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Abbot of Abingdon Alasco Amy Robsart answered Varney Anthony Foster apartment attend Berkshire betwixt Black Bear Blount called castle chamber cloak command countenance countess Countess of Leicester courtiers Cumnor Cumnor-Place devil door dress Earl of Leicester Earl of Sussex earl's Elizabeth exclaimed eyes fair father favour fear Flibbertigibbet followed gentleman Giles Gosling gold grace guest hall hand hastily hath heard heart heaven hither honour horse host instant instantly Janet Kenilworth knave lady Lady Paget Laneham Leicester's look Lord Leicester Lord of Leicester lord's lordship madam Master Tressilian Master Varney Mervyn's Michael Lambourne mistress night noble once person pleasure poor present queen Raleigh replied Lambourne replied Varney Richard Varney Say's Court secret seemed shalt silian speak spoke stood sword tell thee thine thou art thou hast thought thyself Tony Foster Tower Wayland Smith word yonder
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Page 209 - Flying between the cold moon and the earth, Cupid all arm'd : a certain aim he took At a fair vestal, throned by the west ; And loos'd his love-shaft smartly from his bow, As it should pierce a hundred thousand hearts : But I might see young Cupid's fiery shaft Quench'd in the chaste beams of the wat'ry moon ; And the imperial vot'ress passed on, In maiden meditation, fancy-free.
Page 168 - ... nobles of her household. She looked more than once at the wherry in which the young adventurer was seated, spoke to those around her, and seemed to laugh. At length one of the attendants, by the Queen's order apparently, made a sign for the wherry to come alongside, and the young man was desired to step from his own skiff into the Queen's barge, which he performed with graceful agility at the fore part of the boat, and was brought aft to the Queen's presence, the wherry at the same time dropping...
Page 165 - So saying, he caused the boat to be pulled towards a landing-place at some distance from the principal one, which it would not, at that moment, have been thought respectful to approach, and jumped on shore, followed, though with reluctance, by his cautious and timid companions. As they approached the gate of the palace, one of the sergeant porters told them they could not at present enter, as her Majesty was in the act of coming forth. The...
Page viii - THE dews of summer night did fall; The moon, sweet regent of the sky, Silver'd the walls of Cumnor Hall, And many an oak that grew thereby. Now nought was heard beneath the skies, The sounds of busy life were still, Save an unhappy lady's sighs, That issued from that lonely pile.
Page viii - Mong rural beauties I was one, Among the fields wild flowers are fair ; Some country swain might me have won, And thought my beauty passing rare.
Page 173 - And here," she added, giving him a jewel of gold, in the form of a chess-man, " I give thee this to wear at the collar.
Page 265 - The outer wall of this splendid and gigantic structure inclosed seven acres, a part of which was occupied by extensive stables, and by a pleasure garden, with its trim arbours and parterres, and the rest formed the large base-court, or outer yard, of the noble castle. The lordly structure itself, which rose near the centre of this spacious...
Page 172 - Raleigh ? '' said Elizabeth, after a moment's recollection, " have we not heard of your service in Ireland ? " " I have been so fortunate as to do some service there, madam," replied Raleigh, "scarce however of consequence sufficient to reach your grace's ears.
Page 168 - The muddied cloak still hung upon his arm, and formed the natural topic with which the Queen introduced the conversation. " You have this day spoiled a gay mantle in our service, young man. We thank you for your service, though the manner of offering it was unusual, and something bold." " In a sovereign's need," answered the youth, " it is each liegeman's duty to be bold.
Page ix - The village maidens of the plain Salute me lowly as they go; Envious they mark my silken train, Nor think a Countess can have woe. 'The simple nymphs, they little know How far more happy 's their estate — To smile for joy — than sigh for woe — To be content — than to be great.