A History of England, from the First Invasion by the Romans, Tomy 3-4

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Eugene Cummiskey, 1827
 

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Strona 18 - But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses, every word may be established.
Strona 174 - A few days after they appeared in his presence, armed, and attended with armed followers ; and they accused, by name, the Archbishop of York, the Duke of Ireland, the Earl of Suffolk, Sir Robert Tresilian, and Sir Nicholas Brembre, as public and dangerous enemies to the state.
Strona 49 - ... towards our other barons of England, unless it ought to be otherwise, according to the charters which we hold from William, his father, the former King of the Scots.
Strona 161 - Wyclifie made a new translation, multiplied the copies with the aid of transcribers, and by his poor priests recommended it to the perusal of their hearers. In their hands it became an engine of wonderful power. Men were flattered by the appeal to their private judgment: the new doctrines insensibly acquired partisans and protectors in the higher classes, who alone were acquainted with the use of letters; a spirit of inquiry was generated; and the seeds were sown of that religious revolution, which...
Strona 272 - homage and fealty of the persons named in my pro" curacy ; and acquit and discharge them thereof, in " the best manner that law and custom will give. And " I now make protestation in their name that they will " no longer be in your fealty or allegiance, nor claim to " hold any thing of you as king, but will account you " hereafter as a private person, without any manner of
Strona 161 - In proof of his doctrines he appealed to the Scriptures, and thus made his disciples judges between him and the bishops. Several versions of the sacred writings were even then extant : but they were confined to libraries, or only in the hands of persons, who aspired to superior sanctity...
Strona 121 - ... by the pleasant river Avon. Looking rather anxiously across the prospect towards Kenilworth, he saw his own banners advancing ; and his face brightened with joy. But, it clouded darkly when he presently perceived that the banners were captured, and in the enemy's hands; and he said, "It is over. The Lord have mercy on our souls, for our bodies are Prince Edward's!
Strona 60 - ... which rushed through every crime to the attainment of its object, a pusillanimity which often, at the sole appearance of opposition, sank into despondency. Arrogant in prosperity, abject in adversity, he neither conciliated affection in the one nor esteem in the other. His dissimulation was so well known, that it seldom deceived; his suspicion served only to multiply his enemies, and the knowledge of his vindictive temper contributed to keep open the breach betwixt him and those who had incurred...
Strona 234 - To a proposal to save his life, a voice replied, " You have caught the fox ; if you let him go, you will have to hunt him again...
Strona 48 - Never perhaps were preparations for battle made under circumstances so truly awful. On that very day the sun suffered a partial eclipse ; birds in clouds, the precursors of a storm, flew screaming over the two armies; and the rain fell in torrents, accompanied with incessant thunder and lightning. About five in the afternoon the weather cleared up, the sun in full splendour darted his rays in the eyes of the enemy.

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