Stories of the TowerCassell, 1884 - 215 pages |
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Album ANNE ASKEW Anne Boleyn barge BELL TOWER beneath beseech Bishop Bishop Fisher blessed blood Bloody Tower Bowyer Tower BYWARD cell CHAPTER cheer Christ cloth gilt crown death door Dudley Earl of Kilmarnock Edward Elizabeth entered exclaimed execution executioner eyes faithful farewell father fear floor forgiveness gaoler gazed grace Guildford hand hath head heart Henry hope husband Illustrated throughout imprisoned King Lady Catherine Grey Lady Jane LADY JANE GREY Lieutenant Lieutenant's house lion Little Folks live lodging Lord Balmerino Lord Guildford Dudley Majesty MATÉAUX mercy morning never night once opened pardon passed Peter's Chapel Pictures pray prayer prisoner Queen replied scaffold servant Sir Allan Sir John Gage Sir Thomas sleep soul STORY BOOKS Thames thee thou Tower Hill Tower of London Traitor's Gate unto velvet walked walls warders weary White Tower wife words yeoman porter young
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Page 125 - The sun shall be no more thy light by day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee : but the LORD shall be unto thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy glory. Thy sun shall no more go down ; neither shall thy moon withdraw itself: for the LORD shall be thine everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning shall be ended.
Page 161 - She is gone, in whom I trusted, and of me hath not one thought of mercy, nor any respect of that that was. Do with me therefore what you list. I am more weary of life than they are desirous I should perish, which if it had been for her, as it is by her, I had been too happily born.
Page 127 - Follow the steps of your master Christ, and take up your cross. Lay your sins on his back, and always embrace him. And as touching my death, rejoice as I do, good sister, that I shall be delivered of this corruption, and put on incorruption, for I am assured that I shall, for losing of a mortal life, win...
Page 126 - God. Live still to die, that you by death may purchase eternal life. And trust not that the tenderness of your age shall lengthen your life; for as soon, if God call, goeth the young as the old. And labour always to learn to die.
Page 48 - And there as (whenever) any frailty maketh you to fall, beseech his mercy soon to call you to him again with repentance, satisfaction, and contrition of your heart, never more in will to offend him.
Page 123 - FATHER, — Although it hath pleased God to hasten my death by you, by whom my life should rather have been lengthened ; yet can I so patiently take it, that I yield God more hearty thanks for shortening my woful days, than if all the world had been given unto my possessions, with life lengthened at my own will...
Page 213 - Yow that these beasts do wel behold and se, May deme with ease wherefore here made they be, With borders eke wherein — • — 4 brothers names who list to serche the ground.
Page 76 - I did purpose," answered More, "to have spoken somewhat, but I will conform myself to the King's commandment, and I beseech you to obtain from him that my daughter Margaret may be present at my burial.
Page 126 - God had prospered him, you should have inherited his lands ; so, if you apply diligently this book, seeking to direct your life after it, you shall be an inheritor of such riches as neither the covetous shall withdraw from you, neither thief shall steal, neither yet the moths corrupt.