My instructive and amusing history of England; by the authoress of 'My little note-book of general and Bible knowledge'.1878 |
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Halaman 156 - fair son, what right have you to the crown, when you " know your father had none ?" " My liege," answered the young Henry, " with the sword you won it, and " with the sword I will keep it.
Halaman 187 - ... a coat, one half white, and the other half black or blue ; a long beard ; a silk hood buttoned under his chin, embroidered with grotesque figures of animals, dancing men, &c.
Halaman 193 - He professed always to love and seek peace; and it was his usual preface in his treaties, that when Christ came into the world, peace was sung; and when he went out of the world, peace was bequeathed.
Halaman 348 - ... bending his head over a tame toad, and crying as if his little heart would break. " What's the matter, my lad ? " said the duke. "Oh, sir, please, sir, my poor toad — I bring it something to eat every morning. But they are going to send me off ever so far away to school; nobody will bring it anything to eat when I am gone, and I am afraid it will die.
Halaman 20 - J" north latitude; and between the meridians of 5i°and 10J° west longitude. 1 IRELAND lies in the Atlantic Ocean to the west of Great Britain, from which it is separated by St. George's Channel on the south-east; by the Irish Sea on the east; and by the North Channel on the north-east.
Halaman 226 - For the Queen! For the Queen! A plot is laid for my life!
Halaman 289 - I have life in me. Your Majesty cannot disapprove a son's following the example of his father. You yourself did the like in the year '15; but the circumstances now are indeed very different, by being much more encouraging...
Halaman 155 - Henry, his successor in the throne ; Thomas, duke of Clarence ; John, duke of Bedford; and Humphrey, duke of Gloucester : and two daughters, Blanche and Philippa ; the former married to the duke of Bavaria, the latter to the king of Denmark.
Halaman 348 - Never mind, don't cry, lad — I'll see that the toad is well fed, and you shall hear all about it when you are at school." The boy thanked the gentleman heartily, dried up his tears, and went home. During the time he was at school he received five letters couched in the following terms: — STRATHFIELDSAYE, July 27, 1837.
Halaman 70 - ... the English wore them white, the French red, the Flemish green, the Germans black, and the Italians yellow.