 Colet," says her favourite, Erasmus1, in whose visits at Stepney she took rare delight, "a matron of singular piety; she had by the same husband eleven sons and as many daughters, all of which hopeful brood was snatched away from her, except her eldest...  Twelve Catholic Men of Science - Page 14by Bertram Coghill Alan Windle - 1912 - 246 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Samuel Knight - 1823 - 488 pages
...comforted his friend Amerbach upon the death of his little daughter. " I knew in England," says he, " the mother of John Colet, a matron of singular " piety...she lost her husband, far advanced in " years : she her self being come to her 90th year, " looked so smooth, and was so cheerful, that you " would think... | |
 | Henry Morley - 1856 - 330 pages
..."a matron of singular piety; she had by the same husband eleven sons and as many daughters, all of which hopeful brood was snatched away from her, except...husband, far advanced in years. She herself being come to her ninetieth year, looked so smooth and was so cheerful that you would think she had never shed... | |
 | Henry Morley - 1856 - 334 pages
...mother of John Colet," says her favourite, Erasmus1, in whose visits at Stepney she took rare delight, " a matron of singular piety ; she had by the same husband eleven sons and as many daughters, all of which hopeful brood was snatched away from her, except her eldest son ; and she lost her husband,... | |
 | Howard Staunton - 1865 - 622 pages
...of Christian patience and fortitude under many similar deprivations. "I knew in England," he writes, "the mother of John Colet, a matron of singular piety...advanced in years ; she herself being come up to her oxith year, looked so smooth, and was so cheerful, that you would think she had never shed a tear nor... | |
 | Charles Hodge, Lyman Hotchkiss Atwater - 1866 - 712 pages
...prolific matron. "I knew in England," says he, "the mother of John Colet, a woman of singular piety, who had by the same husband eleven sons and as many daughters, all of whom were snatched away from her, except her eldest son. She herself being come up to her ninetieth... | |
 | Howard Staunton - 1869 - 658 pages
...Christian patience and fortitude under many similar deprivations. • I knew in England," he writes, '• the mother of John Colet, a matron of singular piety...except her eldest son ; and she lost her husband, for advanced in yean ; she herself being come up to her ninetieth year, looked so smooth, and wus so... | |
 | Cassell, ltd - 1876 - 466 pages
...Of Dame Christian, his mother, Erasmus, who was among Colet's intimate friends, said in a letter, " I knew in England the mother of John Colet, a matron...same husband eleven sons, and as many daughters, all of which hopeful brood were snatched away from her, except her eldest son ; and she lost her husband... | |
 | James Townley - 1891 - 544 pages
...mayor. His mother was a woman of great worth, and exemplary piety. " I knew in England" says Erasmus, " the mother of John Colet, a matron of singular piety. She had by the same husband eleven sons and eleven daughters; all of whom were torn away from her by death, except her eldest son ; and she lost... | |
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