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... bishop abbots , mitred abbots , and crosiered abbots , when holding their dignities from the pope . In England , mitred abbots were lords of parliament ; twenty - seven abbots and two priors were thus dis- tinguished in the 4th Edward ...
... bishop abbots , mitred abbots , and crosiered abbots , when holding their dignities from the pope . In England , mitred abbots were lords of parliament ; twenty - seven abbots and two priors were thus dis- tinguished in the 4th Edward ...
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... bishop , and a man of great sanctity . In the ancient annals of Ireland the prelates of this see are , for the most part , called bishops of Luigny , or Liny , from the subdivision of the county wherein it is situated . The see of ...
... bishop , and a man of great sanctity . In the ancient annals of Ireland the prelates of this see are , for the most part , called bishops of Luigny , or Liny , from the subdivision of the county wherein it is situated . The see of ...
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... bishop Gardiner · 1540 Lord Wriothesley , earl of Hertford 1544 KING EDWARD VI . The earl of Hertford , continued John , duke of Northumberland . . 1552 QUEEN MARY . Bishop Gardiner 1553 QUEEN ELIZABETH . Sir Nicholas Bacon . Sir ...
... bishop Gardiner · 1540 Lord Wriothesley , earl of Hertford 1544 KING EDWARD VI . The earl of Hertford , continued John , duke of Northumberland . . 1552 QUEEN MARY . Bishop Gardiner 1553 QUEEN ELIZABETH . Sir Nicholas Bacon . Sir ...
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... bishop of Ephesus ; but the exaction was condemned by the council of Ephesus , A.D. 400. Clement V. was the first ... bishops , and other eminent personages , and a very ancient custom . It was first used at coronations in England on ...
... bishop of Ephesus ; but the exaction was condemned by the council of Ephesus , A.D. 400. Clement V. was the first ... bishops , and other eminent personages , and a very ancient custom . It was first used at coronations in England on ...
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... bishop of Poitiers , and St. Ambrose , were the first who composed them , about the middle of the fourth century . - Lenglet . They were introduced into the church service in 386. - Baker . Ignatius is said to have introduced them into ...
... bishop of Poitiers , and St. Ambrose , were the first who composed them , about the middle of the fourth century . - Lenglet . They were introduced into the church service in 386. - Baker . Ignatius is said to have introduced them into ...
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Page 69 - If a bird's nest chance to be before thee in the way in any tree, or on the ground, whether they be young ones, or eggs, and the dam sitting upon the young, or upon the eggs, thou shalt not take the dam with the young...
Page 199 - Even from the grave thou shalt have power to charm. Bid them be chaste, be innocent, like thee; Bid them in Duty's sphere as meekly move; And if so fair, from vanity as free; As firm in friendship, and as fond in love. Tell them, though 'tis an awful thing to die ('Twas even to thee), yet the dread path once trod, Heaven lifts its everlasting portals high, And bids ' the pure in heart behold their God.
Page 26 - And they had a king over them, which is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath his name Apollyon.
Page 299 - But see! each Muse, in Leo's golden days, Starts from her trance, and trims her wither'd bays! Rome's ancient Genius, o'er its ruins spread, Shakes off the dust, and rears his rev'rend head.
Page 14 - whispers through the trees': If crystal streams 'with pleasing murmurs creep': The reader's threaten'd (not in vain) with 'sleep'.
Page 475 - We were now treading that illustrious island, which was once the luminary of the Caledonian regions, whence savage clans and roving barbarians derived the benefits of knowledge, and the blessings of religion.
Page 155 - I pity the man who can travel from Dan. to Beersheba, and cry, 'Tis all barren and so it is; and so is all the world to him, who will not cultivate the fruits it offers.
Page 459 - May, 1700, and was buried in Westminster abbey, where a monument was erected to his memory by John, duke of Buckingham.
Page 556 - If there were as many devils in Worms as there are tiles on the housetops I would go.
Page 373 - ... thou shalt not go again to fetch it : it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow : that the Lord thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hands.