Beeton's Historical romances, daring deeds, and animal stories, ed. by S.O. BeetonWard, Lock, and Tyler, 1871 - 1092 من الصفحات |
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الصفحة 240 - I sought for merit wherever it was to be found. It is my boast that I was the first minister who looked for it, and found it, in the mountains of the North. I called it forth, and drew into your service a hardy and intrepid race of men — men who, when left by your jealousy, became a prey to the artifices of your enemies, and had gone nigh to have overturned the state in the war before the last.
الصفحة 261 - The merlin cannot ever soar on high, Nor greedy greyhound still pursue the chase ; The tender lark will find a time to fly, And fearful hare to run a quiet race. He that high growth on cedars did bestow, Gave also lowly mushrooms leave to grow. In Haman's pomp poor Mardocheus wept, Yet God did turn his fate upon his foe. The Lazar pined while Dives' feast was kept, Yet he to heaven — to hell did Dives go.
الصفحة 721 - For resistance I could fear none ; But with twenty ships had done What thou, brave and happy Vernon, Hast achieved with six alone.
الصفحة 721 - I, by twenty sail attended, Did this Spanish town affright; Nothing then its wealth defended But my orders not to fight. Oh! that in this rolling ocean I had cast them with disdain, And obeyed my heart's warm motion To have quelled the pride of Spain!
الصفحة 210 - Ireland; where, for the sympathy of their religion, hoping to find succour and assistance, a great part of them were crushed against the rocks, and those other that landed, being very many in number, were, notwithstanding, broken, slain, and taken; and so sent from village to village, coupled in halters to be shipped into England, where Her Majesty, of her princely and invincible disposition disdaining to put them to...
الصفحة 240 - ... of your enemies, and had gone nigh to have overturned the state in the war before the last. These men, in the last war, were brought to combat on your side ; they served with fidelity, as they fought with valour, and conquered for you in every part of the world.
الصفحة 721 - Unrepining at thy glory, Thy successful arms we hail ; But remember our sad story, And let Hosier's wrongs prevail. Sent in this foul clime to languish, Think what thousands fell in vain, Wasted with disease and anguish, Not in glorious battle slain.
الصفحة 721 - From the Spaniards' late defeat; And his crews, with shouts victorious, Drank success to England's fleet: On a sudden shrilly sounding, Hideous yells and shrieks were heard; Then each heart with fear confounding, A sad troop of ghosts...
الصفحة 721 - On them gleamed the moon's wan lustre, When the shade of Hosier brave His pale bands was seen to...
الصفحة 182 - Curse not the king, no not in thy thought; and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter.