenet ? They are entombed in the urns and sepulchres of mortality. And yet let the name and dignity of De Vere stand so long as it pleaseth God!