The Life of King Henry the Eighth: Complete and UnabridgedG.P. Putnam, 1893 - 214 pages |
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... ne'er hope , Nor will I sue , although the king have mercies More than I dare make faults . You few that loved me And dare be bold to weep for Buckingham , His noble friends and fellows , whom to leave Is 54 benry Eigbtb .
... ne'er hope , Nor will I sue , although the king have mercies More than I dare make faults . You few that loved me And dare be bold to weep for Buckingham , His noble friends and fellows , whom to leave Is 54 benry Eigbtb .
Page 65
... ne'er meant : our breach of duty this way Is business of estate , in which we come To know your royal pleasure . King . Ye are too bold : Go to ; I'll make ye know your times of business : Is this an hour for temporal affairs , ha ...
... ne'er meant : our breach of duty this way Is business of estate , in which we come To know your royal pleasure . King . Ye are too bold : Go to ; I'll make ye know your times of business : Is this an hour for temporal affairs , ha ...
Page 71
... ne'er had known pomp : though ' t be temporal , Yet , if that quarrel , fortune , do divorce It from the bearer , ' tis a sufferance panging As soul and body's severing . Old L. Alas , poor lady ! She's a stranger now again . Anne . So ...
... ne'er had known pomp : though ' t be temporal , Yet , if that quarrel , fortune , do divorce It from the bearer , ' tis a sufferance panging As soul and body's severing . Old L. Alas , poor lady ! She's a stranger now again . Anne . So ...
Page 102
... ne'er dream'd a joy beyond his pleasure , And to that woman , when she has done most , Yet will I add an honour , a great patience . Wol . Madam , you wander from the good we aim at . Q. Kath . My lord , I dare not make my- self so ...
... ne'er dream'd a joy beyond his pleasure , And to that woman , when she has done most , Yet will I add an honour , a great patience . Wol . Madam , you wander from the good we aim at . Q. Kath . My lord , I dare not make my- self so ...
Page 154
... ne'er see again . [ exeunt Griffith and Messenger . Re - enter GRIFFITH , with CAPUCIUS . If my sight fail not , You should be lord ambassador from the emperor , My royal nephew , and your name Capucius . Cap . Madam , the same ; your ...
... ne'er see again . [ exeunt Griffith and Messenger . Re - enter GRIFFITH , with CAPUCIUS . If my sight fail not , You should be lord ambassador from the emperor , My royal nephew , and your name Capucius . Cap . Madam , the same ; your ...
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Page 156 - So went to bed : where eagerly his sickness Pursued him still ; and, three nights after this, About the hour of eight, (which he himself Foretold should be his last, ) full of repentance, Continual meditations, tears, and sorrows, He gave his honours to the world again, His blessed part to heaven, and slept in peace.
Page 93 - Every thing that heard him play, Even the billows of the sea, Hung their heads, and then lay by In sweet music is such art, Killing care and grief of heart Fall asleep, or hearing, die.
Page 158 - 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...
Page 139 - Wol, There was the weight that pull'd me down. O Cromwell, The king has gone beyond me: all my glories In that one woman I have lost for ever...
Page 135 - I have ventured, Like little wanton boys that swim on bladders, This many summers in a sea of glory, But far beyond my depth : my high-blown pride At length broke under me, and now has left me Weary, and old with service, to the mercy Of a rude stream, that must for ever hide me.
Page 141 - Corruption wins not more than honesty. Still in thy right hand carry gentle peace, To silence envious tongues. Be just, and fear not...
Page 127 - s holiness. Nay then, farewell! I have touch'd the highest point of all my greatness; And from that full meridian of my glory, I haste now to my setting: I shall fall Like a bright exhalation in the evening, And no man see me more.
Page 136 - O, how wretched Is that poor man that hangs on princes' favours ! There is, betwixt that smile we would aspire to, That sweet aspect of princes, and their ruin, More pangs and fears than wars or women have; And when he falls, he falls like Lucifer, Never to hope again.
Page 141 - Cromwell, I charge thee, fling away ambition : By that sin fell the angels ; how can man, then, The image of his Maker, hope to win by 't ? Love thyself last : cherish those hearts that hate thee : Corruption wins not more than honesty.