Memoirs of the Verney family during the commonwealth, 1650-1660, by Margaret M. VerneyLongmans, Green, 1894 |
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... town , none had been more wel- come at Sir Ralph's board than the lighthearted and eccentric Sir Henry Newton , who had found so much in common with Mary's ready wit and merry humour . The friendship was of long standing , as Sir ...
... town , none had been more wel- come at Sir Ralph's board than the lighthearted and eccentric Sir Henry Newton , who had found so much in common with Mary's ready wit and merry humour . The friendship was of long standing , as Sir ...
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... towns in Languedoc , ' ' the violence of the Plague and Famine ' prevented their intended visit to the North of Spain , and they settled down for some weeks at Lyons , where Sir Ralph provided Mun with a Latin master and devoted him ...
... towns in Languedoc , ' ' the violence of the Plague and Famine ' prevented their intended visit to the North of Spain , and they settled down for some weeks at Lyons , where Sir Ralph provided Mun with a Latin master and devoted him ...
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... towns were flourishing centres of learning . Sir Ralph had a liking for Utrecht , remembering how much his brother Edmund had profited by his studies in its newly founded university when quartered in the town as a soldier ; but he ...
... towns were flourishing centres of learning . Sir Ralph had a liking for Utrecht , remembering how much his brother Edmund had profited by his studies in its newly founded university when quartered in the town as a soldier ; but he ...
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... towns of France and the Low Countries , or dancing attendance on the Stuarts in Paris and at the Hague . Sir Ralph spared no expense for tutors . Mun's breeding costs me more than you imagen , ' he wrote to Dr. Denton , 6 6 and I would ...
... towns of France and the Low Countries , or dancing attendance on the Stuarts in Paris and at the Hague . Sir Ralph spared no expense for tutors . Mun's breeding costs me more than you imagen , ' he wrote to Dr. Denton , 6 6 and I would ...
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... town . There was some out - of - door life in the autumn , when the whole popu- lation of Blois turned . out for the grape - gather- ing , and there was fun , not of the best kind , at the time of the annual fair , when the boys ...
... town . There was some out - of - door life in the autumn , when the whole popu- lation of Blois turned . out for the grape - gather- ing , and there was fun , not of the best kind , at the time of the annual fair , when the boys ...
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Side 1 - And still upon that face I look, And think 'twill smile again ; And still the thought I will not brook, That I must look in vain ! But when I speak— thou dost not say, What thou ne'er left'st unsaid ; And now I feel, as well I may, Sweet Mary ! thou art dead ! III.
Side 1 - The time would e'er be o'er, And I on thee should look my last, And thou shouldst smile no more. And still upon that face I look, And think 'twill smile again, And still the thought I will not brook That I must look in vain. But, when I speak, thou dost not say What thou ne'er leftst unsaid, And now I feel, as well I may. Sweet Mary ! thou art dead.
Side 427 - How small of all that human hearts endure, That part which laws or kings can cause or cure.
Side 442 - No civil broils have since his death arose, But faction now by habit does obey ; And wars have that respect for his repose As winds for halcyons when they breed at sea.
Side 217 - Stone walls do not a prison make, Nor iron bars a cage; Minds innocent and quiet take That for an hermitage; If I have freedom in my love And in my soul am free, Angels alone, that soar above, Enjoy such liberty.
Side 74 - In French you cannot bee too cunning for that language affords many admirable bookes fit for you as Romances, Plays, Poetry, Stories of illustrious (not learned) Woemen, receipts for preserving, makinge creames and all sorts of cookeryes, ordring your gardens and in Breif all manner of good housewifery.
Side 73 - Common prayer) and a good plaine cattichisme in your mother tongue being well read and practised, is well worth all the rest and much more sutable to your sex; I know your Father thinks thise false doctrine, but be confident your husband will bee of my oppinion.
Side 31 - Where'er I roam, whatever realms to see, My heart untravell'd fondly turns to thee ; Still to my brother turns, with ceaseless pain, And drags at each remove a lengthening chain.
Side 72 - Doctor, teach her to live under obedience, and whilst she is unmarried, if she would learne anything, let her aske you, and afterwards her husband, At Home. Had St. Paul lived in our times I am most confident hee would have fixt a Shame upon our woemen for writing (as well as for theire speaking) in the Church.
Side 393 - FRIENDS. Old friends are best. King James used to call for his old shoes ; they were easiest for his feet.