Waverly Novels: St. Rowan's wellA. and C. Black, 1852 |
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... fear and left their ferrets behind them . " One of their honours this night spoke , and in the name of God asked what it was , and why it disturbed them so ? No answer was given to this ; but the noise ceased for a while , when the ...
... fear and left their ferrets behind them . " One of their honours this night spoke , and in the name of God asked what it was , and why it disturbed them so ? No answer was given to this ; but the noise ceased for a while , when the ...
Page xxxvii
... fear of , during the tyrannical times of that detestable usurper , Oliver Cromwell ; he who had raked up such judges , as would wrest the most innocent language into high treason , when he had the cruel conscience to take away our lives ...
... fear of , during the tyrannical times of that detestable usurper , Oliver Cromwell ; he who had raked up such judges , as would wrest the most innocent language into high treason , when he had the cruel conscience to take away our lives ...
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... fear of strife , among men that dare not testify against this open profanation of the church , and daring display of heresy . Would your neigh- bours of Banbury have brooked such an insult ? " " Come , come , Master Holdenough , " said ...
... fear of strife , among men that dare not testify against this open profanation of the church , and daring display of heresy . Would your neigh- bours of Banbury have brooked such an insult ? " " Come , come , Master Holdenough , " said ...
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... fears of so many various factions . But the general stream of report , so far as Wood- stock was concerned , had of late run uniformly in one direction . Day after day they had been in- formed , that the fatal fiat of Parliament had ...
... fears of so many various factions . But the general stream of report , so far as Wood- stock was concerned , had of late run uniformly in one direction . Day after day they had been in- formed , that the fatal fiat of Parliament had ...
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... fear ye lie , wench , " said her father ; " but no matter - thou canst not get any more fooling out of me just now . The Evil Spirit hath left Saul for the present . We are now to think what is to be done about leaving Woodstock - or de ...
... fear ye lie , wench , " said her father ; " but no matter - thou canst not get any more fooling out of me just now . The Evil Spirit hath left Saul for the present . We are now to think what is to be done about leaving Woodstock - or de ...
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alarm Alice Lee ancient apartment arms better betwixt Brownists called candle Captain Captain Crook cavalier church cloak Cockaine Colonel Everard Commissioners cousin Cromwell dare daughter Desborough devil divine door doubt ears England Executive Government eyes father fear feeling fire followed gentleman hand Harrison hath head hear heard Heaven hold honour Joceline Joliffe keeper King King's Oak late light Lodge look Lord Markham Everard Master Bletson Master Holdenough ment mind never night noise October 25 old knight Parliament party person Phoebe poor Presbyterian quarterstaff rapier rard replied Everard Rochecliffe Rosamond's roundheads seemed servants Sir Henry Lee soldier speak spoke stood stranger sword tell thee thing thou art thou hast thought tion Tomkins tone trenchers truly trust turn uncle voice walked wherefore wild Woodstock Woodstock town words worthy XXXIX yonder young
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Page 151 - The thane of Fife had a wife: where is she now? What, will these hands ne'er be clean? No more o' that, my lord, no more o' that: you mar all with this starting.
Page 261 - Now the wasted brands do glow, Whilst the screech-owl, screeching loud, Puts the wretch, that lies in woe, In remembrance of a shroud. Now it is the time of night, That the graves, all gaping wide, Every one lets forth his sprite, In the church-way paths to glide.
Page lxxviii - Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O most Mighty, with thy glory and thy majesty. And in thy majesty ride prosperously because of truth and meekness and righteousness ; and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things.
Page 120 - For there in lofty air was seen to stand The stern Protector of the conquer'd land ; Drawn in that look with which he wept and swore, Turn'd out the members, and made fast the door, Ridding the house of every knave and drone, Forced — though it grieved his soul — to rule alone. The Frank Courtship.— CRABBE.
Page 185 - ... black oak, and finally into a long saloon, or parlour, where there was a prodigious fire, and about twelve candles of the largest size distributed in sconces against the wall. There were seated the Commissioners, who now held in their power the ancient mansion and royal domain of Woodstock.
Page viii - ... though they well knew the doors were all locked, and there could be none there. Presently after they heard also all the wood of the King's Oak brought by parcels from the dining-room, and thrown with great violence into the presence-chamber, as also the chairs, stools, tables, and other furniture...
Page xiv - One of the servants now lighted a large candle, and set it in the doorway between the two chambers, to see what passed ; and as...
Page xi - Candles put out as before. They had the said bitch with them again, but were not by that protected: the bitch set up a very piteous cry; the clothes of their beds were all pulled off; and the bricks, without any wind, were thrown off the chimney tops into the midst.