The Village of Palaces: Or, Chronicles of Chelsea, Band 1

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Hurst and Blackett, 1880
 

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Seite 190 - No spring, nor summer beauty hath such grace, As I have seen in one autumnal face.
Seite 192 - Veritate in my hand, and kneeling on my knees, devoutly said these words : ' O thou Eternal God, Author of the light which now shines upon me, and giver of all inward illuminations, I do beseech Thee of Thy infinite goodness to pardon a greater request than a sinner ought to make. I am not satisfied enough whether I shall publish this book De Veritate.
Seite 171 - She is the Rose, the glorie of the day, And mine the Primrose in the lowly shade : Mine, ah ! not mine ; amisse I mine did say : Not mine, but His, which mine awhile her made; Mine to be His, with him to live for ay.
Seite 96 - I thank our Lord, son," quoth he, " I find his Grace my very good lord indeed, and I do believe he doth as singularly favour me as any subject within this Realm. Howbeit (son Roper) I may tell thee, I have no cause to be proud thereof. For if my head would win him a castle in France (for then there was wars between us) it should not fail to go.
Seite 68 - ... both of the King and his Council if you would but do as all the Bishops and best learned of this realm have done. And seeing you have at Chelsea a right fair house, your library, your books, your gallery, your garden, your...
Seite 156 - ... for your wickedness become more ugly in shape than the vilest toad in the world ; and one to whom none of reputation would vouchsafe to send any message ; yet she hath thought good to send...
Seite 68 - I marvel that you, who have been hitherto always taken for a wise man, will now so play the fool as to lie here in this close, filthy prison, and be content to be shut up thus with mice and rats, when you might be abroad at your liberty, with the favour and good will both of the King and his Council...
Seite 187 - Dr. Donne, I have invited you to dinner ; and, though you sit not down with me, yet I will carve to you of a dish that I know you love well ; for, knowing you love London, I do therefore make you Dean of St. Paul's ; and, when I have dined, then do you take your beloved dish home to your study, say grace there to yourself, and much good may it do you.
Seite 194 - That she would at the age of thirty-three years allow him to become an undutiful son; for he had made a vow to God that if he were able, he would rebuild that church...
Seite 35 - When MORE some time had Chancellor been, No more suits did remain : The same shall never more be seen, Till MORE be there again.

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