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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... , ap- peared completely free from the weakness of con- duct which seemed to give him some authority over her , but her views of policy , if less practi- cable , were so much more direct and noble than 24 WOODSTOCK . CHAPTER II. ...
... , ap- peared completely free from the weakness of con- duct which seemed to give him some authority over her , but her views of policy , if less practi- cable , were so much more direct and noble than 24 WOODSTOCK . CHAPTER II. ...
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... less , a misconstruction to be resented . " " I'll carry a cartel for you , with all my heart and soul , " said Wildrake ; " and turn out with his godliness's second , with as good will as I ever drank a glass of sack . ” " Pshaw ...
... less , a misconstruction to be resented . " " I'll carry a cartel for you , with all my heart and soul , " said Wildrake ; " and turn out with his godliness's second , with as good will as I ever drank a glass of sack . ” " Pshaw ...
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... less periphrastic style , " I will obey your worship as far as the spirit will permit . Truly , it was not an hour since , when my worshipful master being at table with Master Bibbet and myself , not to mention the worshipful Master ...
... less periphrastic style , " I will obey your worship as far as the spirit will permit . Truly , it was not an hour since , when my worshipful master being at table with Master Bibbet and myself , not to mention the worshipful Master ...
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A Tale of the Year Sixteen Hundred and Fifty-one Walter Scott. less ventured not to open the door , lest they should be surprised with some of the goblins wherewith their imaginations were overwhelmed . And they heard the knocking ...
A Tale of the Year Sixteen Hundred and Fifty-one Walter Scott. less ventured not to open the door , lest they should be surprised with some of the goblins wherewith their imaginations were overwhelmed . And they heard the knocking ...
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... , my honoured sir ? " ex- claimed the independent , - " alack , the rhyme is seldom out of my poor master's mouth , when , as sometimes haps , he is less triumphant in his wrestles with Satan . But it was the first time 46 WOODSTOCK .
... , my honoured sir ? " ex- claimed the independent , - " alack , the rhyme is seldom out of my poor master's mouth , when , as sometimes haps , he is less triumphant in his wrestles with Satan . But it was the first time 46 WOODSTOCK .
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