The Prince and the Pauper: A Tale for Young People of All Ages |
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answer began Blue Laws boiled to death brother brought Canty's CHAPTER Christ's Hospital clothed command cried crowd crown door dost doth dream duke earl Edward England exclaimed eyes face father fell gazed gentle grace hand hath head heart Hendon Hall Hugh Hugo hurry John Canty king of England king's knees lady Lady Jane Grey liege little king little prince London London Bridge look lord Hertford Lord Protector lord St loved majesty matter ment Miles Hendon mind mother night noble Offal Court once palace passed poor presently Prince of Wales prince's prisoner Prithee rags royal servants shout soon sound stood strange thee thing thou art thou hast thou shalt thou'lt thought throne thyself Tom Canty Tom's tongue took touch trouble turned voice wait whilst whispered woman words
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Page 140 - Queen, in the sixty-fifth year of her age, as we were told, very majestic ; her face oblong, fair but wrinkled ; • her eyes small, yet black and pleasant, her nose a little hooked ; her lips narrow, and her teeth black (a defect the English seem subject to, from their too great use of sugar...
Page 261 - Queen, as much as heart can think, Welcome again, as much as tongue can tell, Welcome to joyous tongues and hearts that will not shrink. God thee preserve, we pray, and wish thee ever well...
Page 306 - I yield thee most hearty thanks that thou hast given me life thus long, to finish this work to the glory of thy name!" That innocent and most exemplary life was drawing rapidly to its close, and in a few days he rendered up his spirit to his Creator, praying God to defend the realm from Papistry.
Page 139 - ... kneeled as the others had done, and placed what was brought upon the table, they too retired with the same ceremonies performed by the first. At last came an unmarried lady (we...
Page 77 - ... hanging by great bawdricks of gold. Next came yet another baron and another earl, in two long gowns of yellow satin, traversed with white satin, and in every bend of white was a bend of crimson satin, after the fashion of Russia, with furred hats of gray on their heads ; either of them having an hatchet in their hands, and boots with fykes" (points a foot long),
Page 302 - An agreement was at last made to continue the commerce between the states, even during war. It was not till the end of this reign that any salads, carrots, turnips, or other edible roots were produced in England.
Page 139 - First went gentlemen, barons, earls, knights of the garter, all richly dressed and bare-headed : next came the chancellor, bearing the seals in a red silk purse between two ; one of which carried the royal sceptre, the other the sword of state, in a red scabbard, studded with golden fleurs-de-lis, the point upwards...
Page 139 - A gentleman entered the room, bearing a rod, and along with him another, bearing a table-cloth, which, after they had both kneeled, three times, with the utmost veneration, he...
Page 302 - IT was not till the end of this reign [Henry VIII] that any salads, carrots, turnips, or other edible roots were produced in England. The little of these vegetables that was used was formerly imported from Holland and Flanders. Queen Catherine, when she wanted a salad, was obliged to despatch a messenger thither on purpose.