The Antiquary, Volume 4Edward Walford, George Latimer Apperson E. Stock, 1881 |
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... preserved among the Colonial State Papers in H. M. Public Record Office . It comprises thirty pages , and may be abstracted as follows : - A reporte of the manner of proceedings in the General Assembly , convented at James City in Vir ...
... preserved among the Colonial State Papers in H. M. Public Record Office . It comprises thirty pages , and may be abstracted as follows : - A reporte of the manner of proceedings in the General Assembly , convented at James City in Vir ...
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... preserved , and where , therefore , those in search of know- ledge had to resort , surely David I. may no longer be styled the " sore saint , " but be accorded the honourable place he deserves of being the first great patron of learning ...
... preserved , and where , therefore , those in search of know- ledge had to resort , surely David I. may no longer be styled the " sore saint , " but be accorded the honourable place he deserves of being the first great patron of learning ...
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... preserved . Here still we may study the evidences of the energy and affection of former times , when workmen laboured for love as well as for pay , and grudged not to give their highest thoughts to their produc- tions and all their ...
... preserved . Here still we may study the evidences of the energy and affection of former times , when workmen laboured for love as well as for pay , and grudged not to give their highest thoughts to their produc- tions and all their ...
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... preserved , and shows the enormous powers at the disposal of the Government were they inclined to avail themselves thereof . The following is an abstract of these in- structions , which are addressed imperatively to a Commission ...
... preserved , and shows the enormous powers at the disposal of the Government were they inclined to avail themselves thereof . The following is an abstract of these in- structions , which are addressed imperatively to a Commission ...
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... preserved . Underneath the frieze were a number of panels , one bearing the date 1615 , and another a rather rudely - executed hunting - scene . Two other panels were found . During the alterations at the church of Burgh - by- Sands ...
... preserved . Underneath the frieze were a number of panels , one bearing the date 1615 , and another a rather rudely - executed hunting - scene . Two other panels were found . During the alterations at the church of Burgh - by- Sands ...
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Page 175 - Invest me in my motley ; give me leave To speak my mind, and I will through and through Cleanse the foul body of the infected world, If they will patiently receive my medicine.
Page 62 - Prolusions*, gives an account of a chimerical correspondence between two friends by the help of a certain load-stone, which had such virtue in it, that if it touched two several needles, when one of the needles so touched began to move, the other, though at never so great a distance, moved at the same time, and in the same manner.
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Page 180 - I sat viewing the silver streams glide silently towards their centre, the tempestuous sea ; yet sometimes opposed by rugged roots and pebble-stones, which broke their waves, and turned them into foam. And sometimes I beguiled time by viewing the harmless lambs ; some leaping securely in the cool shade, whilst others sported themselves in the cheerful sun ; and saw others craving comfort from the swollen udders of their bleating dams. As...
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Page 9 - But forasmuche as men's affaires doe little prosper where God's service is neglected, all the Burgesses tooke their places in the Quire till a prayer was said by Mr. Bucke, the minister, that it would please God to guide and sanctifie all our proceedings to his owne glory, and the good of this plantation.
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Page 249 - It is not perhaps generally known that to Mr. Griffith Jones, and a brother of his, Mr. Giles Jones, in conjunction with Mr. John Newbery, the public are indebted for the origin of those numerous and popular little books for the amusement and instruction of children which have been ever since received with universal approbation...
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Page 151 - In conclusion, we report to your Majesty that there prevails amongst the inhabitants of a great majority of the incorporated towns a general, and, in our opinion, a just dissatisfaction with their municipal institutions ; a distrust of the self-elected municipal councils, whose powers are subject to no popular control, and whose acts and proceedings being secret, are unchecked by the influence of public opinion...