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... Evil May - Day , " " The Mercer's Wife , " and " The Alderman , " appeared in a periodical work some years since ; but they have been revised and enlarged by additional Chapters . LONDON LEGENDS . THE FOSTER - SON . A LEGEND.
... Evil May - Day , " " The Mercer's Wife , " and " The Alderman , " appeared in a periodical work some years since ; but they have been revised and enlarged by additional Chapters . LONDON LEGENDS . THE FOSTER - SON . A LEGEND.
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... alderman . " " If I may believe thee , " returned Agatha , " thou art an honest man . " 99 " I swear it by all the saints , " said Matthew , earnestly ; ' tis this which has brought me to thee , for I would not peril my soul by 66 ...
... alderman . " " If I may believe thee , " returned Agatha , " thou art an honest man . " 99 " I swear it by all the saints , " said Matthew , earnestly ; ' tis this which has brought me to thee , for I would not peril my soul by 66 ...
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... alderman of London in 1439 , determined to demand payment of a tax then made for the " sauf gard of Caleys , " of the denizens of St. Martin's , when Richard Cawdry , the dean , laid his complaint before the king , who commanded that ...
... alderman of London in 1439 , determined to demand payment of a tax then made for the " sauf gard of Caleys , " of the denizens of St. Martin's , when Richard Cawdry , the dean , laid his complaint before the king , who commanded that ...
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... your enemy so that we may not mark the wrong man , for that might ruin us all . Such a mischance happened to Will Simpson , who killed the alderman's nephew in mistake for another man , for which he was hung on THE FOSTER - SON . 137.
... your enemy so that we may not mark the wrong man , for that might ruin us all . Such a mischance happened to Will Simpson , who killed the alderman's nephew in mistake for another man , for which he was hung on THE FOSTER - SON . 137.
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... prisoners ; in fact , the ordinary human medley composing the levee of the jus- tice - room . Master Basing was the very personification of a city alderman , having a Roman nose , THE FOSTER - SON . 157 CHAPTER IV. ...
... prisoners ; in fact , the ordinary human medley composing the levee of the jus- tice - room . Master Basing was the very personification of a city alderman , having a Roman nose , THE FOSTER - SON . 157 CHAPTER IV. ...
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London Legends. By Paul Pindar, Volume 2 Paul PINDAR (pseud. [i.e. John Yonge Ackerman.]) Visualização integral - 1842 |
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alarm alderman Alsatian Anna Furnival apprentices Arthur brigandine Burlington Street Cade Castle Baynard CHAPTER child church citizens companions cried crowd dagger daugh daughter door entered eyes face fair father fellow fierce Fitz-Arnold Fleet Street gallant gate girl gold goldsmith hand hath head hear heard heart Isabel Jane Elliott Johanna John Furnival knight lady Lechmere London looked Lovelace man-at-arms Master Elliott Master Herlion Master Hyltoft Matthew Matthew Gough mercer merchant mistress Neave Newgate Nicholas Fortescue noble passed PAUL PINDAR Paul's Pearce perceived poor Poultry Compter Poynings prentices priest prioress prisoner rebel Reginald remarked replied Richard Furnival Robin of Beaksbourne ruffian Rynk sanctuary sergeant Sir Everhard sirrah soon Southwark spoke steward stood Street sword tears thee thou art thought tion tone Tower turned uttered Valentine violent voice watch William Farendon window word wretched young youth
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Página 175 - THE stage is more beholding to love than the life of man. For as to the stage, love is ever matter of comedies, and now and then of tragedies ; but in life it doth much mischief — sometimes like a siren, sometimes like a fury.
Página 140 - Jesus' bells, and belonged to Jesus' chapel, but I know not by whose gift: the same had a great spire of timber covered with lead, with the image of St. Paul on the top, but was pulled down by Sir Miles Partridge, knight, in the reign of Henry VIII. The common speech then was, that he did set...
Página 117 - Nay, had she been true, If heaven would make me such another world Of one entire and perfect chrysolite, I'd not have sold her for it.
Página 31 - For whan ther any riding was in Chepe, Out of the shoppe thider wold he lepe, And til that he had all the sight ysein, And danced wel, he wold not come agein; And gadred him a meinie of his sort, To hoppe and sing, and maken swiche disport: And ther they setten steven for to mete To plaien at the dis in swiche a strete.
Página 125 - She, first of all the Town, was told Where newest India things were sold; So in a morning, without bodice, Slipt sometimes out to Mrs. Thody's To cheapen tea, to buy a screen; What else could so much virtue mean ? For, to prevent the least reproach, Betty went with her in the coach. But when no very great affair Excited her peculiar care...
Página 137 - ... christendome byrath, on morth sprake, and on unright hamed, and on unright work, of all that bishoprick on mine land, and on each other man's land. For I will that the church in all things be as free as I would my soul to be in the day of judgement. Witnesses : Osmund, our Chancellor; Lanfrank, the Archbishop of Canterbury; and T. Archbishop of York; Roger, Earle of Shrewesbury ; Alane, the county; Geffrey de Magnavilla ; and Ralph Peuerel.
Página 123 - ... the following lines of Prior, were sometimes perverted to places of intrigue, for, speaking of Hans Carvel's wife, the poet says : — " 'The first of all the Town was told, Where newest Indian things were sold ; So in a morning, without boddice, Slipt sometimes out to Mrs. Thody's, To cheapen tea, or buy a skreen ; What else could so much virtue mean ? ' " In the time of Queen Elizabeth this street was inhabited by chemists, druggists, and apothecaries.
Página 137 - ... upon arches or vaults of stone, for defence of fire, which was a manner of work before that time unknown to the people of this nation, and then brought in by the French ; and the stone was fetched from Caen in Normandy.
Página 31 - Gaillard5 he was, as goldfinch in the shawe,* Broune as a bery, a propre short felawe : With lokkes blake, kembed ful fetisly. Dancen he coude so wel and jolily, That he was cleped Perkin Revelour. He was as ful of love and paramour, As is the hive ful of hony swete ; Wel was the...