Comus: A Mask: Presented at Ludlow Castle 1634, Before the Earl of Bridgewater, Then President of Wales |
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... Duke of Normandy against that king . It became now a princely residence , and was guarded by a numerous garrison . Soon after the accession of Stephen , however , the governor betrayed his trust , in joining the Empress Maud . Stephen ...
... Duke of Normandy against that king . It became now a princely residence , and was guarded by a numerous garrison . Soon after the accession of Stephen , however , the governor betrayed his trust , in joining the Empress Maud . Stephen ...
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... Duke of York , who there drew up his declaration of affected allegiance to the king , pretending that the army of ten thousand men , which he had raised in the Marches of Wales , was " for the public weale of the realme . " The event of ...
... Duke of York , who there drew up his declaration of affected allegiance to the king , pretending that the army of ten thousand men , which he had raised in the Marches of Wales , was " for the public weale of the realme . " The event of ...
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... Duke of Clarence Edmond Earle of Marchy Richard Earle of Cambridge Richard Duke of Yorke Edward IV . Henry VII . Henry VIII . W. Smith , Bishop of Lin- colne , Lord President of Wales Jeff Blythe , Bp . of Coventrie and Litchfield ...
... Duke of Clarence Edmond Earle of Marchy Richard Earle of Cambridge Richard Duke of Yorke Edward IV . Henry VII . Henry VIII . W. Smith , Bishop of Lin- colne , Lord President of Wales Jeff Blythe , Bp . of Coventrie and Litchfield ...
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... Duke of Northumberland , who was beheaded in 1553 . Sir William Herbert , after- wards Earl of Pembroke , in 1549 . Nicholas Heath , Bishop of Worcester , afterwards Abp . of York , was appointed in ' the first year of Q. Mary . Sir ...
... Duke of Northumberland , who was beheaded in 1553 . Sir William Herbert , after- wards Earl of Pembroke , in 1549 . Nicholas Heath , Bishop of Worcester , afterwards Abp . of York , was appointed in ' the first year of Q. Mary . Sir ...
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... of Bridgewater , 1631 , from Mr. Dovaston's MS . Prince Rupert . Richard Lord Vaughan , Earl of Carbery . Henry Marquis of Worces- ter , afterwards Duke of Beaufort . Sir John Bridgeman . Charles Earl of Macclesfield . 23.
... of Bridgewater , 1631 , from Mr. Dovaston's MS . Prince Rupert . Richard Lord Vaughan , Earl of Carbery . Henry Marquis of Worces- ter , afterwards Duke of Beaufort . Sir John Bridgeman . Charles Earl of Macclesfield . 23.
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Page 117 - Or fill the fixed mind with all your toys! Dwell in some idle brain, And fancies fond with gaudy shapes possess, As thick and numberless As the gay motes that people the sun-beams, Or likest hovering dreams, The fickle pensioners of Morpheus
Page 118 - Spare Fast, that oft with gods doth diet, And hears the Muses in a ring Aye round about Jove's altar sing; And add to these retired Leisure, That in trim gardens takes his pleasure; But, first and chiefest, with thee bring Him that yon...
Page 122 - And, when the sun begins to fling His flaring beams, me, goddess, bring To arched walks of twilight groves, And shadows brown, that Sylvan loves, Of pine, or monumental oak, Where the rude axe, with heaved stroke, Was never heard the nymphs to daunt, Or fright them from their hallow'd haunt.
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Page 121 - Canace to wife, That owned the virtuous ring and glass, And of the wondrous horse of brass, On which the Tartar king did ride; And if aught else, great bards beside, In sage and solemn tunes have sung, Of tourneys and of trophies hung; Of forests, and enchantments drear, Where more is meant than meets the ear.
Page 119 - And, missing thee, I walk unseen On the dry smooth-shaven green, To behold the wandering moon, Riding near her highest noon, Like one that had been led astray Through the heaven's wide pathless way, And oft, as if her head she bowed, Stooping through a fleecy cloud.
Page 53 - Of some chaste footing near about this ground. Run to your shrouds within these brakes and trees ; Our number may affright. Some virgin sure (For so I can distinguish by...
Page 67 - How charming is divine Philosophy! Not harsh and crabbed, as dull fools suppose, But musical as is Apollo's lute, And a perpetual feast of nectar'd sweets, Where no crude surfeit reigns.
Page 121 - Or call up him that left half told The story of Cambuscan bold, Of Camball, and of Algarsife, And who had Canace to wife, That own'd the virtuous ring and glass ; And of the wondrous horse of brass, On which the Tartar king did ride...