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... given in the ' D.N.B. ' over the initials of Mr. Joseph Knight , late Editor of N. & Q. ' The D.N.B. knows nothing of Baron before 1647 , the date of his first book , merely saying : According to Langbaine , who , on this occasion ...
... given in the ' D.N.B. ' over the initials of Mr. Joseph Knight , late Editor of N. & Q. ' The D.N.B. knows nothing of Baron before 1647 , the date of his first book , merely saying : According to Langbaine , who , on this occasion ...
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... given to Sir Thomas Seymour , and Shingay bestowed upon Sir Richard Long . His execution was errone- ously reported to have taken place before 6 Feb. , 1538 , and it was supposed that he had been condemned for having said that the King ...
... given to Sir Thomas Seymour , and Shingay bestowed upon Sir Richard Long . His execution was errone- ously reported to have taken place before 6 Feb. , 1538 , and it was supposed that he had been condemned for having said that the King ...
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... given in its entirety : As thrang as Throp's wife , when she hanged hersel ' wi ' the dishcloot . " The saying is also quoted , as No. 14 of Sundry Northern Proverbs , ' in The Denham Tracts , ' vol . ii . p . 65 ( Folk - Lore Society ...
... given in its entirety : As thrang as Throp's wife , when she hanged hersel ' wi ' the dishcloot . " The saying is also quoted , as No. 14 of Sundry Northern Proverbs , ' in The Denham Tracts , ' vol . ii . p . 65 ( Folk - Lore Society ...
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... given one might have surmised that Baron had come from Norwich . Do the names also indicate that he had not yet definitely joined either political camp , but counted his friends in both ? The only indication of political opinions which ...
... given one might have surmised that Baron had come from Norwich . Do the names also indicate that he had not yet definitely joined either political camp , but counted his friends in both ? The only indication of political opinions which ...
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... given varying edited by the Hon . Vicary Gibbs , vol . iii . , in many respects from the statements in One or the other is sadly 1913 , pp . 462 , 463. Most of the above E. R. C.'s query . Burke's Extinct Peerage appears in the original ...
... given varying edited by the Hon . Vicary Gibbs , vol . iii . , in many respects from the statements in One or the other is sadly 1913 , pp . 462 , 463. Most of the above E. R. C.'s query . Burke's Extinct Peerage appears in the original ...
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Page 261 - God, Give Us Men! God, give us men! A time like this demands Strong minds, great hearts, true faith and ready hands; Men whom the lust of office does not kill; Men whom the spoils of office cannot buy; Men who possess opinions and a will; Men who have honor; men who will not lie; Men who can stand before a demagogue And damn his treacherous flatteries without winking! Tall men, sun-crowned, who live above the fog In public duty and in private thinking...
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Page 163 - Lie heavy on him, Earth, for he Laid many a heavy load on thee!
Page 193 - I scarcely ever met with a better companion ; he has inexhaustible spirits, infinite wit and humour » and a great deal of knowledge ; but a thorough profligate in principle as in practice, his life stained with every vice, and his conversation full of blasphemy and indecency. These morals he glories in — for shame is a weakness he has long since surmounted.
Page 162 - His Royal Highness, for the better apprehending and bringing to justice the persons concerned in writing and sending the anonymous letters above-mentioned, is hereby pleased, in the name and on the behalf...