The Life of Edward Lord Herbert of CherburyJ. Dodsley, 1770 - 173 עמודים |
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... person wou'd have carried him as far as any gentle knight can afpire to go . As a public Minister , he sup- ported the dignity of his country , even when it's Prince disgraced it ; and that he was qualified to write it's annals as well ...
... person wou'd have carried him as far as any gentle knight can afpire to go . As a public Minister , he sup- ported the dignity of his country , even when it's Prince disgraced it ; and that he was qualified to write it's annals as well ...
עמוד 97
... they were , rode up with my Sword in my hand , and Pistol , to encounter them ; and now being come within reasonable distance , one of the persons there O 2 that that knew me told his fellows who I was , EDWARD LORD HERBERT . 97.
... they were , rode up with my Sword in my hand , and Pistol , to encounter them ; and now being come within reasonable distance , one of the persons there O 2 that that knew me told his fellows who I was , EDWARD LORD HERBERT . 97.
עמוד 100
... person who wou'd be sent were a Cavalier without reproach , I wou'd answer him with fuch wea- pons as we fhou'd agree upon , in the place he offer'd ; but my Trumpeter was scarcely arrived , as I believe , at the Spanish Army , when ...
... person who wou'd be sent were a Cavalier without reproach , I wou'd answer him with fuch wea- pons as we fhou'd agree upon , in the place he offer'd ; but my Trumpeter was scarcely arrived , as I believe , at the Spanish Army , when ...
עמוד 105
... person of honor ; for the rest that he cou'd give me no warrant for my stay there , howbeit that experience did teach that those men who gave no Affronts to the Roman Ca. tholick Religion , receiv'd none ; whereupon alfo he demanded my ...
... person of honor ; for the rest that he cou'd give me no warrant for my stay there , howbeit that experience did teach that those men who gave no Affronts to the Roman Ca. tholick Religion , receiv'd none ; whereupon alfo he demanded my ...
עמוד 114
... person to be any man rather than the Governor , faluted him without much ceremony : His firft queftion was , whence I came : I anfwered from Turin ; he demanded then whither I wou'd go ? I anfwered I was not yet refolved ; his third ...
... person to be any man rather than the Governor , faluted him without much ceremony : His firft queftion was , whence I came : I anfwered from Turin ; he demanded then whither I wou'd go ? I anfwered I was not yet refolved ; his third ...
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עמוד 53 - Sir James Croft, a pensioner, finding the queen stayed, returned back and told who I was, and that I had married Sir William Herbert of St. Gillian's daughter. The queen hereupon looked attentively upon me, and swearing again her ordinary oath, said it is pity he was married so young, and thereupon gave her hand to kiss twice, both times gently clapping me on the cheek.
עמוד 89 - Observing thus a body of men standing in opposition against me, though to speak truly I saw no swords drawn but by Sir John Ayres and his men, I ran violently against Sir John Ayres ; but he, knowing my sword had no point, held his sword and dagger over his head, as believing I...
עמוד 13 - ... time he came to court, and was made gentleman of the king's privy chamber, and master of the revels ; by which means, as also by a good marriage, he attained to great fortunes for himself and posterity to enjoy. He also hath given several proofs of his courage in duels and otherwise, being no less dexterous in the ways of the court, as having gotten much by it.
עמוד 89 - I remained flat upon the ground, only one foot hanging in the stirrup, with that piece of a sword in my right hand. Sir John Ayres hereupon ran about the horse, and was thrusting his sword into me, when I, finding myself in this danger, did with both my arms reaching at his legs pull them towards me, till he fell down backwards on his head ; one of my footmen hereupon, who was a little Shropshire boy, freed my foot out of the stirrup, the other, which was a great fellow, having run away as soon as...
עמוד 172 - ... me that I took my petition as granted, and that I had the sign I demanded, whereupon also I resolved to print my book.
עמוד 59 - Pardon me, quoth she, it is he that gives it me : I said then, madam, I will not contradict you, but if he dare say that I did not constrain him to give it, I will fight with him.
עמוד 90 - ... him along with them through Whitehall, at the stairs whereof he took boat, Sir Herbert Croft (as he told me afterwards) met him upon the water vomiting all the way, which I believe was caused by the violence of the first thrust I gave him; his servants, brother, and friends, being now retired also, I remained master of the place and his weapons, having first wrested his dagger from him, and afterwards struck his sword out of his hand.
עמוד 141 - I passed by in my coach ; which being observed by me, I left my coach, and getting upon a spare horse I had there, rode into the said dry ditch, and telling him aloud, that I knew well why he stood there, bid him afterwards get to his coach, for I...
עמוד 127 - I did in my shirt run down the stairs, open the doors suddenly, and charged ten or twelve of them with that fury that they ran away, some throwing away their halberts, others hurting their fellows to make them go faster in a narrow way they were to pass ; in which...
עמוד 5 - ... many particulars have been told me, I shall mention one only. Some outlaws being lodged in an alehouse upon the hills of Llandinam, my grandfather and a few servants coming to apprehend them, the principal outlaw shot an arrow against my grandfather, which stuck in the pummel of his saddle...