The Favor of KingsD. Appleton, 1912 - 387 páginas |
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... woman , " writes a quaint and susceptible chronicler , " than to that of fair Anne Boleyn . " Certainly no girl ever flashed so meteor - like above the satellites of an English court , and no woman ever went to her doom under more awful ...
... woman , " writes a quaint and susceptible chronicler , " than to that of fair Anne Boleyn . " Certainly no girl ever flashed so meteor - like above the satellites of an English court , and no woman ever went to her doom under more awful ...
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... woman's to stain an English scaffold . I wish to acknowledge my indebtedness to the his- tories of Paul Friedmann , of Brewer , Gairdiner , Strick- land , and Hume , and to express my gratitude to the librarians of the Bodleian Library ...
... woman's to stain an English scaffold . I wish to acknowledge my indebtedness to the his- tories of Paul Friedmann , of Brewer , Gairdiner , Strick- land , and Hume , and to express my gratitude to the librarians of the Bodleian Library ...
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... woman for tears ! " countenance . “ The " A jilt - like all her sex , " pronounced Wyatt , the poet . 66 " Will it never have done ? " Brereton grumbled , drum- ming on the leaded glass and staring out over the drenched gardens to the ...
... woman for tears ! " countenance . “ The " A jilt - like all her sex , " pronounced Wyatt , the poet . 66 " Will it never have done ? " Brereton grumbled , drum- ming on the leaded glass and staring out over the drenched gardens to the ...
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... woman for whom all this ceremony took place . She was a thick , middle - aged figure , cumbered with heavy velvet and satin damask . Lacking in the appear- ance of majesty , lumpy , plain featured , with the scant hair strained baldly ...
... woman for whom all this ceremony took place . She was a thick , middle - aged figure , cumbered with heavy velvet and satin damask . Lacking in the appear- ance of majesty , lumpy , plain featured , with the scant hair strained baldly ...
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... their close association had given a thousand indefinable ways of expression . But she saw no help for herself now except through the queen , and after all Catherine was a woman and had often been a pitying 5 THE QUEEN'S REFUSAL.
... their close association had given a thousand indefinable ways of expression . But she saw no help for herself now except through the queen , and after all Catherine was a woman and had often been a pitying 5 THE QUEEN'S REFUSAL.
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Términos y frases comunes
anger Anne Boleyn Anne's bitter breath Brereton brother cardinal Cardinal Wolsey cardinal's Catherine Catherine of Aragon Catherine's caught Countess of Northumberland court cried Cromwell crown dance dare daughter door dream Duchess of Norfolk England eyes face father favor fear felt flashed flung gave George Boleyn girl glance gown Grace hair hall hand hath head heart Helen Henry Henry Percy Henry's Hever hope Jane Seymour king king's Kingston knew lady laughed lips look Lord Lord Rochford maid of honor Majesty Marchioness of Pembroke marriage marry Mary Wyatt matter mind Mistress murmured never night Norfolk Norris passion Percy pope prince Princess queen Rochford seemed Sir Nicholas Carewe smile spirit staring stood strange sweet talk thee thing thou art thou hast thought told Tower turned twas voice whispered wife Wolsey Wolsey's woman words young
Pasajes populares
Página 344 - ... of mine enemies withdraw your princely favour from me ; neither let that stain, that unworthy stain, of a disloyal heart towards your good grace, ever cast so foul a blot on your most dutiful wife, and the infant princess your daughter.
Página 344 - You have chosen me, from a low estate, to be your queen and companion, far beyond my desert or desire. If then you found me worthy of such honour, good your grace let not any light fancy, or bad counsel of mine enemies, withdraw...
Página 344 - Try me, good King, but let me have a lawful trial, and let not my sworn enemies sit as my accusers and judges; yea, let me receive an open trial, for my truth shall fear no open shame; then shall you see either mine innocence cleared, your suspicion and conscience satisfied, the ignominy and slander of the world stopped, or my guilt openly declared.
Página 191 - I could in my fantasy wish or desire. She hath all the virtuous qualities that ought to be in a woman of her dignity, or in any other of baser estate. Surely she is also a noble woman born, if nothing were in her, but only her conditions will well declare the same.
Página 344 - ... for whose sake I am now as I am, whose name I could some good while since have pointed unto, your Grace being not ignorant of my suspicion therein.
Página 346 - My lute awake! Perform the last Labor that thou and I shall waste, The end that I have now begun: For when this song is sung and past, My lute be still, for I have done. As to be heard where ear is none, As lead to grave in marble stone, My song may pierce her heart as soon.
Página 344 - I at any time so far forget myself in my exaltation, or received queenship, but that I always looked for such an alteration as now I find ; for, the ground of my preferment being on no surer foundation than your grace's fancy, the least alteration, I knew, was fit and sufficient to draw that fancy to some other subject.
Página 83 - WILLIAM BYRD'S Psalms, Songs, and Sonnets, 1611. THE eagle's force subdues each bird that flies ; What metal may resist the flaming fire ? Doth not the sun dazzle the clearest eyes, And melt the ice, and make the frost retire ? Who can withstand a puissant king's desire ? The stiffest stones are pierced through with tools : The wisest are with Princes made but fools.
Página 344 - God and man, not only to execute worthy punishment on me as an unlawful wife, but to follow your affection, already settled on that party, for whose sake I am now as I am, whose name I could some good while since have pointed unto your Grace, not being ignorant of my suspicion therein.
Página 47 - PASTIME with good company I love, and shall, until I die ; Grudge who will, but none deny, So God be pleased, this life will I For my pastance, Hunt, sing, and dance ; My heart is set, All goodly sport, To my comfort, Who shall me let...