Chichester, Canterbury, RochesterJohn Murray, Albemarle Street, 1861 - Cathedrals |
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Page 464 - My Lord of Ely, when I was last in Holborn, I saw good strawberries in your garden there : I do beseech you send for some of them.
Page 358 - ... planted his foot on the neck of the corpse, thrust his sword into the ghastly wound and scattered the brains over the pavement.
Page 358 - Grim, vehemently remonstrating, threw his arms around him to aid his efforts. In the scuffle Becket fastened upon Tracy, shook him by his coat of mail, and exerting his great strength, flung him down on the pavement.
Page 374 - Je au ciel' fu, Tu seras tiel come Je su, De la mort ne pensay je mie, Tant come j'avoy la vie. En terre avoy grand richesse, dont Je y fys grand noblesse, Terre, mesons, et grand tresor, draps, chivalx, argent et or. Mes ore su je povres et cheitifs, perfond en la terre gys, Ma grand beaute est tout alee, Ma char est tout gastee, Moult est estroite ma meson, En moy na si verite non, Et si ore me veissez, Je ne quide pas qe vous deeisez, Qe j'eusse onqes hom este, si su je ore de tout changee.
Page 376 - These wrappers were cut through and lifted off, when, to the astonishment of all present, the face of the deceased King was seen in complete preservation. The nose elevated, the cartilage even remaining, though, on the admission of the air, it sunk rapidly away, and had entirely disappeared before the examination was finished. The skin of the chin was entire, of the consistence and thickness of the upper leather of a shoe, brown...
Page 528 - ... approbation was expressed by a loud hum, continued in proportion to their zeal or pleasure. When Burnet preached, part of his congregation hummed so loudly and so long that he sat down to enjoy it, and rubbed his face with his handkerchief. When Sprat preached, he likewise was honoured with the like animating hum; but he stretched out his hand to the congregation, and cried, "Peace, peace, I pray you peace.
Page 479 - I find them so curiously penned, so full of branches and circumstances, that I think the inquisition of Spain used not so many questions to comprehend and to trap their priests.
Page 394 - Australasia. The view from St. Martin's Church is indeed one of the most inspiriting that can be found in the world ; there is none to which I would more willingly take any one who doubted whether a small beginning would lead to a great and lasting good, — none which carries us more vividly back to the past, or more hopefully forward to the future."1 1 Stanley's "Memorials of Canterbury,
Page 369 - Myriads of pilgrims of all countries and of all ranks thronged year after year toward Canterbury, " the holy blissful martyr for to seek," after the fashion of that immortal company which shines in the pages of Chaucer with a glory more lasting than that of the " great Regale" itself; and churches were dedicated to him throughout every part of Christendom, from Palestine to Scotland. The Vigil of the Translation, July...
Page 369 - They rode together from Dover, on the morning of Whitsunday, and entered the city through St. George's Gate. Under the same canopy were seen both the youthful sovereigns ; Cardinal Wolsey was directly in front; on the right and left were the proud nobles of Spain and England ; the streets were lined with clergy, all in full ecclesiastical costume. They lighted off their horses at the west door of the Cathedral; Warham was there to receive them; together 1 Nichols' Erasmus, p. no, quotes his murder,...