Lives of the Princesses of England, from the Norman Conquest, Volumen2Longman, Brown, Green, Longman, & Roberts, 1857 |
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Página 141 - James,' he cried, vociferating for the last time his favourite oath, ' then it is time for me to die!' and, grasping his sword with both hands, he rushed upon his assailants, striking with such rapidity and vigour, that a witness of the scene asserted that, had he had but eight followers like himself, he would have changed the fortune of the day. Wounded, however, by a blow from behind, he was struck from his horse, and instantly dispatched ; and the fate of the battle was decided.
Página 224 - Away was sons • of ale and bread, Of wine and wax, of game and glee: Our gold was changed into lead, Christ, born into Virginity, Succour Scotland and remede ' That stad * is in perplexity.
Página 58 - ... loss and injury I have sustained, I grant you absolution ; but if not, I confirm my previous sentence, so that, enveloped in your sins, you stand for evermore condemned to hell !" The restitution was never made, and the indignant bishop pronounced this further curse, in the words of the Psalmist : " His name shall be rooted out in one generation, and his sons shall be deprived of the blessing, INCREASE AND MULTIPLY...
Página 361 - Frere answeryng at the grave of Dame Johan of Acres shewith the lyneal descent of the lordis of the honoure of Clare, fro the tyme of the fundation of the Freeris in the same honoure the yere of our...
Página 120 - I fear thunder and lightning beyond measure ; but, by God's head, I fear you more than all the thunder and lightning in the world.
Página 47 - ... with severity and harshness, and kept her secluded from court in a state little better than that of a prisoner. Isabella died in child-bed, and left two children — a son who did not long survive her, and a daughter who became the ancestress of the noble houses of Saxe-Cobourg and SaxeGotha,— " So that the blood of the Empress Isabella now runs in the veins of England's Queen, and, through her illustrious consort of the house cf Saxe-Gotha, blends in a twofold stream in those of the royal...
Página 139 - The earl, however, had still some vague suspicions floating in his mind : and he ordered his barber to mount the steeple of the Abbey of Evesham, to obtain a more commanding view of the host. On approaching nearer his enemy, Prince Edward, who had at first displayed the colours taken at Kenilworth, in order to deceive the...
Página 210 - ... invaders, had they seized their advantage and landed immediately. With admirable skill and presence of mind, however, he made such preparations as were in his power, inspiring confidence into his troops by the calmness of his demeanour, and trusting to his own resources to supply the rest. Aware that, could he succeed in decoying his adversary to trifle away the brief summer of those northern regions, the elements themselves would undertake his cause, he professed the most pacific intentions,...
Página 120 - My lord, it is unjust and incredible that you should fear me, your firm friend, who am ever faithful to you and yours, and to the kingdom of England ; it is your enemies, your destroyers and false flatterers, that you ought to fear.
Página 350 - A fortunate private gentleman was also in the royal host, who is thus noticed : — "He by whom they [the royal youths] were well supported acquired, after great doubts and fears until it pleased God he should be delivered, the love of the countess of Gloucester, for whom he a long time endured great sufferings.