The Last Earl of Desmond:: A Historical Romance of 1599-1603. ... In Two Volumes. ...Hodges and Smith, 104, Grafton-Street., 1854 |
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... Sir Thomas Norreys , the Lord President of Munster , who also received his death - wound on the field , contrasts most favourably with his successor , the scheming and politic Sir George Carew , whose chicanery is so mi- nutely recorded ...
... Sir Thomas Norreys , the Lord President of Munster , who also received his death - wound on the field , contrasts most favourably with his successor , the scheming and politic Sir George Carew , whose chicanery is so mi- nutely recorded ...
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... sir author , there are some other little matters besides , some ingenious weaving of fact and fiction in the same web ... Lord President called the " lapwing's policie . " The incident is recorded in its proper place in the story . I ...
... sir author , there are some other little matters besides , some ingenious weaving of fact and fiction in the same web ... Lord President called the " lapwing's policie . " The incident is recorded in its proper place in the story . I ...
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... Sir William came with only a hundred and twenty men . The Earl assembled eight hundred fol- lowers to surprise his ... Lord President . " And she so wiselie and modestlie did behave hirself , " that Drury believed , or seemed to be ...
... Sir William came with only a hundred and twenty men . The Earl assembled eight hundred fol- lowers to surprise his ... Lord President . " And she so wiselie and modestlie did behave hirself , " that Drury believed , or seemed to be ...
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... Sir Thomas Norreys , the Lord President of Munster . The knight , with his daughter - a very lovely woman - and a man named John Nugent , were seated in a large room of the castle , one evening in the month of May , in the year just ...
... Sir Thomas Norreys , the Lord President of Munster . The knight , with his daughter - a very lovely woman - and a man named John Nugent , were seated in a large room of the castle , one evening in the month of May , in the year just ...
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... President's movements . Here he followed the wise example of the unjust steward ; who , when he found he could be no longer steward , endeavoured to make friends of his lord's debtors . The last appeared the wisest and most practicable ...
... President's movements . Here he followed the wise example of the unjust steward ; who , when he found he could be no longer steward , endeavoured to make friends of his lord's debtors . The last appeared the wisest and most practicable ...
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abbey Archer arms asked beautiful believe brow called Captain castle child Church Countess of Desmond cousin cunning daughter Dermot doubt Earl of Desmond Earl of Ormond Earl's Edmund Spenser Elizabeth Ellen English eyes face fair father fear feel Fitzgibbon girl groom hand harp harper head hear heard heart honour horse Hugh O'Neill inquired Ireland Irish James Fitz-Thomas Jephson Jesuit John Nugent Kerry lady letter looked Lord President lordship Mac Carthy Mac Rory Mallow Mallow Castle marriage master Maurice mind Miss Cavendish mother Munster never noble O'Dugan O'More O'Neill old priest Ormond Castle poet Protestant Queen reader rebels Redmond Burke religion replied the Earl rivirence seemed servant Sir George Carew Sir Thomas Norreys smile soldier soul speak Spenser Sugane Earl sword tell thee thou thought told turned Tyrone uncle White Knight wife wild woman words wounded young Earl
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Sida 280 - Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And e'en his failings leaned to virtue's side; But in his duty, prompt at every call, He watched and wept, he prayed and felt for all; And, as a bird each fond endearment tries To tempt its new-fledged offspring to the skies, He tried each art, reproved each dull delay, Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way.
Sida 252 - How can I, except some man should guide me ? And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him. The place of the scripture which he read was this. He was led as a sheep to the slaughter : and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth: In his humiliation his judgment was taken away : and who shall declare his generation ? for his life is taken from the earth. And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this ? of himself, or of...
Sida 252 - And he said, How can I, except some man should guide me? And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him.
Sida 253 - And there appeared a great wonder in heaven ; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars.
Sida 249 - Her angel's face, As the great eye of heaven shined bright, And made a sunshine in the shady place ; Did never mortal eye behold such heavenly grace.
Sida 177 - A lovely Ladie rode him faire beside, Upon a lowly Asse more white than snow, Yet she much whiter ; but the same did hide Under a vele, that wimpled was full low...
Sida 178 - So pure and innocent, as that same lambe, She was in life and every vertuous lore ; And by descent from Royall lynage came Of ancient Kinges and Queenes, that had of yore Their scepters stretcht from East to Westerne shore...
Sida 267 - Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works.
Sida 250 - But he, my Lyon, and my noble Lord, How does he find in cruell hart to hate Her, that him lov'd, and ever most adord As the God of my life ? why hath he me abhord ? " Redounding teares did choke th...