Waverly Novels: St. Rowan's wellA. and C. Black, 1852 |
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... young cava- liers of this and other high - born houses , moving through the streets and the churchyard with the careless ease , which indicates perhaps rather an overweening degree of self - confidence , yet shows graceful when mingled ...
... young cava- liers of this and other high - born houses , moving through the streets and the churchyard with the careless ease , which indicates perhaps rather an overweening degree of self - confidence , yet shows graceful when mingled ...
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... young Man ! —what part have we in him ? —Slay , take , destroy , divide the spoil ! Blessed art thou , Oliver , on account of thine honour - thy cause is clear , thy call is undoubt- ed - never has defeat come near thy leading staff ...
... young Man ! —what part have we in him ? —Slay , take , destroy , divide the spoil ! Blessed art thou , Oliver , on account of thine honour - thy cause is clear , thy call is undoubt- ed - never has defeat come near thy leading staff ...
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... young Man , the unclean son of the slaughtered tyrant - the fugitive after whom the true hearts of England are now following , that they may take and slay him ? - ' Why should your rider turn his bridle our way ? ' say you in your ...
... young Man , the unclean son of the slaughtered tyrant - the fugitive after whom the true hearts of England are now following , that they may take and slay him ? - ' Why should your rider turn his bridle our way ? ' say you in your ...
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... young lady , by whom this venerable gen- tleman seemed to be in some degree supported as they walked arm in arm , was a slight and sylph- like form , with a person so delicately made , and so beautiful in countenance , that it seemed ...
... young lady , by whom this venerable gen- tleman seemed to be in some degree supported as they walked arm in arm , was a slight and sylph- like form , with a person so delicately made , and so beautiful in countenance , that it seemed ...
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... young lady , in a tone which seemed to intimate his proposal of defence to be altogether desperate . " And why , alas ? " said the gentleman , angrily ; " is it because I shut my door against a score or two of these blood - thirsty ...
... young lady , in a tone which seemed to intimate his proposal of defence to be altogether desperate . " And why , alas ? " said the gentleman , angrily ; " is it because I shut my door against a score or two of these blood - thirsty ...
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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.