The Collected Historical Works of Sir Francis Palgrave, K.H.

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University Press, 1922 - 20 páginas

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Página 142 - Now the bright morning star, day's harbinger, Comes dancing from the east, and leads with her The flowery May, who from her green lap throws The yellow cowslip, and the pale primrose. Hail, bounteous May, that dost inspire Mirth, and youth, and warm desire ; Woods and groves are of thy dressing, Hill and dale doth boast thy blessing. Thus we salute thee with our early song, And welcome thee, and wish thee long.
Página 238 - Error ! Guilt, guilt, my son: give it the right name. No marvel, If I found check in our great work within, When such affairs as these were managing ! Mam.
Página 422 - Ond'ella toglie ancora e terza e nona, Si stava in pace, sobria e pudica. Non avea catenella, non corona, Non donne contigiate, non cintura Che fosse a veder più che la persona. Non faceva, nascendo, ancor paura La figlia al padre, che il tempo e la dote Non fuggian quinci e quindi la misura.
Página 412 - L'antiche leggi, e furon si civili, Fecero al viver bene un picciol cenno Verso di te, che fai tanto sottili Provvedimenti, che a mezzo novembre Non giunge quel che tu d'ottobre fili.
Página 196 - Physick, Fellow of the College of Physicians, and of the Royal Society, and a Professor of Physick in Grtsham-College.
Página 81 - Bliss was it in that dawn to be alive, But to be young was very heaven! oh! times, In which the meagre stale forbidding ways Of custom, law, and statute, took at once The attraction of a country in Romance!
Página 448 - It was read. But be your majesty assured, I meant no harm, when I caused the cuts to be bound with the service book.
Página 243 - But the mortallest enemy unto knowledge, and that which hath done the greatest execution upon truth, hath been a peremptory adhesion unto authority ; and more especially, the establishing of our belief upon the dictates of antiquity.
Página 139 - So also Brand tells us that, in Herefordshire, " at the approach of evening on the vigil of the twelfth day, the farmers, with their friends and servants, meet together, and about six o'clock walk out to a field where wheat is growing. In the highest part of the ground, twelve small fires and one large one are lighted up. The Attendants, headed by the master of the family, pledge the company in old cider, which circulates freely on these occasions. A circle is formed round the large fire, when a...
Página 136 - ... that we justly fear that we were sadly deluded and mistaken ; for which we are much disquieted and distressed in our minds ; and do therefore humbly beg forgiveness...

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