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... death of Wallenstein , Duke of Fried- land , has been celebrated by the pen of Schiller . He was amply rewarded for his services by the Emperor of Germany , who created him Count of the Sacred Roman Empire , and bestowed upon him large ...
... death of Wallenstein , Duke of Fried- land , has been celebrated by the pen of Schiller . He was amply rewarded for his services by the Emperor of Germany , who created him Count of the Sacred Roman Empire , and bestowed upon him large ...
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... only too glad to accept the ap- pointment of a Poor Knight of Windsor , and thus be saved from destitution . At his death , in 1742 , his empty title passed to his only child , Sir Peter 6 LANDLESS LORDS AND BARONETS .
... only too glad to accept the ap- pointment of a Poor Knight of Windsor , and thus be saved from destitution . At his death , in 1742 , his empty title passed to his only child , Sir Peter 6 LANDLESS LORDS AND BARONETS .
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... death at Balruddery , en route to Dublin . His grandson , Sir Henry Echlin , Knight , was second Baron of the Exchequer in Ireland , and obtained a Baronetcy 17th October , 1621. Baron Echlin's eldest son , Robert , represented the ...
... death at Balruddery , en route to Dublin . His grandson , Sir Henry Echlin , Knight , was second Baron of the Exchequer in Ireland , and obtained a Baronetcy 17th October , 1621. Baron Echlin's eldest son , Robert , represented the ...
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... , over which is a death's head , winged . On either side are shields . Two black tablets beneath , surmounted by three cherubs , and divided by another single cherub , contain a mural inscription in me- NORWICH OF BRAMPTON . 13.
... , over which is a death's head , winged . On either side are shields . Two black tablets beneath , surmounted by three cherubs , and divided by another single cherub , contain a mural inscription in me- NORWICH OF BRAMPTON . 13.
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... death reached Matthew Barnewall while he was officiating at the tavern in Dawson Street , and acting upon the tra- ditionary notion of heirship , under the advice of his then companions and friends , Matthew mustered a strong force of ...
... death reached Matthew Barnewall while he was officiating at the tavern in Dawson Street , and acting upon the tra- ditionary notion of heirship , under the advice of his then companions and friends , Matthew mustered a strong force of ...
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afterwards ancestors ancient Anglesey arms Ashton Court Ballylinan Baronet Barony Bart became blood Bouverie Brahan Castle Brancepeth Breadalbane brother Bruce Buckworth Carwhin Castle century Charles church coheir College of Arms Corstorphine Countess Court crown D'Auvergne daugh daughter death Derby descended died Duchy of Bouillon Duke Earl Earldom Echlin Edward eldest Elizabeth England English estates extinct father favour France George Græme Graham grandson Hector heiress heirs male Henry hereditary honour House of Bruce House of Lords Hugh Smyth husband Ireland Irish issue James John Colquhoun King Knight Lady lands letter lived Lord Altham Lordship Mackenzie Marquess marriage married noble Oglander Parliament peerage peers person plaintiff Plantagenet Pole possession present Prince Queen Queen's County reign royal Scotland Scottish Seaforth Sir Hugh Smyth Sir John Sir Richard Sir Thomas sister sons Strutt succeeded Suffolk tion took Viscount Warlock Widville wife William young Breadalbane
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Page v - This story shall the good man teach his son; And Crispin Crispian shall ne'er go by, From this day to the ending of the world, But we in it shall be remembered...
Page 395 - A change came o'er the spirit of my dream. The Boy was sprung to manhood: in the wilds Of fiery climes he made himself a home, And his soul drank their sunbeams: he was girt With strange and dusky aspects; he was not Himself like what he had been; on the sea And on the shore he was a wanderer...
Page 93 - Now know ye, that the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, in consideration...
Page xvi - When statutes glean the refuse of the sword, How much more safe the vassal than the lord; Low skulks the hind beneath the rage of pow'r, And leaves the wealthy traitor in the Tow'r, Untouch'd his cottage, and his slumbers sound, Tho' confiscation's vultures hover round. The needy traveller, serene and gay, Walks the wild heath, and sings his toil away. Does envy seize thee? crush th...
Page 91 - George R. George the Third, by the Grace of God, King of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, &c. To Our...
Page 348 - ... the soul, and dilates and elevates it, and fills it with noble inclinations. The ancient and hereditary groves, too, that embower this island, are most of them full of story. They are haunted by the recollections of great spirits of past ages, who have sought for relaxation among them from the tumult of arms, or the toils of state, or have wooed the muse beneath their shade.
Page 277 - To my dear son, the King, my new bed of red velvet, embroidered with ostrich feathers of silver, and heads of leopards of gold, with boughs and leaves issuing out of their mouths.
Page 40 - I shall consider you as the assassin; I shall treat you as such; and wherever I meet you I shall pistol you, though you stood behind the King's chair; and I tell it you in his majesty's presence, that you may be sure I shall keep my word.
Page 333 - How ill this taper burns ! Ha ! who comes here ? I think it is the weakness of mine eyes That shapes this monstrous apparition.
Page 389 - Here noble Surrey felt the sacred rage, Surrey, the Granville of a former age : Matchless his pen, victorious was his lance, Bold in the lists, and graceful in the dance...