The British Plutarch: Containing the Lives of the Most Eminent Divines, Patriots, Statemen, Warriors, Philosophers, Poets, and Artists of Great Britain and Ireland, from the Accention of Henry VIII, to the Present Time, Volumen1J. Mawman, 1816 |
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... English Annals , from the rudiments of the Reformation under Henry VIII . to the conclusion of the last century . Yet in this , from the frequent occurrence of contemporary Lives , it has been found no easy matter to allot in just ...
... English Annals , from the rudiments of the Reformation under Henry VIII . to the conclusion of the last century . Yet in this , from the frequent occurrence of contemporary Lives , it has been found no easy matter to allot in just ...
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... English edition was printed in 1791 ( and has , subsequently , become scarce ) is merely mentioned , in order to escape the charge of unacknowledged obligation . For not to advert to entire Lives omitted and inserted , of those which ...
... English edition was printed in 1791 ( and has , subsequently , become scarce ) is merely mentioned , in order to escape the charge of unacknowledged obligation . For not to advert to entire Lives omitted and inserted , of those which ...
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... English reader . If , under this head , there should appear an occasional want of uniformity , I may be permitted to plead , that from several books in my secluded situation extracts could only be pro- cured with great difficulty ; that ...
... English reader . If , under this head , there should appear an occasional want of uniformity , I may be permitted to plead , that from several books in my secluded situation extracts could only be pro- cured with great difficulty ; that ...
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... English schools and universities , but the encouragement of it was re- garded as little better than heresy ; * so that Colet was obliged to read the two latter authors in their Latin translations . At the time of taking his degree , he ...
... English schools and universities , but the encouragement of it was re- garded as little better than heresy ; * so that Colet was obliged to read the two latter authors in their Latin translations . At the time of taking his degree , he ...
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... English students , who had gone abroad to attain the Greek tongue . The passion for that language indeed , and for the study of the purer Latin writers , was now grown extremely prevalent throughout Europe , and no where more than in ...
... English students , who had gone abroad to attain the Greek tongue . The passion for that language indeed , and for the study of the purer Latin writers , was now grown extremely prevalent throughout Europe , and no where more than in ...
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afterward Anne Boleyn appears appointed Archbishop Archbishop of Canterbury atque authority Bishop Bishop of Winchester Bishop of Worcester Cardinal cause Chancellor Cheke Christ church clergy Colet College council court Cranmer Cromwell death declared doctrine Duke Duke of Norfolk Earl Edward Edward VI eminent enemies England English Erasmus faith father favour France friends Grace Greek hæc hath Henry VIII Henry's heresy heretics holy honour King King's kingdom Knox Lady Jane Grey Latimer Latin learning letters likewise living London Lord Majesty marriage Mary master ment mihi neque never nihil noble Norfolk occasion omnes opinion parliament person Pope Popish preaching prelate prince Protector Protestant quæ quàm Queen quod received Reformation reign religion Ridley Rome Romish royal Scotland sent sermon Sir John Sir John Cheke Sir Thomas Somerset Sovereign stile tamen things tibi tion Tower transubstantiation unto Wolsey
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Página 287 - Be of good comfort, master Ridley, and play the man. We shall this day light such a candle, by God's grace, in England, as I trust shall never be put out.
Página 279 - God is faithful, who will not suffer us to be tempted above that we are able ; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that we may be able to bear it.
Página 154 - Upon this I, who took the boldness to speak freely before the Cardinal, said, There was no reason to wonder at the matter, since this way of punishing thieves was neither just in itself nor good for the public ; for as the severity was too great, so the remedy was not effectual, simple theft not being so great a crime that it ought to cost a man his life...
Página 72 - Well, well, Master Kingston," quoth he, "I see the matter against me how it is framed; but if I had served God as diligently as I have done the king, he would not have given me over in my grey hairs.
Página 294 - Well then, quoth Master More, how say you in this matter ? What think ye to be the cause of these shelves and flats that stop up Sandwich haven ? Forsooth, Sir, quoth he, I am an old man ; I think that Tenterton steeple is the cause of Goodwin sands. For I am an old man, Sir...
Página 416 - I am in presence either of father or mother, whether I speak, keep silence, sit, stand, or go, eat, drink, be merry or sad, be sewing, playing, dancing, or doing anything else, I must do it, as it were, in such weight, measure, and number, even so perfectly as God made the world...
Página 91 - that some of us, as high as we seem to sit upon the mountains treading heretics under our feet like ants, live not the day that we gladly would wish to be at league and composition with them to let them have their churches quietly to themselves, so that they would be contented to let us have ours quietly to ourselves.
Página 261 - Wherefore, gracious king, remember yourself, have pity upon your soul ; and think that the day is even at hand, when you shall give account of your office, and of the blood that hath been shed with your sword.
Página 154 - One day when I was dining with him there happened to be at table one of the English lawyers, who took occasion to run out in a high commendation of the severe execution of justice upon thieves, who...
Página 416 - I bear them, so without measure misordered, that I think myself in hell, till time come that I must go to Mr.