Tales from English History: For ChildrenOliver S. Felt, 1868 - 276 páginas "It is the object of the present work to offer the Young a series of moral and instructive tales, each founded on some striking authentic fact in the annals of English History, in which royal or distinguished children were engaged"--Preface p. 6. |
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Annice appeared archbishop arms beloved bishop of Ely blessing Blitheburgh bosom Brackenbury called cardinal child church Corfe Castle court cried Danes daughter dear death Dorothy Duke of Gloucester Duke of York Dunstan duty Eadred Earl of Rivers Elfrida England Ethelred exclaimed eyes faithful father fear forest Grace Guthred hands hath heart Henry holda honor house of Lancaster Humphrey Ipswich Joan King Edward king's lady Lucy learning liege London Lord Grey lord Preston mare master mistress monarch monks mother murder never noble pleasant pray Prince Richard queen Redwald rejoined replied the king Reydon Richard Grey Ricsig Robert Brackenbury royal brother sanctuary Saxon Selwood servant sir Thomas slave smile sorrowful Stony Stratford sweet tears thee Thomas Wolsey thrall throne tion Tower traitor uncle Rivers voice Wareham weeping wife Winifred Witenagemot words young Duke young king young prince young Wolsey youthful
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Página 121 - In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz came to him, and said unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Set thine house in order; for thou shalt die, and not live.
Página 268 - Was fashion'd to much honour from his cradle. He was a scholar, and a ripe and good one ; Exceeding wise, fair spoken, and persuading : Lofty and sour to them that lov'd him not ; But, to those men that sought him, sweet as summer. And though he were unsatisfied in getting (Which was a sin), yet in bestowing, Madam, He was most princely. Ever witness for him Those twins of learning that he raised in you, Ipswich and Oxford...
Página 268 - And though he were unsatisfied in getting, Which was a sin, yet in bestowing, madam, He was most princely : ever witness for him Those twins of learning that he rais'd in you, Ipswich and Oxford ! one of which fell with him, Unwilling to outlive the good that did it; The other, though unfinish'd, yet so famous, So excellent in art and still so rising, That Christendom shall ever speak his virtue.
Página 266 - O father abbot, An old man, broken with the storms of state, Is come to lay his weary bones among ye ; Give him a little earth for charity...
Página 269 - This child here waiting at the table, whosoever shall live to see it, will prove a marvellous man.
Página 268 - After my death I wish no other herald, No other speaker of my living actions, To keep mine honour from corruption, But such an honest chronicler as Griffith.
Página 268 - The other, though unfinished, yet so famous, So excellent in art, and still so rising, That Christendom shall ever speak his virtue. His overthrow heap'd happiness upon him ; For then, and not till then, he felt himself, And found the blessedness of being little : And, to add greater honours to his age Than man could give him, he died, fearing God.
Página 272 - ... presently she came to complain to Sir Thomas, as he was sitting in his hall, that his lady withheld her dog from her. Presently my Lady was sent for, and the dog brought with her ; which Sir Thomas, taking in his hands, caused his wife, because she was the worthier person, to stand at the upper end of the hall, and the beggar at the lower end, and saying that he sat there to do every one justice, he bade each of them call the dog ; which, when they did, the dog went presently to the beggar, forsaking...
Página 274 - There tarrying his coming, as soon as she saw him, after his blessing upon her knees reverently received, she, hasting towards him, without consideration or care of herself, pressing in amongst the midst of the throng and company of the guard, that with halberds and bills went round about him, hastily ran to him, and there openly, in sight of them all, embraced him, and took him about the neck and kissed him...
Página 274 - When Sir Thomas More came from Westminster to the Tower-ward again, his daughter — my wife — desirous to see her father, whom she thought she should never see in this world after, and also to have his final blessing, gave attendance about the Tower Wharf where she knew he should pass by before he could enter into the Tower — there tarrying for his coming home.