 | Charles Selby - 1875 - 384 pages
...earl's living were drawn up in two lines, to do honour to the sovereign. " My lord," said the king, " I have heard much of your hospitality, but I see it...greater than the speech. These handsome gentlemen and yeoman that 1 see on each side of me are surely your menial servants ?" The earl replied witli a smile,... | |
 | Charles Mathew Clode - 1875 - 906 pages
...avenue for the King ; which attracting his Highness's attention, he called out to the Earl and said " My Lord I have heard much of your hospitality, but I see it is greater than the speech. The handsome gentlemen and yeomen which I see on both sides of me, are surely your menial servants"?... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1876 - 364 pages
...lane. The King called the earl to 20 him, and said, " My lord, I have heard much of your hos" pitality, but I see it is greater than the speech : These "handsome...and yeomen, which I see on both " sides of me, are sure your menial servants." The earl smiled, and said, " It may please your grace, that were not 2... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1877 - 782 pages
...cognizances, ranged on both sides, and made the king a lane. The king called the earl to him, and said, " My Lord, I have heard much of your hospitality, but...gentlemen and yeomen, which I see on both sides of me, are sure your menial servants." The earl smiled, and said, " It may please your grace, that were not for... | |
 | Charlotte Mary Yonge - 1877 - 436 pages
...departure walked along a double line of retainers in the Earl's livery. "My Lord," said the King, "I had heard much of your hospitality, but I see it is greater...than the speech. These handsome gentlemen and yeomen, that I see on each side of me, are surely your menial servants?" "That, may it please your Grace,"... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1890 - 788 pages
...cognizances ranged on both sides, and made the King a lane. The King called the Earl to him, and said, My lord, I have heard much of your hospitality, but...gentlemen and yeomen which I see on both sides of me are (sure) your menial servants. The Earl smiled and said, It may please your Grace, that were not for... | |
 | William Spurrell - 1879 - 260 pages
...earl's livery was drawn up in two lines, to do honour to the sovereign. " My Lord," said the king, "I have heard much of your hospitality, but I see...than the speech. These handsome gentlemen and yeomen that I see on each side of me are surely your menial servants." The Earl replied, with a smile, "That,... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1880 - 1286 pages
...cognisances, ranged on both sides, and made the king a lane. The king called the earl to him, and said : ' My lord, I have heard much of your hospitality, but...speech. These handsome gentlemen and yeomen, which 1 see on both sides of me, are sure your menial servants.' The earl smiled, and said, ' It may please... | |
 | Augusta Theodosia Drane - 1881 - 924 pages
...about to ^lin a point in his own favour. " My Lord of Oxford," he said, addressing his gallant host, " I have heard much of your hospitality, but I see it is greater even than is said. These handsome gentlemen I see around me are doubtless your menial servants." "... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1882 - 554 pages
...cognizances, ranged on both sides, and made the king a lane. The king called the earl to him, and said, " My lord, I have heard much of your hospitality, but...gentlemen and yeomen, which I see on both sides of me, are sure your menial servants." The earl smiled, and said, " It may please your grace, that were not for... | |
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