The Life of Erasmus: More Particularly that Part of it which He Spent in England, Wherein an Account is Given of His Learned Friends, and the State of Religion and Learning at that Time in Both Our Universities; with an Appendix Containing Several Original PapersCorn. Crownfield, 1726 - 386 pages |
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Page 292 - Cathedral attired in their sacred vestments, and wearing garlands of flowers on their heads ; and the horns of the buck carried on the top of a spear, in procession, round about within the body of the Church, with a great noise of horn-blowers, as the learned Camden, upon hU own view of both, affirmeth."-P. 12. His reference is not very full, being only to
Page vii - England. For, Erafmus was the Man, who " awakened mens understandings, and brought " them from the Fryers Divinity to a...
Page 228 - ... from a letter of Erasmus to sir Thomas More, that though he had passed through the highest posts in church and state, he had so little regarded his own private advantage, that he left no more than was sufficient to pay his debts and funeral charges. And it is said, that, when he was near his. death, he called upon his steward to know what money he had in his hands ; who telling him " that he had but thirty pounds," he cheerfully answered, Satis tiiaticiin ccelum, ie "That was enough to last till...
Page 107 - Linacre and Ruellius. < He hopes that all ftudents in that faculty will labour to attain it...
Page 292 - William in lieu of twenty-two acres of land, lying within the lordship of Westlee in com. Essex, belonging to the said canons, and by them granted to him and his heirs, to be enclosed within his park of Toringham, whereunto they lay adjacent...
Page 332 - Thomas leave to speak to her which he did in these few words: my dear Margaret, bear with patience nor do not any longer grieve for me. It is the will of God and therefore must be submitted to; and then gave her a parting kiss.
Page 333 - ... stopped her mouth. Her father looked wistfully upon her but said nothing, the tears trickling down his cheeks, a language too well understood by his distressed daughter, though he bore all this without the least change of countenance. But just when he was to take his final leave of her, he begged her prayers to God for him and took his farewell of her. The officers and soldiers as rocky as they were, melted at this sight; and no wonder, when even the very beasts are under the power of natural...
Page 230 - He left his theological books to the librrry of All-Souls college, his civil and canon law books to New college, and all his books of church music to Winchester college. He was the warm friend' and generous patron of Erasmus, to whom, besides many letters, he sent his portrait, which Dr. Knight supposes to have been a copy of that at Lambeth by Holbein ; Erasmus, in return, sent him his own. He also dedicated his edition of St.
Page 272 - Spirit, which they that believe on him fhould receive : for the Holy Ghoft was. not yet given, becaufe that Jefus was not yet glorified. So chap. xvi. 7. If I go not away, the comforter will not come unto you ; " but if I depart, I will fend him.