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... prison ; thinking by this means to attain , with more ease , the tyrannic power , which he afterwards assumed . Margaret assembled an army , took the command , and besieged the king in a castle , 52 FEMALE BIOGRAPHY ,
... prison ; thinking by this means to attain , with more ease , the tyrannic power , which he afterwards assumed . Margaret assembled an army , took the command , and besieged the king in a castle , 52 FEMALE BIOGRAPHY ,
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... prison . Anne , astonished at this violence and injustice , on an occasion so slight and inadequate , was willing to persuade herself that the king meant merely to try her ; but convinced at length , that he was but too much in earnest ...
... prison . Anne , astonished at this violence and injustice , on an occasion so slight and inadequate , was willing to persuade herself that the king meant merely to try her ; but convinced at length , that he was but too much in earnest ...
Page 97
... prison in the tower , this sixth of May , " Your most loyal and ever faithful wife , " ANNE BOLEYN . " This address , so pathetic and eloquent , failed to touch the heart of a tyrant , which licentious and selfish gratification had ...
... prison in the tower , this sixth of May , " Your most loyal and ever faithful wife , " ANNE BOLEYN . " This address , so pathetic and eloquent , failed to touch the heart of a tyrant , which licentious and selfish gratification had ...
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... prison . She also altered the religious service , and gave orders , that the Lord's prayer , the litany , the creed and the gospels , should be read in the church in the vulgar tongue ; and she forbade the eleva- tion of the host in her ...
... prison . She also altered the religious service , and gave orders , that the Lord's prayer , the litany , the creed and the gospels , should be read in the church in the vulgar tongue ; and she forbade the eleva- tion of the host in her ...
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... prison eighteen years , and then executed on the scaffold . This transaction , will ever remain a foul blot on the character of Elizabeth . Neither the cares of government , nor the infirmities of ap- proaching age , weaned her from the ...
... prison eighteen years , and then executed on the scaffold . This transaction , will ever remain a foul blot on the character of Elizabeth . Neither the cares of government , nor the infirmities of ap- proaching age , weaned her from the ...
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Page 15 - On some fond breast the parting soul relies, Some pious drops the closing eye requires ; E'en from the tomb the voice of Nature cries, E'en in our ashes live their wonted fires. For thee, who, mindful of th...
Page 46 - And she was a widow of about fourscore and four years, which departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day.
Page 16 - Mamre in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought with the field of Ephron the Hittite for a possession of a burying-place. There they buried Abraham and Sarah his wife : there they buried Isaac and Rebekah his wife; and there I buried Leah.
Page 70 - When I behold the heavens as in their prime, And then the earth, though old, still clad in green, The stones and trees insensible of time, Nor age nor wrinkle on their front are seen; If winter come, and greenness then do fade, A spring returns, and they more youthful made. But man grows old, lies down, remains where once he's laid.
Page 15 - Muse, The place of fame and elegy supply ; And many a holy text around she strews, That teach the rustic moralist to die. For who, to dumb forgetfulness a prey, This pleasing anxious being e'er resigned, Left the warm precincts of the cheerful day, Nor cast one longing, lingering look behind...
Page 299 - THE playful smiles around the dimpled mouth, That happy air of majesty and truth, So would I draw : but oh ! 'tis vain to try ; My narrow genius does the power deny. The equal lustre of the heavenly mind, Where every grace with every virtue's...
Page 432 - It hath fully been shewed me, all that thou hast done unto thy mother in law since the death of thine husband: and how thou hast left thy father and thy mother, and the land of thy nativity, and art come unto a people which thou knewest not heretofore. The LORD recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of the LORD God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to trust.
Page 89 - But if you have already determined of me, and that not only my death, but an infamous slander must bring you the enjoying of your desired happiness ; then I desire of God, that he will pardon your great sin therein, and likewise mine...
Page 188 - Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give ; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.
Page 50 - Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain. Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts : for the Coming of the Lord draweth nigh.