Woodstock; Or, The Cavalier: A Tale of the Year Sixteen Hundred and Fifty-one, Volume 2Archibald Constable and Company Edinburgh; and Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, London., 1826 - 370 pages |
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... Mistress Alice Lee - By Heaven , she is an exquisite creature— I approve of your taste , Mark - I say , you desi- red to persuade her , and the stout old Trojan her father , to consent and return to the Lodge , and live there quietly ...
... Mistress Alice Lee - By Heaven , she is an exquisite creature— I approve of your taste , Mark - I say , you desi- red to persuade her , and the stout old Trojan her father , to consent and return to the Lodge , and live there quietly ...
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... Mistress Lee - eh ? " " I never entertained so selfish a thought , " said Everard ; " and if this nocturnal disturb- ance at the mansion were explained and ended , I would instantly take my departure . " " Your friend Noll would expect ...
... Mistress Lee - eh ? " " I never entertained so selfish a thought , " said Everard ; " and if this nocturnal disturb- ance at the mansion were explained and ended , I would instantly take my departure . " " Your friend Noll would expect ...
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... Mistress Alice in my life till to - night , and then only for an instant - zooks , man , how is that pos- sible ? " " True , " replied Everard , and seemed lost in thought . At length he spoke- " I should call Cromwell to account for ...
... Mistress Alice in my life till to - night , and then only for an instant - zooks , man , how is that pos- sible ? " " True , " replied Everard , and seemed lost in thought . At length he spoke- " I should call Cromwell to account for ...
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... mistress occasionally dispatched for the water of a spring , supposed to be peculiarly pure , or some aged woman , who made a little trade by carrying it to the better sort of families , and selling it for a trifle . There was no cause ...
... mistress occasionally dispatched for the water of a spring , supposed to be peculiarly pure , or some aged woman , who made a little trade by carrying it to the better sort of families , and selling it for a trifle . There was no cause ...
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... mistress by some accident , if not by some successful robbery . Her size , too , as did not escape Alice , even in the short perusal she afforded the stranger , was unusual ; her features swarthy and singularly harsh , and her manner ...
... mistress by some accident , if not by some successful robbery . Her size , too , as did not escape Alice , even in the short perusal she afforded the stranger , was unusual ; her features swarthy and singularly harsh , and her manner ...
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