Britain's Historical Drama: A Series of National Tragedies, Intended to Illustrate the Manners, Customs, and Religious Institutions of Different Early Eras in Britain

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S. Maunder, 1832 - 547 páginas
 

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Página 130 - What character does she bear ?" " A very good one, only the neighbours reflect on her because she married the day after her husband was buried.
Página 255 - The truth seems to be, that Alfred was the first monarch of the Anglo-Saxons, but Athelstan was the first monarch of England. The Danish sovereigns, to whose colonies Alfred chose or was compelled to yield Northumbria and East Anglia, divided the island with him ; therefore, though he first reigned monarch over the Anglo-Saxons from the utter destruction of the octarchy, it was not until Athelstan completely subjugated the Anglo-Danish power, that the monarchy of England arose.
Página 409 - Miracles, visions, necromancy, dreams, and other preternatural events, are exploded now even from romances. That was not the case when our author wrote ; much less when the story itself is supposed to have happened. Belief in every kind of prodigy was so established in those dark ages, that an author would not be faithful to the manners of the times who should omit all mention of them. He is not bound to believe them himself, but he must represent his actors as believing them.
Página 130 - ... it up in the corner of his handkerchief; he then demanded of the grave-digger, whether he knew whose skull that was ? He said he did, very well ; declaring it was a man's who kept a brandy-shop, an honest drunken fellow, who one night taking two quarts of that comfortable creature, was found dead in his bed the next morning : Had he a wife ? said the doctor.
Página 405 - And young men round about with maides doe daunce in every streete, With garlands wrought of motherwort, or else with vervain sweete, And many other flowres faire, with violets in their handes, Whereas they all do fondly thinke, that whosoever standes, And thorow the flowres beholdes the flame, his eyes shall feel no paine.
Página 135 - I may call it an oracular stone, though it goes by the name of the great cannon. It rests upon a bed of rock, where a road plainly appears to have been made leading to the hole which, at the entrance, is three feet wide, six feet deep, and about three feet, six inches high. Within this aperture on the right hand is a round hole, two feet diameter, perforated quite through the rock, sixteen feet, and running from south to north. In the abovementioned aperture a man might...
Página 388 - His fleets rode triumphant in the channel, commanded the mouths of the Seine and of the Rhine, ravaged the coasts of the ocean, and diffused beyond the columns of Hercules the terror of his name.
Página 120 - Among the smooth stones of the stream is thy portion ; they, they are thy lot : even to them hast thou poured a drink offering, thou hast offered a meat offering. Should I receive comfort in these ? 7 Upon a lofty and high mountain hast thou set thy bed...
Página 260 - Batayle," written about that time, which professedly treats upon the duties and exercises necessary to constitute a good soldier. Use eek the cast of stone, with slynge or honde : It falleth ofte, yf other shot there none is, Men harneysed in steel may not withstonde, The multitude and mighty cast of stonys ; And stonys in effecte, are every where, And slynges are not noyous for to beare.
Página 122 - British army, like enraged furies, with their hair dishevelled, and flaming torches in their hands, imprecating the wrath of heaven on the invaders of their country. • The Druidesses of Gaul and Britain are said to have been divided into three ranks or classes.

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