History of the reign of king Henry vii, with notes by J.R. Lumby |
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... marriage . Bacon was admitted to the bar in 1582 , but strove , along with his legal occupations , to carry on those studies in which his soul delighted , and con- b B. H. ceived at this early time the plan of his great INTRODUCTION v-xvi.
... marriage . Bacon was admitted to the bar in 1582 , but strove , along with his legal occupations , to carry on those studies in which his soul delighted , and con- b B. H. ceived at this early time the plan of his great INTRODUCTION v-xvi.
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... section of the great work which Bacon planned , but never was able to complete , the " Instauratio Magna , " or a great reconstruc- tion of Science . In 1606 Bacon married Alice Barnham , the daughter of vi INTRODUCTION .
... section of the great work which Bacon planned , but never was able to complete , the " Instauratio Magna , " or a great reconstruc- tion of Science . In 1606 Bacon married Alice Barnham , the daughter of vi INTRODUCTION .
Page vii
... married Alice Barnham , the daughter of a London merchant , and in the next year he was made Solicitor- General . Soon after ( in 1608 ) , when it was not so much needed , the long expected Clerkship of the Star - chamber fell vacant ...
... married Alice Barnham , the daughter of a London merchant , and in the next year he was made Solicitor- General . Soon after ( in 1608 ) , when it was not so much needed , the long expected Clerkship of the Star - chamber fell vacant ...
Page xiv
... marriage between Maximilian and Anne was maintained , and it was probably about this period that the proxy marriage ( see p . 77 ) took place ; and had Maximilian really taken the Duchess to wife , as he might have done , there would ...
... marriage between Maximilian and Anne was maintained , and it was probably about this period that the proxy marriage ( see p . 77 ) took place ; and had Maximilian really taken the Duchess to wife , as he might have done , there would ...
Page xv
... married Anne , and so brought matters to an end , so far as the possession of Brittany was concerned . The ... marriage , and in consequence of the convention just mentioned , assumed the title of Queen of the Romans ( cf. D'Argentré ...
... married Anne , and so brought matters to an end , so far as the possession of Brittany was concerned . The ... marriage , and in consequence of the convention just mentioned , assumed the title of Queen of the Romans ( cf. D'Argentré ...
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Page 270 - He being thus lorded, Not only with what my revenue yielded. But what my power might else exact, — like one Who having unto truth, by telling of it, Made such a sinner of his memory, To credit his own lie...
Page 221 - He was born at Pembroke castle, and lieth buried at Westminster, in one of the stateliest and daintiest monuments of Europe, both for the chapel and for the sepulchre. So that he dwelleth more richly dead, in the monument of his tomb, than he did alive in Richmond, or any of his palaces.
Page 155 - ... creation, as in St. George's Fields, where his own person had been encamped. And for matter of liberality, he did, by open edict, give the goods of all the prisoners unto those that had taken them; either to take them in kind, or compound for them, as they could. After matter of honour and liberality, followed matter of severity and execution. The lord Audley was led from Newgate to Tower-Hill, in a paper coat painted with his own arms; the arms reversed, the coat torn, and he at Tower-Hill beheaded.