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... right well ftudied , he 66 was in his days accounted a man worthie " famous memory . " This excellent man is thus defcribed by Erafmus , in a letter to Ulderic Haller : " More " More feems to be made and born for " SIR THOMAS MORE . 95.
... right well ftudied , he 66 was in his days accounted a man worthie " famous memory . " This excellent man is thus defcribed by Erafmus , in a letter to Ulderic Haller : " More " More feems to be made and born for " SIR THOMAS MORE . 95.
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... that More's " converfation must make him cheerful ; and no " matter fo unpleafing , but that with his wit he can take away from it all difguft . " 66 66 Erafmus Erafmus fays again of this excellent man foon after his 96 SIR THOMAS MORE .
... that More's " converfation must make him cheerful ; and no " matter fo unpleafing , but that with his wit he can take away from it all difguft . " 66 66 Erafmus Erafmus fays again of this excellent man foon after his 96 SIR THOMAS MORE .
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... excellent man foon after his execution : " All men , even thofe who diflike him for " differing from them in religion , must lament " the death of Sir Thomas More ; fo great was " his his courtesy to all , fo great his affability , fo ...
... excellent man foon after his execution : " All men , even thofe who diflike him for " differing from them in religion , must lament " the death of Sir Thomas More ; fo great was " his his courtesy to all , fo great his affability , fo ...
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... excellent work upon the Obftructions to the Arts in England , " have been " remarked for the beauty of their form even fo early as " the time of Gregory the Great , and it was one of the " motives for fending Austin the Monk amongst ...
... excellent work upon the Obftructions to the Arts in England , " have been " remarked for the beauty of their form even fo early as " the time of Gregory the Great , and it was one of the " motives for fending Austin the Monk amongst ...
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... excellent Prelate will be ever endeared to all lovers of li terature , for the patronage which he conftantly afforded to Erafmus . Warham died , as d'Alembert says a Catholic Bishop ever fhould die , without debts and with- out legacies ...
... excellent Prelate will be ever endeared to all lovers of li terature , for the patronage which he conftantly afforded to Erafmus . Warham died , as d'Alembert says a Catholic Bishop ever fhould die , without debts and with- out legacies ...
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Page 145 - I know I have the body but of a weak and feeble woman; but I have the heart and stomach of a king, and of a king of England too ; and think foul scorn that Parma or Spain, or any prince of Europe should dare to invade the borders of my realm ; to which rather than any dishonour shall grow by me, I myself will take up arms, I myself will be your general, judge, and rewarder of every one of your virtues in the field.
Page 349 - Who God doth late and early pray, More of his grace than gifts to lend, And entertains the harmless day, With a religious book or friend. This man is freed from servile bands Of hope to rise, or fear to fall ; Lord of himself, though not of lands, And having nothing, yet hath all.
Page 100 - Pluck up thy spirits, man, and be not afraid to do thine office. My neck is very short. Take heed therefore thou strike not awry, for saving of thine honesty.
Page 350 - House well clad, and perceived a gentleman speaking, whom I knew not, very ordinarily apparelled, for it was a plain cloth suit, which seemed to have been made by an ill country tailor. His linen was plain, and' not very clean ; and I remember a speck or two of blood upon his little band, which was not much larger than his collar. His hat was without a hatband ; his stature was of a good size ; his sword stuck close to his side, his countenance swollen and reddish, his voice sharp and untunable,...
Page 413 - ... so that they are strengthened by the force within them, and the one to fill after the other. I have seen the water run like a constant fountain stream forty foot high; one vessel of water rarefied by fire driveth up forty of cold water. And a man...
Page 370 - But as for Richard Cromwell, his son, who is he? What are his titles? We have seen that he had a sword by his side; but did he ever draw it? And what is of more importance in this case, is he fit to get obedience from a mighty nation, who could never make a footman obey him?
Page 72 - ... sovereign lord. And if any person will meddle of my cause, I require them to judge the best. And thus I take my leave of the world, and of you all, and I heartily desire you all to pray for me.
Page 339 - In such sessions, ten hours long, there was much public eating, not only of confections, but of flesh and bread ; bottles of beer and wine going thick from mouth to mouth, without cups ; and all this in the King's eye : yea, many but turned their back, and — (Good Heavens!) — through the forms they sat on.
Page 413 - I have seen the water run like a constant fountain stream forty feet high ; one vessel of water rarefied by fire driveth up forty of cold water. And a man that tends the work is but to turn two cocks, that one vessel of water being consumed, another begins to force and re-fill with cold water, and so successively, the fire being tended and kept constant, which the self-same person may likewise abundantly perform in the interim between the necessity of turning the said cocks.
Page 128 - Her parents, the Duke and Duchess, with all the household, gentlemen and gentlewomen, were hunting in the park : I found her in her chamber, reading...