Publications, Volume 21

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Page 260 - Lord, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is; that I may know how frail I am.
Page 436 - Sussex, lately deceased, was not put in, wrapt up, or wound up, or buried in any shirt, shift, sheet, or shroud, made or mingled with flax, hemp, silk, hair, gold, or silver, or other than what is made of sheep's wool only...
Page 425 - Shewed at Oxon 5, 6, 7, etc. March 1679. There is to be seen in this Town the Wonder of Nature, viz. A Girl almost eighteen years of age, born in Cheshire, and not much above eighteen inches long, having shed her teeth seven several times, and not a perfect bone in any part, only her head. She never issued anything through her Nose, yet she hath all her senses to admiration. She discourses very well, Reads, Sings, Whistles, and all very pleasant to hear.
Page 112 - Aubrey, a pretender to Antiquities, having been contemporary to A. Wood's elder brother in Trin. Coll. and well acquainted with him, he thought that he might be as well acquainted •with AW himself. Whereupon repairing to his Lodgings, and telling him who he was, he got into his acquaintance, talk'd to him about his studies, and offer'd him what assistance he could make, in order to the completion of the work that he was in hand with. Mr. Aubrey was then in a sparkish Garb, came to town with his...
Page 503 - Society. eares to make the flame burne merily; and at some, were tables of refection erected by our bonny youths, who being e'ne mad with joy, forced all that passed by to carouse on their knees a health to their beloved Charles.
Page 120 - I have not done any thinge to make the University ashamed of me, or to repent the good opinion they had once of me ; and though I must have no further mention in your public devotions (which I have alwayes exceedingly valued) I hope I shall be alwayes remembred in your private prayers as Your affectionate servant CLARENDON.
Page 390 - I entred into the church I had a strang veneration came upon me to see the ruins of such a majestick and gigantick pile, with windowes over windowes and walkes over walks in the walls, statelie pillars, curious carved work every where.
Page 414 - Shewing that the Bishops are not to be Judges in Parliament in Cases Capital, np, 1679.
Page 323 - A psalm of thanksgiving to be sung by the children of Christ's Hospital,
Page 466 - The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance : He shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked. 11 So that men shall say, Verily there is a reward for the righteous : Verily there is a God that judgeth in the earth.