The anniversary calendar, natal book, and universal mirror, Volume 1 |
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7th Century Abbey Abbot Acts Alexander ancient anniversary Archbishop Athenian Bacon battle beautiful beheaded Births Bishop Cæsar called Castle celebrated Charles Christian Cicero Constantinople court crown Deaths dedicated defeat died doth Duke Earl Easter Edinburgh Edward Elizabeth Emperor England eyes fair feast festival Francis French George Greek hath Heaven Henry honour hundred Ireland Jews Joseph Julian Julius Cæsar killed King James Lady Lady Jane Grey land Latin Church live London Lord Louis Martyr Mary memory month moon Moses Amyraut never Nicholas night o'er Obits observed Oxford Paris Patriarch Paul's Peter Philip poet Pope present Prid Prince Queen reign Richard Robert Roger Boscovich Roman Roman calendar Rome Royal sails Scotland Sir John solemn soul Sunday sweet temple Thargelion thee thing thou thousand tion tyrs victory Virgin virtue Westminster William William Longsword William Mitford youth
Popular passages
Page xx - The fear of every man that heard him was lest he should make an end.
Page xv - You haste away so soon; As yet the early-rising Sun Has not attain'd his noon. Stay, stay Until the hasting day Has run But to the even-song; And, having pray'd together, we Will go with you along. We have short time to stay, as you, We have as short a Spring ; As quick a growth to meet decay As you, or any thing.
Page xvii - When, in disgrace with fortune and men's eyes, I all alone beweep my outcast state, And trouble deaf heaven with my bootless cries, And look upon myself and curse my fate, Wishing me like to one more rich in hope, Featur'd like him, like him with friends possess'd, Desiring this man's art and that man's scope, With what I most enjoy contented least...
Page viii - I know a bank where the wild thyme blows, Where ox-lips and the nodding violet grows ; Quite over-canopied with luscious woodbine, With sweet musk-roses, and with eglantine...
Page xi - ... for whose sake I am now as I am, whose name I could some good while since have pointed unto, your Grace being not ignorant of my suspicion therein. But if you have already determined of me, and that not only my death, but an infamous slander must bring you the enjoying of your desired happiness ; then I desire of God, that he will pardon your great sin therein, and likewise...