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... Earl of Lancaster ( 1296 ) , and Aveline his Wife ( 1273 ) , 116 , 117 Eleanor of Castille ( 1291 ) -Alfonso ( 1284 ) , 118 ; EDWARD I. 1307 , his Tomb and Inscription , 119 - opening of Tomb ( 1771 ) , 120 - EDWARD II.'s Tomb at ...
... Earl of Lancaster ( 1296 ) , and Aveline his Wife ( 1273 ) , 116 , 117 Eleanor of Castille ( 1291 ) -Alfonso ( 1284 ) , 118 ; EDWARD I. 1307 , his Tomb and Inscription , 119 - opening of Tomb ( 1771 ) , 120 - EDWARD II.'s Tomb at ...
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... , 194 - Bingham ( 1598 ) , 195 COURTIERS OF JAMES I. , 195 - Duke of Richmond ( 1623 ) , 196 Courtiers of CHARLES I. , 197 : -The Villiers Family ( 1605-1632 ) , 197. 201— Cranfield , Earl of Middlesex ( 1645 ) , 203 [ 24 ] CONTENTS .
... , 194 - Bingham ( 1598 ) , 195 COURTIERS OF JAMES I. , 195 - Duke of Richmond ( 1623 ) , 196 Courtiers of CHARLES I. , 197 : -The Villiers Family ( 1605-1632 ) , 197. 201— Cranfield , Earl of Middlesex ( 1645 ) , 203 [ 24 ] CONTENTS .
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... Earl of Sandwich ( 1672 ) , THE ORMOND VAULT , 211 , 212 ; Duke of Ormond and his Family ( 1684-1688 ) , 212 - Hyde , Earl of Clarendon ( 1674 ) , Bishop Nicholas Monk ( 1661 ) , Bishop Ferne ( 1662 ) , Bishop Duppa ( 1662 ) , 213 , 214 ...
... Earl of Sandwich ( 1672 ) , THE ORMOND VAULT , 211 , 212 ; Duke of Ormond and his Family ( 1684-1688 ) , 212 - Hyde , Earl of Clarendon ( 1674 ) , Bishop Nicholas Monk ( 1661 ) , Bishop Ferne ( 1662 ) , Bishop Duppa ( 1662 ) , 213 , 214 ...
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... Earl and Countess of Lancaster . 1271 Heart of Prince Henry , Nephew 1369 to the King , placed near Con- 1376 Langham buried . fessor's Tomb . 1377 1272 Burial of Henry III . , Nov. 20 . Purchase of Tower which became the Jewel House ...
... Earl and Countess of Lancaster . 1271 Heart of Prince Henry , Nephew 1369 to the King , placed near Con- 1376 Langham buried . fessor's Tomb . 1377 1272 Burial of Henry III . , Nov. 20 . Purchase of Tower which became the Jewel House ...
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... Earl of Exeter , buried . Camden buried , Nov. 10 . Lewis Stuart , Duke of Lennox and Richmond , Feb. 17 . Entertainment of the French Ambassadors in the Jerusalem Chamber , Dec. 15 . Keeper appointed for the Monu- 1623 1594 John de ...
... Earl of Exeter , buried . Camden buried , Nov. 10 . Lewis Stuart , Duke of Lennox and Richmond , Feb. 17 . Entertainment of the French Ambassadors in the Jerusalem Chamber , Dec. 15 . Keeper appointed for the Monu- 1623 1594 John de ...
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Page 162 - Here lies our Sovereign Lord the King, Whose word no man relies on ; Who never said a foolish thing, And never did a wise one.
Page 283 - twould a saint provoke," (Were the last words that poor Narcissa spoke ;} " No, let a charming chintz and Brussels lace Wrap my cold limbs, and shade my lifeless face : One would not, sure, be frightful when one's dead — And — Betty — give this cheek a little red.
Page 218 - Statesman \ yet friend to Truth! of soul sincere, ' In action faithful, and in honour clear ; 'Who broke no promise, serv'd no private end, 'Who gain'd no title, and who lost no friend ; 'Ennobled by himself, by all approv'd, 'And prais'd, unenvy'd, by the Muse he lov'd.
Page 259 - At the moment in which he expired, he uttered, with an energy of voice, that expressed the most fervent devotion, two lines of his own version of Dies Irae: My God, my father, and my friend, Do not forsake me in my end.
Page 265 - Looking tranquillity! It strikes an awe And terror on my aching sight; the tombs And monumental caves of death look cold, And shoot a chilness to my .trembling heart.
Page 165 - How doth the city sit solitary, that was full of people! how is she become as a widow! she that was great among the nations, and princess among the provinces, how is she become tributary!
Page 97 - Here's an acre sown indeed With the richest, royallest seed That the earth did e'er suck in Since the first man died for sin: Here the bones of birth have cried 'Though gods they were, as men they died!
Page 341 - Stone walls do not a prison make, Nor iron bars a cage ; Minds innocent and quiet take That for a hermitage : If I have freedom in my love, And in my soul am free, — Angels alone that soar above Enjoy such liberty.
Page 392 - Death closes all: but something ere the end, Some work of noble note, may yet be done, Not unbecoming men that strove with Gods.
Page 171 - Proud names, who once the reins of empire held ; ' In arms who triumph'd, or in arts excell'd ; Chiefs, graced with scars and prodigal of blood ; Stern patriots, who for sacred freedom stood ; Just men, by whom impartial laws were given ; And saints who taught and led the way to heaven.