Memoirs of the Reign of Queen Elizabeth, from the Year 1581 Till Her Death: In which the Secret Intrigues of Her Court, and the Conduct of Her Favourite, Robert Earl of Essex, Both at Home and Abroad, are Particularly Illustrated : from the Original Papers of His Intimate Friend, Anthony Bacon, Esquire, and Other Manuscripts Never Before Published, Band 2A. Millar, 1754 |
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Memoirs of the Reign of Queen Elizabeth, from the Year 1581 Till Her Death ... Thomas Birch Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 2019 |
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Seite 456 - Like to the senators of the antique Rome, With the plebeians swarming at their heels, Go forth and fetch their conquering Caesar in: As, by a lower but loving likelihood, Were now the general of our gracious empress, As in good time he may, from Ireland coming, Bringing rebellion broached on his sword, How many would the peaceful city quit, To welcome him!
Seite 456 - Hercules' two pillars standing near Did make to quake and fear: Fair branch of honour, flower of chivalry! That fillest England with thy triumph's fame, Joy have thou of thy noble victory, And endless happiness of thine own name That promiseth the same; That through thy prowess and victorious arms Thy country may be freed from foreign harms, And great...
Seite 369 - Nay more; when the vilest of all indignities are done unto me, doth religion enforce me to sue ? or doth God require it ? Is it impiety not to do it? What, cannot princes err? cannot subjects receive wrong ? Is an earthly power or authority infinite ? Pardon me, pardon me, my good lord, I can never subscribe to these principles.
Seite 63 - I had of mine own; and so to retire me from the court, which was the epilogue and end of all my actions, and endeavours of any important note, till I came to the age of sixty three.
Seite 405 - God, though he had suffered much trouble and storms abroad, he found a sweet calm at home. 'Tis much wondered at here that he went so boldly to her majesty's presence, she not being ready, and he so full of dirt and mire that his very face was full of it.
Seite 457 - And I would again say to him ; " My lord, these courses be like to " hot waters, they will help at a pang ; but if you use " them you shall spoil the stomach, and you shall be " fain still to make them stronger, and stronger, and
Seite 426 - I will tell you, Bacon, the error of it : the manner of these physicians, and especially these empirics, is to continue one kind of medicine; which at the first is proper, being to draw out the ill humour ; but, after, they have not the discretion to change the medicine, but apply still drawing medicines, when they should rather intend to cure and corroborate the part.
Seite 62 - I was thoroughly assured) took any great pleasure to prefer me the sooner (for she hated his ambition, and would give little countenance to any of his followers) ; and both the lord Burleigh and his son waxed jealous of my courses...
Seite 430 - ... he joys only for your majesty's great happiness and happy greatness : and were the rest of his days never so many, and sure to be as happy as they are like to be miserable, he would lose them all to have this happy 17th day many and many...
Seite 425 - I have been kind to you, and you may believe that I cannot be other either upon humour or mine own election. I am a stranger to all poetical conceits, or else I should say somewhat of your poetical example.