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As I have lain awake at night , I have heard all kinds of mysterious and sighing sounds from the neighbouring ruin ; distant footsteps , too , and the closing of doors in remote parts of the Abbey , would send hollow reverberations and ...
As I have lain awake at night , I have heard all kinds of mysterious and sighing sounds from the neighbouring ruin ; distant footsteps , too , and the closing of doors in remote parts of the Abbey , would send hollow reverberations and ...
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While exploring Sherwood Forest , Irving came to a dwelling which was reputed to be " Friar Tuck's cell or hermitage , " an " artificial cavern cut in the face of a cliff , with a door and a window wrought through the living stone " .
While exploring Sherwood Forest , Irving came to a dwelling which was reputed to be " Friar Tuck's cell or hermitage , " an " artificial cavern cut in the face of a cliff , with a door and a window wrought through the living stone " .
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Irving provides not only a barricadoed door but another hermit , one this time who keeps callers waiting . And , in likening the Hall's staff to a garrison , he introduces an image which by association could readily suggest a palace .
Irving provides not only a barricadoed door but another hermit , one this time who keeps callers waiting . And , in likening the Hall's staff to a garrison , he introduces an image which by association could readily suggest a palace .
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THE BYRONIC IDEALITY 1 The Fall Of The House Of Usher OF HOUSE AND GROUNDS | 1 |
Polking about in News tead Abbey | 2 |
A Singularly Dreary Tract of Country | 7 |
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