History of England, in Verse: From the Invasion of Julius Cæsar to the Present Time |
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A. D. KING Alexander Alexis Alfred Archbishop arts banished Benedict Britain built called CANUTE castles Charles Charles II Christian church claim Clement commerce Comnenus conquered conquest Constantine Constantine XII CONTEMPORARY SOVEREIGNS crown Crusade Danes DENMARK AND SWEDEN died Donald VIII duke Earl EAST Edgar Edmund Edward EDWARD THE ELDER Elizabeth EMPEROR OF GERMANY England English ETH'ELRED Europe fame Ferdinand fought Frederick Frederick II gained George Gregory HAROLD Haydn Henry IV Henry VIII historian HOUSE hundred Innocent introduced Ireland issue James killed KING OF DENMARK KING OF SPAIN KING OF SWEDEN kingdom KINGS OF FRANCE KINGS OF PORTUGAL KINGS OF SCOTLAND land laws learned Leopold Lewis lord Louis Mahomet married Mary Matilda Michael Michael VI Norman Normandy o'er Otho Otho II parliament Philip Poet POPES Prince queen reign Richard Robert Romans Saxon Scots Stephen Sweyn throne TURKS unto victory Wales WEST William
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Page 73 - THE GAME AND PLAYE OF THE CHESSE : translated out of the French, and imprynted by William Caxton. Fynysshid the last day of Marche, the yer of our Lord God a thousand foure hondred and Lxxiiij. Folio. Here begynneth the volume intituled and named THE RECUYELL OF THE HISTORYES OF TROYE...
Page 103 - Monument-yard, and destroyed in the space of four days eighty-nine churches, including St. Paul's ¡ the city gates, the Royal Exchange, the Custom House, Guildhall, Sion College, and many other public buildings, besides 13,200 houses, laying waste 400 streets. This conflagration happened (not without strong suspicion of treason), Sept. 2, 1666, and continued three days and nights, and was at last only extinguished by the blowing up of houses.
Page 22 - I pray thee (for thou art my dear child), strive to be a father and a lord to thy people. Be thou the children's father, and the widow's friend. Comfort thou the poor, and shelter the weak ; and with all thy might, right that which is wrong.
Page 51 - These, for instance : that the goods of every free man shall be disposed of, after his death, according to his will : that, if he die without making a will, his children shall succeed to his property : that no officer of the crown shall take horses, carts, or wood, without the consent of the owner : that no free man shall be imprisoned, outlawed, or banished, unless by the judgment of his peers, or the law of the land : that even a rustic shall not by any fine be bereaved of his -carts, ploughs,...
Page 42 - As the champion of God and the ladies (I blush to unite such discordant names), he devoted himself to speak the truth; to maintain the right; to protect the distressed...
Page 22 - GewurSe pin willa on eorSan swa swa on heofonum. Urne gedaeghwamlican hlaf syle us to daeg. And forgyf us ure gyltas swa swa we forgyfap urum gyltendum.
Page 54 - ... borne up by the water, contrary to the course of nature ; in hot water, they were to put their bare arms or legs into scalding water, which if brought out unhurt, they were adjudged innocent of the crime.
Page 42 - ... carried an ideal chivalry to a still more extravagant height than it had risen in fact. There was displayed in them a new and very wonderful sort of world, hardly bearing any resemblance to the world in which we dwell. Not only knights setting forth to redress all manner of wrongs, but in every page, magicians, dragons, and giants, invulnerable men, winged horses, enchanted armour, and enchanted castles...
Page 59 - AD 1216, issued a proclamation wherein it is stated that " the outrageous and excessive multitude of meats and dishes which the great men of our kingdom have used and still use, in their castles...