The Great Oyer of Poisoning: The Trial of the Earl of Somerset for the Poisoning of Sir Thomas Overbury, in the Tower of London, and Various Matters Connected Therewith, from Contemporary Mss |
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Pagina 450 - No man ever spoke more neatly, more pressly, more weightily, or suffered less emptiness, less idleness, in what he uttered. No member of his speech but consisted of [his] own graces. His hearers could not cough or look aside from him without loss. He commanded where he spoke, and had his judges angry and pleased at his devotion.
Pagina 521 - Which, form'd into a garland sweet, Lay humbly at your monarch's feet ; Who, as the odours reach his throne, Will smile, and think them all his own ; For law and...
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Pagina 450 - My conceit of his person was never increased toward him by his place, or honours : but I have and do reverence him, for the greatness that was only proper to himself, in that he seemed to me ever, by his work, one of the greatest men, and most worthy of admiration, that had been in many ages. In his adversity I ever prayed, that God would give him strength ; for greatness he could not want. Neither could I condole in a word or syllable for him, as knowing no accident could do harm to virtue, but...
Pagina 450 - ... more neatly, more pressly, more weightily, or suffered less emptiness, less idleness, in what he uttered. No member of his speech but consisted of his own graces. His hearers could not cough or look aside from him without loss. He commanded where he spoke, and had his judges angry and pleased at his devotion. No man had their affections more in his power. The fear of every man that heard him was lest he should make an end.
Pagina 196 - Since laws were made, for every degree, To curb vice in others, as well as me, I wonder we han't better company Upon Tyburn tree.
Pagina 496 - Law then show her face ; They could not be content to look on Grace, Her hinder parts, but with a daring eye To tempt the terror of her front and die. By their own arts, 'tis righteously decreed, 1010 Those dire artificers of death shall bleed.
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Pagina 448 - am not wholly out of hope,' said he, in a letter to the King, ' that ' my Lord Coke himself, when I have in some dark manner put ' him in doubt that he shall be left alone, will not be singular.
Bibliografische gegevens
| Titel | The Great Oyer of Poisoning: The Trial of the Earl of Somerset for the Poisoning of Sir Thomas Overbury, in the Tower of London, and Various Matters Connected Therewith, from Contemporary Mss |
| Auteur | Andrew Amos |
| Uitgever | R. Bentley, 1846 |
| Lengte | 551 pagina's |
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