| Walter Farquhar Hook - 1846 - 620 sidor
...at once to the block, where hundreds suffered for offences such as these. Arrayed in splendid robes, with a crown on his head and a sceptre in his hand, the quondam tailor of Leyden sat on the judgment seat, protected by troops, and surrounded by counsellors... | |
| Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra - 1848 - 458 sidor
...tablcn play*, Forgetful of hia lady dear.' " Next you will mark that personage that peeps out there with a crown on his head and a sceptre in his hand. It is the Emperor Charlemagne, the fair Melisandra's reputed father, who, vexed at the idleness and... | |
| Hugh James Rose - 1848 - 530 sidor
...horse, his counsellors clad in purple and gold, while he himself was arrayed in more costly garments, with a crown on his head, and a sceptre in his hand. Before him were borne the ensigns of dignity, by his side, or immediately behind him, were some of... | |
| New general biographical dictionary - 1848 - 530 sidor
...horse, his counsellors clad in purple and gold, while he himself was arrayed in more costly garments, with a crown on his head, and a sceptre in his hand. Before him were borne the ensigns of dignity, by his side, or immediately behind him, were some of... | |
| Henry Clinton Atwood - 1850 - 448 sidor
...Potent Grand Master, representing Solomon, in the East, seated in a chair of state, under a rich canopy, with a crown on his head, and a sceptre in his hand. He is dressed in royal robes of yellow, and an ermined vestment of blue satin, reaching to the elbows... | |
| Alexander Keith - 1851 - 472 sidor
...appearing. Thrones, crowns, sceptres, are but symbols of power. A subject might sit upon a throne, with a crown on his head, and a sceptre in his hand : yet would he be no more a king than any fettered prisoner. But the subjects of Christ's kingdom now,... | |
| Agnes Smith (writer on mythology.) - 1851 - 346 sidor
...chariot flies over the surface of the waters, by the aid of winged horses. It is not unusual to see him with a crown on his head, and a sceptre in his hand, standing on the prow of a vessel laden with rich merchandise, the fruits of a fortunate voyage. When... | |
| Avery Allyn - 1853 - 370 sidor
...regular business is finished. The presiding officer represents Constantine, and is seated in the east, with a crown on his head, and a sceptre in his hand. The conductor represents one of Constantino's noblemen, the rest of the brethren, or sir knights, represent... | |
| Paschal Donaldson - 1854 - 124 sidor
...to view the three idols, Woden, Thor, and Friga. The chief of these was Thor, v^ho sat on a couch, with a crown on his head and a sceptre in his hand, having the other two, one on each side, but at such a distance that the couch appeared especially intended... | |
| 1860 - 578 sidor
...Osric, the figure scarcely accords with the earliest types of such works. From his being represented with a crown on his head and a sceptre in his hand, there can be no doubt that a sovereign is here represented; but the style of the work, and the introduction... | |
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