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... sent forth in 1588 to conquer England . The causes that led to this undertaking were the following - The reign of Henry VIII . in England had been largely occupied in bringing about the Reformation , the King being declared in 1534 ...
... sent forth in 1588 to conquer England . The causes that led to this undertaking were the following - The reign of Henry VIII . in England had been largely occupied in bringing about the Reformation , the King being declared in 1534 ...
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... sent to harass the Spanish coasts , and he destroyed in the harbour of Cadiz , in 1587 , thirty- five of the enemy's ships , " singeing , " as he termed it , " the King of Spain's beard . " The Duke of Parma took advantage of the delay ...
... sent to harass the Spanish coasts , and he destroyed in the harbour of Cadiz , in 1587 , thirty- five of the enemy's ships , " singeing , " as he termed it , " the King of Spain's beard . " The Duke of Parma took advantage of the delay ...
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... sent in among them at night by the Eng- lish captains , which so terrified the enemy that they cut their cables , and received great damage from loss by fire , collision with each other , and running on shore . From this time the ...
... sent in among them at night by the Eng- lish captains , which so terrified the enemy that they cut their cables , and received great damage from loss by fire , collision with each other , and running on shore . From this time the ...
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... her reeling spires ; From all the batteries of the Tower pealed loud the voice of fear , And all the thousand masts of Thames sent back a louder cheer : And from the farthest wards was heard the rush of 20 THE HISTORICAL AND.
... her reeling spires ; From all the batteries of the Tower pealed loud the voice of fear , And all the thousand masts of Thames sent back a louder cheer : And from the farthest wards was heard the rush of 20 THE HISTORICAL AND.
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... all the bound- less plain ; Till Belvoir's lordly terraces the sign to Lincoln sent , And Lincoln sped the message on o'er the wide vale of Trent ; And Skiddaw saw the fire that burned on Gaunt's embattled GEOGRAPHICAL READER . 21.
... all the bound- less plain ; Till Belvoir's lordly terraces the sign to Lincoln sent , And Lincoln sped the message on o'er the wide vale of Trent ; And Skiddaw saw the fire that burned on Gaunt's embattled GEOGRAPHICAL READER . 21.
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Page 9 - And Ardennes waves above them her green leaves, Dewy with nature's tear-drops, as they pass, Grieving, if aught inanimate e'er grieves, Over the unreturning brave, — alas ! Ere evening to be trodden like the grass...
Page 149 - The breakers were right beneath her bows, She drifted a dreary wreck, And a whooping billow swept the crew Like icicles from her deck. She struck where the white and fleecy waves Looked soft as carded wool, But the cruel rocks they gored her side Like the horns of an angry bull.
Page 128 - And there lay the rider distorted and pale, With the dew on his brow, and the rust on his mail; And the tents were all silent, the banners alone, The lances unlifted, the trumpet unblown.
Page 147 - Last night, the moon had a golden ring, And to-night no moon we see ! " The skipper, he blew a whiff from his pipe, And a scornful laugh laughed he.
Page 152 - Then spoke the bride's father, his hand on his sword, (For the poor craven bridegroom said never a word), "0 come ye in peace here, or come ye in war, Or to dance at our bridal, young Lord Lochinvar?" "I long wooed your daughter, my suit you denied; — Love swells like the Solway, but ebbs like its tide, — And now am I come, with this lost love of mine, To lead but one measure, drink one cup of wine. There are maidens in Scotland more lovely by far, That would gladly be bride to the young Lochinvar.
Page 22 - And his droop'd head sinks gradually low, And through his side the last drops, ebbing slow From the red gash, fall heavy one by one, Like the first of a thunder-shower ; and now The arena swims around him — he is gone Ere ceased the inhuman shout which hailed the wretch who won.
Page 110 - On a rock, whose haughty brow Frowns o'er old Conway's foaming flood, Robed in the sable garb of woe, With haggard eyes the poet stood ; (Loose his beard and hoary hair, Stream'd like a meteor to the troubled air,) And with a master's hand and prophet's fire Struck the deep sorrows of his lyre...
Page 78 - Torrents, methinks, that heard a mighty voice, And stopped at once amid their maddest plunge ! Motionless torrents ! silent cataracts ! Who made you glorious as the gates of Heaven Beneath the keen full moon? Who bade the sun Clothe you with rainbows? Who, with living flowers Of loveliest blue, spread garlands at your feet? — God ! let the torrents, like a shout of nations, Answer ! and let the ice-plains echo, God...
Page 7 - There was a sound of revelry by night, And Belgium's capital had gather'd then Her Beauty and her Chivalry, and bright The lamps shone o'er fair women and brave men; A thousand hearts beat happily; and when Music arose with its voluptuous swell, Soft eyes look'd love to eyes which spake again, And all went merry as a marriage bell; But hush!
Page 153 - One touch to her hand, and one word in her ear, When they reached the hall door, and the charger stood near; So light to the croupe the fair lady he swung, So light to the saddle before her he sprung ! " She is won ; we are gone over bank, bush, and scaur ; They'll have fleet steeds that follow...