O'Donnel: A National Tale, Volumen3

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H. Colburn, 1814

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Página 166 - ... little did I dream that I should have lived to see such disasters fallen upon her in a nation of gallant men, in a nation of men of honour and of cavaliers. I thought ten thousand swords must have leaped from their scabbards to avenge even a look that threatened her with insult. But the age of chivalry is gone!
Página 166 - It is now sixteen or seventeen years since I saw the Queen of France, then the dauphiness, at Versailles; and surely never lighted on this orb, which she hardly seemed to touch, a more delightful vision. I saw her just above the horizon, decorating and cheering the elevated sphere she just began to move in — glittering like the morning star, full of life, and splendor, and joy.
Página 240 - By dilapidation, or decomposition of part of the rock, time, and the washing of the waves, have perforated a cave many yards in diameter, which extends about twenty yards into a rock, making part of the mainland, and horizontal with the level of the sea at high and low watermarks, or nearly so.
Página 4 - ... and where the feelings, like the guests, are dissipated and abroad, for want of some attractive influence to fix and concentrate them at home.
Página 240 - Kingdom, which hereafter for the time shall be, and to all other our officers and ministers there to whome it shall or may apperteyne, and to every of them, sufficient warrant and discharge in that behalf.
Página 242 - Heroine ; or Adventures of a fair Romance Reader. By Eaton Stannard Barrett, Esq.
Página 235 - O'Donnell, brother to the archtraitor O'Donnell, lately deceased in Spain, made his humble submission, in Ireland, to our Lieutenant of that Kingdom ; and in token of the detestation of his former disloyalties and firm resolution to continue dutiful and loyal courses hereafter, hath done to us and our crowne, since our lieutenant received him unto our mercy many good and...
Página 57 - To be legitimately bon-ton, one should be high-born, apathetic, and reserved; constitutionally cold, and habitually silent; talked of by many, known to a few, devoted to none, and ennuye by all.
Página 239 - ... or keeper of our Great Seal of that realm, likewise for the time being, or to any other officers whom it may appertain sufficient •warrant and discharge. Given under our signet at Tottenham,ihe fourth day of September, 1603, in the firs' year of our reign of England, France, TOL.
Página 236 - O'Neills, lived as loyal subjects to ourCrowue, till his unhappy * brother first stained the re, putation of their unspotted name, upon this and many the like suits. We have resolved to manifest to all our subjects of that our realm, that out of our princely disposition, we desire their dutiful loyalty and obedient hearts, than in any degree increase of revenue or profit by their...

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