A plain and short history of England for children;in letters from a father to his son, by the editor of the Cottager's monthly visitor |
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You know that Shakspeare wrote several plays from the History of England : he
has given us a beautiful speech of Henry the Fourth , on Sleep , where the king
seems to have been so harassed with cares , and vexations , and the stings of ...
You know that Shakspeare wrote several plays from the History of England : he
has given us a beautiful speech of Henry the Fourth , on Sleep , where the king
seems to have been so harassed with cares , and vexations , and the stings of ...
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... while the great are harassed on all sides with cares and torments . A man ,
however , whose conscience torments him , will never sleep sound , whether he
be high or low . Henry the Fourth died in the year 1413 . I am your affectionate
father ...
... while the great are harassed on all sides with cares and torments . A man ,
however , whose conscience torments him , will never sleep sound , whether he
be high or low . Henry the Fourth died in the year 1413 . I am your affectionate
father ...
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Did Henry the Fourth enjoy his power in peace ? or did any of his subjects rebel
against him ? Who raised an army to fight against the king ? What great battle
was fought ? Which side gained the victory , and who was killed ? Was the king in
...
Did Henry the Fourth enjoy his power in peace ? or did any of his subjects rebel
against him ? Who raised an army to fight against the king ? What great battle
was fought ? Which side gained the victory , and who was killed ? Was the king in
...
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What became of Henry the Sixth after Edward the Fourth was proclaimed king ?
Who was the duke of Gloucester , and what was his character ? Why were the
war of York and Lancaster sometimes called the wars of the Roses ? Which party
...
What became of Henry the Sixth after Edward the Fourth was proclaimed king ?
Who was the duke of Gloucester , and what was his character ? Why were the
war of York and Lancaster sometimes called the wars of the Roses ? Which party
...
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The following is the genealogy of the Kings of England , from his present Majesty
to William the Conquerer : - George the Fourth was the son of George the Third ,
who was the grandson of George the Second , who was the son of George the ...
The following is the genealogy of the Kings of England , from his present Majesty
to William the Conquerer : - George the Fourth was the son of George the Third ,
who was the grandson of George the Second , who was the son of George the ...
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Página 90 - That, with the hurly," death itself awakes ? Can'st thou, O partial sleep ! give thy repose To the wet sea-boy in an hour so rude ; And in the calmest and most stillest night, With all appliances and means to boot, Deny it to a king? Then, happy low, lie down ! Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.
Página 89 - O sleep, O gentle sleep, Nature's soft nurse, how have I frighted thee, That thou no more wilt weigh my eyelids down And steep my senses in forgetfulness...
Página 90 - Wilt thou upon the high and giddy mast Seal up the ship-boy's eyes, and rock his brains In cradle of the rude imperious surge, And in the visitation of the winds, Who take the ruffian billows by the top, Curling their monstrous heads, and hanging them With deaf 'ning clamour in the slippery clouds, That, with the hurly, death itself awakes?
Página 185 - It will soon carry you a great way. It will carry you from earth to heaven, and there you shall find, to your great joy, the prize to which you hasten, a crown of glory.
Página 184 - Mark, child! what I say: They will cut off my head! and perhaps make thee a king: But mark what I say, thou must not be a king, as long as thy brothers Charles and James are alive. They will cut off thy brothers' heads, when they can catch them! And thy head too they will cut off at last! Therefore, I charge thee, do not be made a king by them!
Página 173 - I have a care of your preservation. Therefore I would advise you, as you tender your life, to devise some excuse to shift off your attendance at this parliament. For God and man have concurred to punish the wickedness of this time. And think not slightly of this advertisement ; but retire yourself into your country, where you may expect the event in safety. For though there be no appearance of any stir, yet, I say, they will receive a terrible blow — this parliament, and yet they shall not see...
Página 149 - He expired at Greenwich, in the sixteenth year of his age, and the seventh of his reign.
Página 235 - Fabrice's arms, he never recovered. but expired about eleven o'clock the next morning, in the sixty-eighth year of his age, and the thirteenth of his reign Questions for Examination, \ What was the conduct of the South Sea scheme ? 2 Explain the nature of it, 3.
Página 69 - Weave the warp and weave the woof, The winding-sheet of Edward's race; Give ample room and verge enough The characters of hell to trace: Mark the year, and mark the night, When Severn shall re-echo with affright The shrieks of death through Berkley's roofs that ring, Shrieks of an agonizing king!
Página 134 - 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...