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Edward Walford. " Sir Musgrave too , of Martindale . A true and worthy knight , Eftsoon with him a bargain made , In drinking to delight . " The bumpers swiftly pass about , Six in a hand went round ; And with their calling for more wine ...
Edward Walford. " Sir Musgrave too , of Martindale . A true and worthy knight , Eftsoon with him a bargain made , In drinking to delight . " The bumpers swiftly pass about , Six in a hand went round ; And with their calling for more wine ...
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... knights as he . " Of all the number that were there , Sir Bains he scorn'd to yield ; But with a bumper in his hand , He stagger'd o'er the field . " Thus did this dire contention end , And each man of the slain Were quickly carried off ...
... knights as he . " Of all the number that were there , Sir Bains he scorn'd to yield ; But with a bumper in his hand , He stagger'd o'er the field . " Thus did this dire contention end , And each man of the slain Were quickly carried off ...
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... knight ? " Our Chevalier Is now so bare He hasn't to give alms : Then , mother , take For Jemmy's sake , Some care of Wharton's qualms . " No sooner sought But out was brought An Abigail of rank ; And so he played With 60 TALES OF OUR ...
... knight ? " Our Chevalier Is now so bare He hasn't to give alms : Then , mother , take For Jemmy's sake , Some care of Wharton's qualms . " No sooner sought But out was brought An Abigail of rank ; And so he played With 60 TALES OF OUR ...
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... , of Buckingham . But the same curse follows the honour , and dogs its holder to his death . Knight of the Garter and Lord High Admiral of England , my Lord Duke , you may be ; but for THE DUCAL HOUSE OF BUCKINGHAM . 71.
... , of Buckingham . But the same curse follows the honour , and dogs its holder to his death . Knight of the Garter and Lord High Admiral of England , my Lord Duke , you may be ; but for THE DUCAL HOUSE OF BUCKINGHAM . 71.
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... knights and squires of the Eastern counties to declare openly for Queen Mary as the rightful heir to the throne on the death of Edward VI .; and the Queen no sooner found herself firmly established in St. James's than she appointed him ...
... knights and squires of the Eastern counties to declare openly for Queen Mary as the rightful heir to the throne on the death of Edward VI .; and the Queen no sooner found herself firmly established in St. James's than she appointed him ...
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Página 226 - Oh blameless Bethel ! to relieve thy breast ? When the loose mountain trembles from on high, Shall gravitation cease, if you go by ? Or some old temple, nodding to its fall, For Chartres' head reserve the hanging wall ? But still this world (so fitted for the knave) Contents us not.
Página 247 - After a grateful commemoration of the fifty-five years of union and happiness which he enjoyed with Mabel his wife, the good earl thus speaks from the tomb: "What we gave, we have; What we spent, we had; What we left, we lost.
Página 26 - Wharton, the scorn and wonder of our days, Whose ruling passion was the lust of praise: Born with whate'er could win it from the wise, Women and fools must like him or he dies; Though wondering senates hung on all he spoke, The club must hail him master of the joke.
Página 108 - Stone walls do not a prison make, Nor iron bars a cage ; Minds innocent and quiet take That for a hermitage.
Página 27 - His passion still, to covet general praise, His life, to forfeit it a thousand ways; A constant bounty, which no friend has made; An angel tongue, which no man can persuade; A fool, with more of wit than half mankind, 200 Too rash for thought, for action too refined...
Página 51 - Scotland can witness be I have not any captain more Of such account as he." Like tidings to King Henry came Within as short a space, That Percy of Northumberland Was slain in Chevy-Chase: "Now God be with him...