The History of the Life and Times of Cardinal Wolsey: Prime Minister to King Henry VIII ...J. Purser, 1748 |
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... marry Queen " Eleanora , the Emperor's Sifter , and have with her 200,000 Crowns in Gold.That he fhould be fet at Liberty on the 10th of March , and then deliver " his two Sons as Hoftages.- That he fhould " refign to the Emperor the ...
... marry Queen " Eleanora , the Emperor's Sifter , and have with her 200,000 Crowns in Gold.That he fhould be fet at Liberty on the 10th of March , and then deliver " his two Sons as Hoftages.- That he fhould " refign to the Emperor the ...
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... married , but did not bed together ; for , in less than two Hours after the Marriage , they parted . This looks as if there was more Compulfion than Good - liking in this Conjunction ; otherwise they would in all Like- lihood , have ...
... married , but did not bed together ; for , in less than two Hours after the Marriage , they parted . This looks as if there was more Compulfion than Good - liking in this Conjunction ; otherwise they would in all Like- lihood , have ...
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... marry Elizabeth , Princefs of Portugal , fhe was con- ducted to the Frontiers of that Kingdom by the Prin- ces , her Brothers , and the prime Nobility , where fhe By GEORGE CAVENDISH , Efq ; CHAP . XVI . was A new Court erected to ...
... marry Elizabeth , Princefs of Portugal , fhe was con- ducted to the Frontiers of that Kingdom by the Prin- ces , her Brothers , and the prime Nobility , where fhe By GEORGE CAVENDISH , Efq ; CHAP . XVI . was A new Court erected to ...
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... married by the Pope's Le- < • • · The SECRET HISTORY of the CARDINAL , dinals fat as Judges : Now will I defcribe unto you the Order of the Court . 6 First , There were many Tables and Benches fet in manner of a Confiftory , one Seat ...
... married by the Pope's Le- < • • · The SECRET HISTORY of the CARDINAL , dinals fat as Judges : Now will I defcribe unto you the Order of the Court . 6 First , There were many Tables and Benches fet in manner of a Confiftory , one Seat ...
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... Marriage of you and me , to hear what new De- • vices are now invented against me , to caufe me to ftand to the Order of this Court ? And I con- " ceive do me much Wrong , may you condemn me for not answering , having no Counsel but ...
... Marriage of you and me , to hear what new De- • vices are now invented against me , to caufe me to ftand to the Order of this Court ? And I con- " ceive do me much Wrong , may you condemn me for not answering , having no Counsel but ...
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Page 269 - Still in thy right hand carry gentle peace, To silence envious tongues. Be just, and fear not : Let all the ends thou aim'st at be thy country's, Thy God's and truth's ; then if thou...
Page 269 - And, when I am forgotten, as I shall be, And sleep in dull cold marble, where no mention Of me more must be heard of, say, I taught thee...
Page 267 - 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 354 - O, father abbot, An old man, broken with the storms of state, Is come to lay his weary bones among ye ; Give him a little earth for charity...
Page 267 - 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 269 - Cromwell, I did not think to shed a tear In all my miseries; but thou hast forced me, Out of thy honest truth, to play the woman. Let's dry our eyes: and thus far hear me, Cromwell...
Page 269 - Love thyself last: cherish those hearts that hate thee ; Corruption wins not more than honesty. Still in thy right hand carry gentle peace, To silence envious tongues. Be just, and fear not: Let all the ends thou aim'st at be thy country's, Thy God's, and truth's...
Page 268 - ... happy, my good Cromwell. I know myself now; and I feel within me A peace above all earthly dignities, A still and quiet conscience. The king has cur'd me, I humbly thank his grace; and from these shoulders, These ruin'd pillars, out of pity, taken A load would sink a navy, too much honour: O, 'tis a burden, Cromwell, 'tis a burden, Too heavy for a man that hopes for heaven.
Page 11 - ... enemies, withdraw your princely favour from me; neither let that stain, that unworthy stain of a disloyal heart towards your good grace, ever cast so foul a blot on your most dutiful wife, and the infant princess your daughter.
Page 11 - But if you have already determined of me, and that not only my death, but an infamous slander, must bring you the...