Lives of the Lord Chancellors and Keepers of the Great Seal of England: From the Earliest Times Till the Reign of King George IV, Volume 9

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Página 161 - And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion; and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority.
Página 58 - Of law there can be no less acknowledged, than that her seat is the bosom of God, her voice the harmony of the world ; all things in heaven and earth do her homage, the very least as feeling her care, and the greatest as not exempted from her power...
Página 178 - Fillet of a fenny snake, In the cauldron boil and bake; Eye of newt and toe of frog, Wool of bat and tongue of dog, Adder's fork and blind-worm's sting, Lizard's leg and howlet's wing, For a charm of powerful trouble, Like a hell-broth boil and bubble. All. Double, double, toil and trouble ; Fire burn and cauldron bubble. Third Witch. Scale of dragon, tooth of wolf, Witches' mummy, maw and gulf Of the ravin'd salt-sea shark.
Página 162 - Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and the cage of every unclean and hateful bird.
Página 192 - ... the realm or without, compass, imagine, invent, devise, or intend death or destruction, or any bodily harm...
Página 359 - Her own shall bless her: Her foes shake like a field of beaten corn, And hang their heads with sorrow. Good grows with her; In her days every man shall eat in safety Under his own vine what he plants, and sing The merry songs of peace to all his neighbours.
Página 161 - And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying. Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him?
Página 197 - The Emperor of Russia is rendering himself obnoxious to his subjects, by various acts of tyranny; and ridiculous in the eyes of Europe, by his inconsistency ; he has lately passed an edict, to prohibit the exportation of deals and other naval stores.
Página 102 - The two celebrated lawyers, his brothers, were not more gifted by nature than I think he was, but the restraints of a profession kept the eccentricity of the family in order. Henry Erskine was the best-natured man I ever knew, thoroughly a gentleman, and with but one fault — He could not say no, and thus sometimes misled those who trusted him.
Página 105 - Is a gentleman in ore, whom the next age may see refined.

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