 King Canute was weary-hearted ; he had reigned for years a score, Battling, struggling, pushing, fighting, killing much and robbing more; And he thought upon his actions, walking by the wild sea-shore. "'Twixt the Chancellor and Bishop walked the King...  The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray - Strona 204autor: William Makepeace Thackeray - 1885Pełny widok - Informacje o książce
 | 1850 - Liczba stron: 642
...conventional sordidness is worse : men find no difficulty in acting down to low theories. King Canute was very weary-hearted ; he had reigned for years a score ;...steps sedate, Chamberlains and grooms came after, silver sticks and gold sticks great, Chaplains, aides-de-camp, and pages — all the officers of state.... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1853 - Liczba stron: 544
...gracefully with one hand, and, making an elegant bow to the Sovereign, began to chant as follows :— KING CANUTE King Canute was weary-hearted; he had...And he thought upon his actions, walking by the wild sea shore. Twixt the Chancellor and Bishop walked the King with steps sedate, Chamberlains and grooms... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1853 - Liczba stron: 324
...began to chant as follows : — KING CANUTE. King Canute was weary-hearted ; h» had reigned for yeses a score ; Battling, struggling, pushing, fighting,...And he thought upon his actions, walking by the wild sea shore. Twlxt the Chancellor and Bishop walked the Ktog wRh steps sedate, Chamberlains and grooms... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1853 - Liczba stron: 330
...killing much and robhing more. And be thought npon his actions, walking by the wild sea shore. Twlit the Chancellor and Bishop walked the King with steps sedate. Chamberlains and grooms came after, silver sticks and gold sticks great. Chaplains, aides-de-camp, and pages,— all the officers of stste.... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1856 - Liczba stron: 538
...gracefully with one hand, and making an elegant bow to the Sovereign, began to chant as follows : — KING CANUTE. King Canute was weary-hearted ; he had...steps sedate, Chamberlains and grooms came after, silver sticks and gold sticks great, , Chaplaius, aides-de-camp, and pages, — all the officers of... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1856 - Liczba stron: 148
...gracefully with one hand, and making an elegant bow to the Sovereign, began to chant as follows : — KING CANUTE. King Canute was weary-hearted ; he had...thought upon his actions, walking by the wild sea-shore. 'Twizt the Chancellor and Bishop walked the King with steps sedate, Chamberlains and grooms came after,... | |
 | 1864 - Liczba stron: 650
...less generally read than it should be : — " KINO CANUTE. " King Canute was weary-hearted ; he bad reigned for years a score ; Battling, struggling,...steps sedate, Chamberlains and grooms came after, silver sticks and gold sticks great, Chaplains, aides-de-camp, and pages, — all the officers of state.... | |
 | 1864 - Liczba stron: 564
...less generally read than it should be :— KING CANUTE. King Canute was weary-hearted ; he had reign'd for years a score ; Battling, struggling, pushing,...steps sedate, Chamberlains and grooms came after, silver sticks and gold sticks great, Chaplains, aides-de-camp, and pages,—all the officers of state.... | |
 | 1864 - Liczba stron: 560
...generally read than it should be : — KING CANUTE. King Canute was weary -hearted ; he had reign'd for years a score ; Battling, struggling, pushing,...thought upon his actions, walking by the wild sea-shore. 'Twix the chancellor and bishop walked the king with steps sedate, Chamberlains and grooms came after,... | |
 | John Brown - 1866 - Liczba stron: 454
...Rebecca and Rowena, — a rendering of poetical justice less generally read than it should be : — KING CANUTE. King Canute was weary-hearted ; he had...steps sedate, Chamberlains and grooms came after, silver sticks and gold sticks great, Chaplains, aides-de-camp, and pages, — all the officers of state.... | |
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