Schinderhannes, the Robber of the RhineSmith, Elder, and Company, 1833 - 318 pages |
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... necessary , however , to imitate the historian in accuracy . Although some readers may detect an attempt to illustrate the less disgusting features of the bandit system , as it existed in Holland , Belgium , and the other countries of ...
... necessary , however , to imitate the historian in accuracy . Although some readers may detect an attempt to illustrate the less disgusting features of the bandit system , as it existed in Holland , Belgium , and the other countries of ...
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... necessary to do , not with regard to his mistress , for till night - fall he could not even approach her house , but with regard to himself . The baron had said that he looked " like a man who had lost his last dollar , " and this was ...
... necessary to do , not with regard to his mistress , for till night - fall he could not even approach her house , but with regard to himself . The baron had said that he looked " like a man who had lost his last dollar , " and this was ...
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... necessary , however , to ascertain , not the ex- tent of his danger , which he knew , but the precise mo- ment of its approach ; for the demon had already whispered in the depths of the gamester's heart , that , by means of a loan from ...
... necessary , however , to ascertain , not the ex- tent of his danger , which he knew , but the precise mo- ment of its approach ; for the demon had already whispered in the depths of the gamester's heart , that , by means of a loan from ...
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... necessary if possible to obtain a fire ; but he knew not where to find the materials . " Christine ! " said he , softly ; and then in a louder whisper . No answer . The old woman slept soundly THE ROBBER OF THE RHINE . 29.
... necessary if possible to obtain a fire ; but he knew not where to find the materials . " Christine ! " said he , softly ; and then in a louder whisper . No answer . The old woman slept soundly THE ROBBER OF THE RHINE . 29.
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... necessary , to a smaller and more distant apartment , where he took up his solitary abode . A low fever began to prey upon the sources of life ; and this was at times accompanied by a certain aberra- tion of mind . The Bible , to which ...
... necessary , to a smaller and more distant apartment , where he took up his solitary abode . A low fever began to prey upon the sources of life ; and this was at times accompanied by a certain aberra- tion of mind . The Bible , to which ...
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Page 58 - BY THE rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion. We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof. For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song; and they that wasted us required of us mirth, saying, Sing us one of the songs of Zion.
Page 34 - He hath stripped me of my glory, And taken the crown from my head. He hath destroyed me on every side, and I am gone : And mine hope hath he removed like a tree.
Page 61 - Entreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee : for whither thou goest, I will go ; and where thou lodgest I will lodge : thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God: " Where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried; the Lord do so to me, and more also, if aught but death part thee and me.
Page 61 - It hath fully been shewed me, all that thou hast done unto thy mother in law since the death of thine husband; and how thou hast left thy father and thy mother, and the land of thy nativity, and art come unto a people which thou knewest not heretofore. The Lord recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of the Lord God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to trust.
Page 59 - O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed; happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us.
Page 175 - Tell me not, Sweet, I am unkind That from the nunnery Of thy chaste breast and quiet mind, To war and arms I fly. True, a new mistress now I chase, The first foe in the field; And with a stronger faith embrace A sword, a horse, a shield. Yet this inconstancy is such As you too shall adore; I could not love thee, dear, so much, Loved I not honour more.
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