Sir Thomas More: His Life and Times : Illustrated from His Own Writings, and from Contemporary DocumentsCharles Dolman, 61, New Bond Street, 1840 - 402 páginas |
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... heard to exclaim : " That England had but one true wit , and that was young Thomas More . " * 1507. It was by the advice of his spiritual director , that More , about this time , decided upon settling down in life in the marriage state ...
... heard to exclaim : " That England had but one true wit , and that was young Thomas More . " * 1507. It was by the advice of his spiritual director , that More , about this time , decided upon settling down in life in the marriage state ...
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... heard mass every day , and spent some hours in her chapel , reciting the office of our Blessed Lady . During an hour or two after dinner , she read the Lives of the Saints , while her maids of honour were standing round her . Before the ...
... heard mass every day , and spent some hours in her chapel , reciting the office of our Blessed Lady . During an hour or two after dinner , she read the Lives of the Saints , while her maids of honour were standing round her . Before the ...
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... heard it reported , that he wooed her for a friend of his , not once thinking to have her himself . But she wisely answering him , that he might speed , if he would speak in his own behalf , ' he told his friend what she had said to him ...
... heard it reported , that he wooed her for a friend of his , not once thinking to have her himself . But she wisely answering him , that he might speed , if he would speak in his own behalf , ' he told his friend what she had said to him ...
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... heard within its walls . No one is idle ; every one does his duty with alacrity , and regularity and good order are prescribed by the mere force of kindness and cour- tesy . Every one performs his allotted task , and yet all are as ...
... heard within its walls . No one is idle ; every one does his duty with alacrity , and regularity and good order are prescribed by the mere force of kindness and cour- tesy . Every one performs his allotted task , and yet all are as ...
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... heard to declare , that she would sometimes com- mit , or pretend to commit a fault , for the purpose of hearing him chide her , he did it in so soft and affec- tionate a manner . Any trifling disagreement that happened to arise in the ...
... heard to declare , that she would sometimes com- mit , or pretend to commit a fault , for the purpose of hearing him chide her , he did it in so soft and affec- tionate a manner . Any trifling disagreement that happened to arise in the ...
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Página 35 - Among others came in before him an old man with a white head, and one that was thought to be little less than a hundred years old.
Página 368 - Biron they call him; but a merrier man, Within the limit of becoming mirth, I never spent an hour's talk withal : His eye begets occasion for his wit; For every object that the one doth catch, The other turns to a mirth-moving jest ; Which his fair tongue (conceit's expositor,) Delivers in such apt and gracious words, That aged ears play truant at his tales, And younger hearings are quite ravished ; So sweet and voluble is his discourse.
Página 132 - Heron, of the loss of our barns and our neighbours' also, with all the corn that was therein, albeit (saving God's pleasure) it is great pity of so much good corn lost, yet sith it hath liked him to send us such a chance, we must and are bounden not only to be content, but also to be glad of his visitation. He sent us all that we have lost ; and sith he hath by such a chance taken it away again, his pleasure be fulfilled.
Página 163 - Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honour the person of the mighty: but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour.
Página 73 - I find his Grace my very good lord indeed; and I believe he doth as singularly favour me as any subject within this realm. Howbeit, Son Roper, I may tell thee I have no cause to be proud thereof, for if my head could win him a castle in France (for then was there war between us), it should not fail to go!
Página 72 - Whom when he perceived so much in his talk to delight that he could not once in a month get leave to go home to his wife and children, whose company he most desired...
Página 35 - More saw this aged man, he thought it expedient to hear him say his mind in this matter; for, being so old a man, it was likely that he knew most of any man in that presence and company. So Master More called this old aged man unto him, and said : 'Father...
Página 252 - I marvel that you, who have been hitherto always taken for a wise man, will now so play the fool as to lie here in this close, filthy prison, and be content to be shut up thus with mice and rats, when you might be abroad at your liberty...
Página 162 - ... upon him to Westminster Hall, as well noblemen and other worthy gentlemen, as noblemen and gentlemen of his own family ; thus passing forth with two great crosses of silver borne before him ; with also two great pillars of silver, and his pursuivant at arms with a great mace of silver gilt. Then his gentlemen ushers * cried, and said, ' On my Lords and Masters, on before ; make way for my Lord's Grace.
Página 373 - The writer of this letter would not cease till she had caused me likewise to set to my hand ; desiring you, though it be short, to take it in good part.