The ladye Shakerley. By one of the House of Egerton [F.M. Wilbraham?]. |
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... sweet sister Ellinor , partly for my own solace , and partly for my daughter's sake ( her little namesake , and a great likeness being traceable in her to my sweet sister ) , I purpose writing from this , my diary , a truthful account ...
... sweet sister Ellinor , partly for my own solace , and partly for my daughter's sake ( her little namesake , and a great likeness being traceable in her to my sweet sister ) , I purpose writing from this , my diary , a truthful account ...
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... sweet sister's home , for thy sweet sake , until that she can find some honourable man , whom she can fix upon , as willing to love and cherish her as I am thee . ' And so , upon the third Thursday after the holy feast of the ...
... sweet sister's home , for thy sweet sake , until that she can find some honourable man , whom she can fix upon , as willing to love and cherish her as I am thee . ' And so , upon the third Thursday after the holy feast of the ...
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... sweet and pretty place , built in the latter part of the reign of Queen Eliza- beth , by our grandfather . It was of mortar and wood , and painted in black and white , as is so much the custom in Cheshire , standing on a gentle rise ...
... sweet and pretty place , built in the latter part of the reign of Queen Eliza- beth , by our grandfather . It was of mortar and wood , and painted in black and white , as is so much the custom in Cheshire , standing on a gentle rise ...
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... sweet woods , and listen to the birds , and to the sounds of the river ; ' at which my dear lord would answer , ' Truth , dear heart , thou mayst have listened to them , but I in sooth never heard but one bird , and that was mine own ...
... sweet woods , and listen to the birds , and to the sounds of the river ; ' at which my dear lord would answer , ' Truth , dear heart , thou mayst have listened to them , but I in sooth never heard but one bird , and that was mine own ...
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... sweet sister , having been of an age to feel the death of my dear and tender parents , and feeling withal the care of her was laid upon me ; and I set myself to learn and copy , as much as in me lay , all that my dear and honoured ...
... sweet sister , having been of an age to feel the death of my dear and tender parents , and feeling withal the care of her was laid upon me ; and I set myself to learn and copy , as much as in me lay , all that my dear and honoured ...
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Page 99 - The hand of the Lord was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the Lord, and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of bones, and caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were very many in the open valley ; and, lo, they were very dry. And he said unto me "Son of man, can these bones live?" And I answered, "O Lord God, thou knowest.
Page 100 - Thus saith the Lord God: Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live. "So I prophesied as He commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood upon their feet, an exceeding great army.
Page 188 - Let me have a shirt on more than ordinary,' said the King, ' by reason the season is so sharp as probably may make me shake, which some observers will imagine proceeds from fear. I would have no such imputation. I fear not Death ! Death is not terrible to me. I bless my God I am prepared.
Page 100 - O Lord God, thou knowest. Again he said unto me Prophesy upon these bones and say unto them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of the Lord. Thus saith the Lord God unto these bones; Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you and ye shall live: And I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live; and ye shall know that I am the Lord.
Page 266 - I will quickly change myself, if it be so, And like a page will follow thee, where'er thou go." " I have neither gold nor silver To maintain thee in this case, And to travel is great charges, As you know, in every place.
Page 100 - So I prophesied as I was commanded : and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and behold a shaking, and the bones came together, bone to his bone.
Page 267 - Bear to her this chain of gold ; And these bracelets for a token, Grieving that I was so bold ; All my jewels in like sort take thou with thee, For they are fitting for thy wife, but not for me.
Page 61 - Have respect unto the covenant : for the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of cruelty.
Page 184 - These are therefore to will and require you to see the said sentence executed in the open street before Whitehall upon the morrow, being the thirtieth day of this instant month of January between the hours of ten in the morning and five in the afternoon of the same day with full effect.
Page 265 - Thou hast set this present day my body free, But my heart in prison still remains with thee.' ' How should'st thou, fair lady, love me, 25 Whom thou knowst thy country's foe ? Thy fair wordes make me suspect thee : Serpents lie where flowers grow.