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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He made great pretensions to piety , but he appears to have known very little of
the nature of true religion , and seems to have thought that it consisted wholly of
outward observances , and of severe bodily penances and mortifications .
He made great pretensions to piety , but he appears to have known very little of
the nature of true religion , and seems to have thought that it consisted wholly of
outward observances , and of severe bodily penances and mortifications .
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And it is indeed true , that his warlike spirit led him to perform such exploits as
brought glory and greatness to his kingdom ; but how little does this contribute to
the happiness of a people , compared with those peaceful and useful qualities ...
And it is indeed true , that his warlike spirit led him to perform such exploits as
brought glory and greatness to his kingdom ; but how little does this contribute to
the happiness of a people , compared with those peaceful and useful qualities ...
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They proved how little of true Christianity these persecutors had , and thus made
the real Christians more anxious for a reformation . The patience , too , with which
the Protestant martyrs bore their sufferings , was a convincing proof that they ...
They proved how little of true Christianity these persecutors had , and thus made
the real Christians more anxious for a reformation . The patience , too , with which
the Protestant martyrs bore their sufferings , was a convincing proof that they ...
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The people , now , were encouraged to think for themselves , and were able to
judge what was the true doctrine of the Scripture ; for the Bible was translated into
the English language , and they could now read it themselves ; and this led them
...
The people , now , were encouraged to think for themselves , and were able to
judge what was the true doctrine of the Scripture ; for the Bible was translated into
the English language , and they could now read it themselves ; and this led them
...
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I do not mean to say that all the professors of religion , at that day , were
hypocrites ; for I believe that many of them were indeed sincere men , and true
Christians : but many of them had the language of religion in their mouths , whilst
their ...
I do not mean to say that all the professors of religion , at that day , were
hypocrites ; for I believe that many of them were indeed sincere men , and true
Christians : but many of them had the language of religion in their mouths , whilst
their ...
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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...