 Tis a great task to prove one's honesty and yet not spoil one's fortune. You have tasted a little hereof in our blessed queen's time, who was more than a man, and, in troth, sometimes less than a woman.  Tales of Our Great Families - Page 63by Edward Walford - 1877Full view - About this book
 | Sir Egerton Brydges - Bibliography - 1805 - 908 pages
...and valuable. His poitraiu ol" Q^ Elizabeth and K. James, arc uir.uu-iUy distinct and lively. rest rest content, and give heed to one that hath sorrowed...in the bright lustre of a court, and gone heavily even to the best seeming ground. It is a great task to prove one's honesty, and yet not spoil one's... | |
 | Arthur Collins - 1812 - 638 pages
...be dissolved." * As early as 1603, he had written to Sir John Harington, the poet : " Good Knight, rest content, and give heed to one that hath sorrowed...in the bright lustre of a Court, and gone heavily even on the best seeming fair ground. Tis a great task to prove one's honesty, and yet not mar one's... | |
 | Lucy Aikin - Great Britain - 1822 - 472 pages
...humble suing, rather than bold and forward entreaties. You know all my former steps : good knight, rest content, and give heed to one that hath sorrowed...in the bright lustre of a court, and gone heavily even to the best seeming fair ground. 'Tis a great task to prove one's honesty and yet not spoil one's... | |
 | John Nichols - Great Britain - 1828 - 700 pages
...or example. VOL. I. U treaties. You know all my former steppes, good Knyght, reste content, and giue heed to one that hath sorrowed in the bright lustre of a Courte, and gone heavily even to the beste seeminge faire grounde. 'Tis a great task to prove one's... | |
 | John Burke - Baronetage - 1832 - 768 pages
...years previously (1003) addressed a letter to Sir John Harrington, the Poet, in pretty much the game tone. " Good knight," saith the minister, " rest content,...in the bright lustre of a court, and gone heavily even 011 the beat seeming fair ground. 'Tis a great task to prove one's honesty, and yet not mar one's... | |
 | Englishmen - 1836 - 274 pages
...Harrington in 1603, he uses the following expressions : — " You know all my former steps : good knight, rest content, and give heed to one that hath sorrowed...in the bright lustre of a court, and gone heavily even to the best seeming fair ground. 'Tis a great task to prove one's honesty and yet not spoil one's... | |
 | Dionysius Lardner - Great Britain - 1838 - 404 pages
...was not perfectly happy under the change of sovereign. '* You know all my former steps, good knight ; rest content, and give heed to one that hath sorrowed...in the bright lustre of a court, and gone heavily even to the best seeming fair ground. 'Tis a great task to prove one's honesty, and yet not spoil one's... | |
 | Statesmen - 1838 - 406 pages
...was not perfectly happy under the change of sovereign. " You know all my former steps, good knight ; rest content, and give heed to one that hath sorrowed...in the bright lustre of a court, and gone heavily even to the best seeming fair ground. 'Tis a great task to prove one's honesty, and yet not spoil one's... | |
 | Robert Vaughan - Great Britain - 1840 - 506 pages
...humble sueing, rather than bold and forward entreaties. You know all my former steps, good knight ; rest content, and give heed to one that hath sorrowed...in the bright lustre of a court, and gone heavily over the best seeming fair ground. It is a great task to prove one's honesty, and yet not spoil one's... | |
 | 1842 - 488 pages
...be expected ; for in 1604 he had written to a friend, " You know all my former steps, good knight; rest content, and give heed to one that hath sorrowed...in the bright lustre of a court, and gone heavily over the best seeming fair ground. It ÍH a great task to prove one's honesty, and yet not spoil one's... | |
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