The Retrospective Review, Volume 13Charles and Henry Baldwyn, 1826 - Books |
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Page 13
... town of Manchester ; and the offending craftsmen , who were caught in the very fact of taking off an impression of a libellous pamphlet , were arrested by the Earl of Derby , and sent prisoners to London . In announcing the important ...
... town of Manchester ; and the offending craftsmen , who were caught in the very fact of taking off an impression of a libellous pamphlet , were arrested by the Earl of Derby , and sent prisoners to London . In announcing the important ...
Page 19
... town to town , from province to province , from capital to capital , indulging in all the sensual pleasures each spot affords , and consuming three parts of the time in absolute motion , or else in absolute gazing on inanimate objects ...
... town to town , from province to province , from capital to capital , indulging in all the sensual pleasures each spot affords , and consuming three parts of the time in absolute motion , or else in absolute gazing on inanimate objects ...
Page 23
... towns as they are tainted ; therefore one should Parcere paucorum diffundere crimen in omnes . And it is a generous kind of civility to report always the best . " Furthermore , there is amongst many others , ( which were too long to ...
... towns as they are tainted ; therefore one should Parcere paucorum diffundere crimen in omnes . And it is a generous kind of civility to report always the best . " Furthermore , there is amongst many others , ( which were too long to ...
Page 28
... town is served ; for it will be no unprofitable diversion unto him but for his closet , let it be in the inner part . " : Concerning the expenses of travelling , we find this notice : " As for expenses , he must make account , 28 ...
... town is served ; for it will be no unprofitable diversion unto him but for his closet , let it be in the inner part . " : Concerning the expenses of travelling , we find this notice : " As for expenses , he must make account , 28 ...
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... town of Ruthin ( the property of Lord Gray ) , at a time when a fair was held there . Having achieved this , he retreated to the mountain - fastnesses of Merionethshire , and directed his attention to the speedy and effectual augmen ...
... town of Ruthin ( the property of Lord Gray ) , at a time when a fair was held there . Having achieved this , he retreated to the mountain - fastnesses of Merionethshire , and directed his attention to the speedy and effectual augmen ...
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Page 124 - Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work : but the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God : in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates...
Page 305 - Abay gates, and when the first pagiante was played, it was wheeled to the highe crosse before the mayor, and so to every streete, and soe every streete had a pagiant playinge before them at one time, till all the pagiantes for the daye appoynted...
Page 255 - Soul a heaven-ward course must hold ; Beyond the visible world She soars to seek, (For what delights the sense is false and weak) Ideal Form, the universal mould. The wise man, I affirm, can find no rest In that which perishes : nor will he lend His heart to aught which doth on time depend. 'Tis sense, unbridled will, and not true love, Which kills the soul : Love betters what is best, Even here below, but more in heaven above.
Page 297 - A Dissertation on the Pageants or Dramatic Mysteries, Anciently performed at Coventry by the Trading Companies of that City, chiefly with reference to the Vehicle, Characters, and Dresses of the Actors. Compiled in a great degree from sources hitherto unexplored. To which are added, the Pageant of the Shearmen and Taylor's Company. And other Municipal Entertainments of a Public Nature. By Thomas Sharp.
Page 134 - Thou hast said much here of Paradise Lost, but what hast thou to say of Paradise Found?
Page 36 - He shall have a harp from the King, and a gold ring from the Queen, when his office is secured to him. The harp he shall never part with.
Page 304 - ... heare and see them. The places where they played them was in every streete.
Page 232 - First let the kennel be the huntsman's care, Upon some little eminence erect, And fronting to the ruddy dawn ; its courts On either hand wide opening to receive The Sun's all-cheering beams, when mild he shines, And gilds the mountain tops.
Page 123 - With that the warden holding up his hands and smiling, said, ' Bless me ! I never met with such a man as you are before ! What ! were you set out by the parish ?' Then turning to the constable he said, 'Have him to the Greyhound, and bid the people be civil to him.' Accordingly to the Greyhound I was led, my horse set up, and I put into a large room, and some account, I suppose, given of me to the people of the house. This was new work to me, and what the issue of it would be I could not foresee...
Page 127 - ... such books in the Latin tongue as he pleased to hear me read. At my first sitting to read to him, observing that I used the English...