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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His capacity , naturally good , was improved and cultivated in such a manner that
he obtained the name of Beau Clerc ( or the fine scholar ) by his learning . He
was cool , cautious , penetrating , and bold ; but cruel , revengeful , rigid , and ...
His capacity , naturally good , was improved and cultivated in such a manner that
he obtained the name of Beau Clerc ( or the fine scholar ) by his learning . He
was cool , cautious , penetrating , and bold ; but cruel , revengeful , rigid , and ...
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In this manner , Edward the First is said to have united Wales with England ; and
the king of England ' s eldest son has still , as you know , the title of prince of
Wales . We cannot be pleased with the manner in which this union was brought ...
In this manner , Edward the First is said to have united Wales with England ; and
the king of England ' s eldest son has still , as you know , the title of prince of
Wales . We cannot be pleased with the manner in which this union was brought ...
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manner , “ You have lost your leader ; but , I will be your leader ; follow me , and
your wishes shall be granted . ” Thus the king , by his courage and good conduct
, at once put an end to the fury of the mob ; and they quietly went to their homes .
manner , “ You have lost your leader ; but , I will be your leader ; follow me , and
your wishes shall be granted . ” Thus the king , by his courage and good conduct
, at once put an end to the fury of the mob ; and they quietly went to their homes .
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... time , ordered them never to come into his presence again , till they had
completely altered their manners and practices . ... between the rich and the poor
, and he was honest enough to execute these laws in a fair and impartial manner
.
... time , ordered them never to come into his presence again , till they had
completely altered their manners and practices . ... between the rich and the poor
, and he was honest enough to execute these laws in a fair and impartial manner
.
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Try to relate it to me , in a clear and distinct manner ; I don ' t require every word
as it is in the book , but shew me that you remember it ; and it will be a piece of
good practice for you ; that you may learn to express yourself in a straightforward
...
Try to relate it to me , in a clear and distinct manner ; I don ' t require every word
as it is in the book , but shew me that you remember it ; and it will be a piece of
good practice for you ; that you may learn to express yourself in a straightforward
...
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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...