Willis's Current Notes: A Series of Articles on Antiquities, Biography, Heraldry, History, Language, Literature, Natural History, Topography, &c. Selected from Original Letters and Documents Addressed During the Year ... to the PublisherG. Willis, 1855 |
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... placed in the middle of the convent chapel . A funeral requiem was then performed , and Charles mingled his own with the voices of the clergy , who prayed for the repose of his soul . After the close of the ceremony the spectators with ...
... placed in the middle of the convent chapel . A funeral requiem was then performed , and Charles mingled his own with the voices of the clergy , who prayed for the repose of his soul . After the close of the ceremony the spectators with ...
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... placed upon wheels , and by the minis- tration of porters , was run or plunged with the occupant into the Thames , at an inclined plane called the Horse Wash ' at the Town Quay ; no other place being adapted for the operation , within ...
... placed upon wheels , and by the minis- tration of porters , was run or plunged with the occupant into the Thames , at an inclined plane called the Horse Wash ' at the Town Quay ; no other place being adapted for the operation , within ...
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... placed in Warwickshire ? let them take the ensuing story for their satisfaction— " Robert Dudley , Earl of Leicester , derived his pedigree from the ancient Earls of Warwick , on which title he gave their crest , the Bear and Ragged ...
... placed in Warwickshire ? let them take the ensuing story for their satisfaction— " Robert Dudley , Earl of Leicester , derived his pedigree from the ancient Earls of Warwick , on which title he gave their crest , the Bear and Ragged ...
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... placed in the golden vase , till stolen by burglars from that establishment , and the whole melted . Many were deemed uniques , and that appre- ciation appears to be sustained , by few others occurring to repair that loss . THE BEARD IN ...
... placed in the golden vase , till stolen by burglars from that establishment , and the whole melted . Many were deemed uniques , and that appre- ciation appears to be sustained , by few others occurring to repair that loss . THE BEARD IN ...
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... placed on the table in the ' I. C. V. R. * Good Monser Carr , Aboute to fall . V. R. A. K. As most men say , But that's not all . V. O. 2. P. With a nullitie , That naughtie packe , S. X. Y. F. , Whose shameless life Hath broke yo ...
... placed on the table in the ' I. C. V. R. * Good Monser Carr , Aboute to fall . V. R. A. K. As most men say , But that's not all . V. O. 2. P. With a nullitie , That naughtie packe , S. X. Y. F. , Whose shameless life Hath broke yo ...
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Page 76 - But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her, for her hair is given her for a covering.
Page 6 - And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusalem, and the battle bow shall be cut off: and he shall speak peace unto the heathen: and his dominion shall be from sea even to sea, and from the river even to the ends of the earth.
Page 61 - For he who fights and runs away May live to fight another day ; But he who is in battle slain Can never rise and fight again.
Page 72 - God be thanked for books. They are the voices of the distant and the dead, and make us heirs of the spiritual life of past ages.
Page 72 - No matter how poor I am ; no matter though the prosperous of my own time will not enter my obscure dwelling. If...
Page 45 - ... letters, in the same manner as the hours of the day are marked upon the ordinary dial-plate. They then fixed one of the needles on each of these plates in such a manner that it could move round without impediment, so as to touch any of the four and twenty letters.
Page 36 - Go to the Ant, thou Sluggard, consider her ways, and be wise: which having no guide, overseer, or ruler, provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.
Page 32 - Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, That abundance of waters may cover thee? Canst thou send lightnings, that they may go, And say unto thee, Here we are?
Page 45 - If he had a mind to write any thing to his friend, he directed his needle to every letter that formed the words which he had occasion for, making a little pause at the end of every word or sentence, to avoid confusion. The friend, in the...
Page 61 - This stratagem to' amuse our foes, To make an hon'rable retreat, And wave a total sure defeat : For those that fly may fight again, Which he can never do that's slain.