The Life and Times of Sir Walter Ralegh: With Copious Extracts from His History of the World |
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... gave the foot leisure to trot away , yet , being retarded by often turnings , the Spanish foot overtook and defeated them utterly . During the wars between the Imperials and the French , Boisi and Mont were lost at Brignolles , who in a ...
... gave the foot leisure to trot away , yet , being retarded by often turnings , the Spanish foot overtook and defeated them utterly . During the wars between the Imperials and the French , Boisi and Mont were lost at Brignolles , who in a ...
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... gave to Rome small cause of boast , though much of joy , for those opposites were as base of courage as the lands which they held were abundant of riches . Sicily , Spain , and all Greece fell into her hands by using her aid to protect ...
... gave to Rome small cause of boast , though much of joy , for those opposites were as base of courage as the lands which they held were abundant of riches . Sicily , Spain , and all Greece fell into her hands by using her aid to protect ...
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... gave away his dominion for love , and another sold away a goodly city and territory for money . The country , lying so open to the Roman , and being so well fenced against the English , it is noteworthy not who prevailed most therein ...
... gave away his dominion for love , and another sold away a goodly city and territory for money . The country , lying so open to the Roman , and being so well fenced against the English , it is noteworthy not who prevailed most therein ...
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... gave to the Romans the honour of many gallant victories . What such help , or what other worldly help , than the golden metal of their soldiers , had our English kings against the French ? Were not the French as well experienced in ...
... gave to the Romans the honour of many gallant victories . What such help , or what other worldly help , than the golden metal of their soldiers , had our English kings against the French ? Were not the French as well experienced in ...
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... gave this note : Bellipotentes sunt magè quam sapienti potentes - They were more warlike than politic . Whoso notes their proceedings may find that none of them went to work like a conqueror , save only King Henry V. , the course of ...
... gave this note : Bellipotentes sunt magè quam sapienti potentes - They were more warlike than politic . Whoso notes their proceedings may find that none of them went to work like a conqueror , save only King Henry V. , the course of ...
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Page 31 - But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him ; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him.
Page 84 - The flowers do fade, and wanton fields To wayward winter reckoning yields: A honey tongue, a heart of gall, Is fancy's spring, but sorrow's fall. Thy gowns, thy shoes, thy beds of roses, Thy cap, thy kirtle, and thy posies Soon break, soon wither, soon forgotten, In folly ripe, in reason rotten.
Page 168 - Go, soul, the body's guest, Upon a thankless errand ! Fear not to touch the best, The truth shall be thy warrant Go, since I needs must die, And give the world the lie.
Page 305 - Even such is time, that takes in trust Our youth, our joys, our all we have, And pays us but with earth and dust ; Who, in the dark and silent grave, When we have wandered all our ways, Shuts up the story of our days ; But from this earth, this grave, this dust, My God shall raise me up, I trust ! ELIZABETHAN MISCELLANIES.
Page 77 - I that was wont to behold her riding like Alexander, hunting like Diana, walking like Venus, the gentle wind blowing her fair hair about her pure cheeks, like a nymph; sometime sitting in the shade like a Goddess; sometime singing like an angel; sometime playing like Orpheus. Behold the sorrow of this world! Once amiss, hath bereaved me of all.
Page 71 - Queen ; At whose approach the soul of Petrarch wept, And from thenceforth those graces were not seen, For they this Queen attended ; in whose stead Oblivion laid him down on Laura's hearse.
Page 167 - Travelleth towards the land of heaven ; Over the silver mountains, Where spring the nectar fountains : There will I kiss The bowl of bliss ; And drink mine everlasting fill Upon every milken hill. My soul will be a-dry before ; But after, it will thirst no more.
Page 168 - Then give them all the lie. Tell zeal it lacks devotion, Tell love it is but lust, Tell time it is but motion. Tell flesh it is but dust; And wish them not reply, For thou must give the lie.
Page 189 - I have seen all the works that are done under the sun ; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit.
Page 169 - Tell charity of coldness. Tell law it is contention. And as they do reply. So give them still the lie. Tell fortune of her blindness, Tell nature of decay, Tell friendship of unkindness, Tell justice of delay. And if they will reply, Then give them all the lie.