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He was frightened into deceit: he could be cruel; he became, as far as he might, a tyrant. For him a treachery of that kind, an affair of sword and dagger fights on staircases and in turrets and chambers, in the midst of a town of doubtful loyalty, had certainly no attractions. Moreover, he had a sense of humour. This has been the opinion of our best historians, Scott, Mr. Tytler, and Mr.
The reason of its failure formerly was its being made of porous linen, through which the air made its escape. To remedy this defect, Mr. Tytler has got it covered with a varnish to retain the inflammable air after the balloon is filled. "Early this morning this bold adventurer took his first aerial flight.
Such outlines of history will, however, be very deficient in the interest and excitement this study ought to afford you, unless you combine with them minute details of particular periods, first, perhaps, of particular countries. Thus I would have Rollings Ancient History succeed the cold and dry outlines of Tytler.
Major Tytler, quartermaster-general to the force, had, on arriving at the halting-place, taken twenty of Warrener's Horse, and had gone forward to reconnoiter. The water was growing hot, and the tired soldiers as they lay on the ground, pipes in mouths, were thinking that breakfast would soon be ready, when there was an exclamation: "Here come the Horse! Something's up!"
Tytler went up without the furnace this morning; when that is added he will be able to feed the balloon with inflammable air, and continue his aerial excursions as long as he chooses. "Mr. Tytler is now in high spirits, and in his turn laughs at those infidels who ridiculed his scheme as visionary and impracticable. Mr. Tytler is the first person in Great Britain who has navigated the air."
Tytler was the most learned and impartial, Mr. Hill Burton was the most sceptical of our historians. Yet on this point of authenticity these historians were too hasty. Now assuredly this appeared to be an incredible assertion of Calderwood, or of his MS. source. Thus prejudiced, Calderwood was believed by Mr. Pitcairn to have made an untrue or confused statement.
"Now I am about to place in the witness box a very respectable woman, one Jane Tytler, who is cook to our esteemed fellow townsman, Mr. Samuel Hawkins, whose residence is, as you know, not far from this school.
Gairdner, /Hist. of the Eng. Church in the XVIIth Cent./, 177-8. /English Statutes/, 34 and 35 Hen. VIII., c. 50. Merriman, /Life and Letters of Thomas Cromwell/, 2 vols., 1902. Tytler, /England under Edward VI. and Mary/, 2 vols., 1839. Gasquet-Bishop, /Edw. Cf. Dodd-Tierney, /Church Hist. of England/, ii., app. iii. Id., app. iv. Lee, /Edw. VI., Supreme Head/, 39.
We all knew that this was the signal which was to make known to the king that Anne Boleyn's head had fallen. We knew it, and a shudder ran through our whole frames. The king alone smiled, and as he arose and took his weapon from my hand, he said, with cheerful face, 'It is done, the business is finished. Tytler, p. 383.
Among the more remarkable were those of Lady Eastnor, 1825; Lady King, daughter of Lord Byron, 1835; Countess Ribblesdale, etc. Her portraits of Fraser Tytler, John Girkin, and Bonington are in the National Portrait Gallery, London. In the South Kensington Gallery are her pictures of "Devotion St.
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