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... erected abbey of St. Alban's ; the grant was con- firmed by king Ethelred , and the abbot and monks held it at the Conquest , according to Domesday Book , for fifteen hides . Henry I. and John confirmed all the grants , and Henry III ...
... erected abbey of St. Alban's ; the grant was con- firmed by king Ethelred , and the abbot and monks held it at the Conquest , according to Domesday Book , for fifteen hides . Henry I. and John confirmed all the grants , and Henry III ...
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... erected , for cot- ton , flour , silk , paper , & c . Here is also a manufacture for straw - plat . The CHURCH , dedicated to the Virgin Mary , is a spa- cious structure , and contains many handsome monuments ; particularly for HENRY ...
... erected , for cot- ton , flour , silk , paper , & c . Here is also a manufacture for straw - plat . The CHURCH , dedicated to the Virgin Mary , is a spa- cious structure , and contains many handsome monuments ; particularly for HENRY ...
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... erected also a north front , and cut through the hill toward Watford , for a vista . This circumstance did not escape the censure of Pope : Or cut wide views through mountains to the plain , You'll wish your hill or shelter'd seat again ...
... erected also a north front , and cut through the hill toward Watford , for a vista . This circumstance did not escape the censure of Pope : Or cut wide views through mountains to the plain , You'll wish your hill or shelter'd seat again ...
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... erected beinge her soole Exe- cutor & nephewe , who hath maried the Lady Briget Vere Doghter to Edward E : of Oxford afterward Elizabeth the second Doghter maried Henry Clinton E : of Lincolne . This noble Countess of Bedford livinge 75 ...
... erected beinge her soole Exe- cutor & nephewe , who hath maried the Lady Briget Vere Doghter to Edward E : of Oxford afterward Elizabeth the second Doghter maried Henry Clinton E : of Lincolne . This noble Countess of Bedford livinge 75 ...
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... erected in the monastery of Ausritch , by Sir Robert Whittingham , kt . one of the privy- council to king Henry VI . and treasurer in the wars of France under the duke of Bedford , regent for the said king Henry his nephew ; which said ...
... erected in the monastery of Ausritch , by Sir Robert Whittingham , kt . one of the privy- council to king Henry VI . and treasurer in the wars of France under the duke of Bedford , regent for the said king Henry his nephew ; which said ...
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Página 209 - I know I have the body of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart and stomach of a king, and of a king of England too...
Página 209 - I am come amongst you, as you see, at this time, not for my recreation and disport, but being resolved, in the midst and heat of the battle, to live or die amongst you all, to lay down for my God, and for my kingdom, and for my people, my honour and my blood, even in the dust.
Página 593 - Londonderry brought forward his motion on our foreign relations, and moved that an humble address be presented to his Majesty, praying that he would be graciously pleased to give...
Página 418 - ... and endeavour to make that disbelieved which he never had confidence openly to deny. He wrote an exculpatory letter to the duke, which was answered with great magnanimity, as by a man who accepted his excuse without believing his professions.
Página 525 - the house was too small to inhabit, and too large to hang to ' one's watch,' cannot depreciate the taste that reigns in the whole. The larger court, dignified by picturesque cedars, and the classic scenery of the small court that unites the old and new house, are more worth seeing than many fragments of ancient grandeur, which our travellers visit under all the dangers attendant on long voyages.
Página 251 - MAN, that is born of a woman, hath but a short time to live, and is full of misery. He cometh up, and is cut down like a flower ; he fleeth as it were a shadow, and never continueth in one stay.
Página 209 - My loving people, we have been persuaded by some that are careful of our safety, to take heed how we commit ourselves to armed multitudes, for fear of treachery. But I assure you, I do not desire to live to distrust my faithful and loving people.
Página 418 - His gardens next your admiration call; On every side you look, behold the wall! No pleasing intricacies intervene, No artful wildness to perplex the scene ; Grove nods at grove, each alley has a brother, And half the platform just reflects the other.
Página 202 - Of these, about seven hundred, rendered, by long confinement for debt, strangers and helpless in the country of their birth, and desirous of seeking an asylum in the wilds of America, were by him conducted thither in 1732. He willingly encountered in their behalf a variety of fatigue and danger, and thus became the founder of the Colony of Georgia; a Colony which afterwards set the noble example of prohibiting the importation of slaves.
Página 170 - A forest is a certain territory of woody grounds and fruitful pastures privileged for wild beasts and fowls of forest, chase and warren, to rest and abide in, in the safe protection of the King, for his princely delight and pleasure...