Walter Colyton: A Tale of 1688, Volume 2H. Colburn and R. Bentley, 1830 |
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... look out upon this lovely scene and not find every bitter feeling chastised , and every unholy or immoral thought rebuked within him . For my own part , I never sit here without an instant sensation of increased sympathy both with hea ...
... look out upon this lovely scene and not find every bitter feeling chastised , and every unholy or immoral thought rebuked within him . For my own part , I never sit here without an instant sensation of increased sympathy both with hea ...
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... hung against the wall , and had no sooner caught a glimpse of herself than exclaiming , " Zookers ! I vorgot my hair war in papers ; I do look vor all the wordle like a mommick ! " she scudded away in 46 WALTER COLYTON .
... hung against the wall , and had no sooner caught a glimpse of herself than exclaiming , " Zookers ! I vorgot my hair war in papers ; I do look vor all the wordle like a mommick ! " she scudded away in 46 WALTER COLYTON .
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... look of vacant simpering imbecility as her wandering wits deserted her . " Thee casn't take in auld dame Chervil , a b'leeve . Thee beest one o ' the player volk from Bedgwater that rode Skim- merton , and played the heydigees last ...
... look of vacant simpering imbecility as her wandering wits deserted her . " Thee casn't take in auld dame Chervil , a b'leeve . Thee beest one o ' the player volk from Bedgwater that rode Skim- merton , and played the heydigees last ...
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... look in her black donnins , dwon't she ? " " Aw , Tummas ! Tummas ! Lord send it dwon't spwile the wench , and turn her head as it hath adood our Meg's . Tha girt gigleling goosecap thinks o ' nought now but o ' being a vine lady like ...
... look in her black donnins , dwon't she ? " " Aw , Tummas ! Tummas ! Lord send it dwon't spwile the wench , and turn her head as it hath adood our Meg's . Tha girt gigleling goosecap thinks o ' nought now but o ' being a vine lady like ...
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... looks the strand whereon th ' imperious flood Hath left a witness'd usurpation . SHAKSPEARE . EDITH was seated upon the lawn at Hales Court , as already stated , reflecting upon the enlarged charity which not only governed Aga- tha's ...
... looks the strand whereon th ' imperious flood Hath left a witness'd usurpation . SHAKSPEARE . EDITH was seated upon the lawn at Hales Court , as already stated , reflecting upon the enlarged charity which not only governed Aga- tha's ...
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Agatha and Edith Audley auver beauty bosom Bridgwater brother Captain Colyton Catherine Sedley Catholic cher Chervil claret companion conceal Countess of Dorchester cried the Squire danger daughter dear declared delight derland dragoons Dumpling duty dwon't ejaculated escape exclaimed eyes Father Bartholomew favour feelings fortune gennelman Goathurst Hales Court hand head heart Heaven Hetty honour hope horse inmate instantly Jaspar Colyton King King's kinsman lady Lady Sunderland letter listen look Lord Sunderland Lordship Madam Madge Majesty Mapletoft ment merry mind Miss Edy Miss Shelton mistress Morlay nature never occasion on't Orchard Place parties perhaps perilous pleasure Popish plot present priest Protestant recollect Seagrave Sedley seemed Sir Charles Sir Charles Sedley soldier soon sooner sparticles Stanley Forester stranger sure tell thee thic thing thought tion traitor Tummas Tynte uttered Walter Watchet wish young zome
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Page 298 - The mysteries of Hecate, and the night; By .all the operation of the orbs, From whom we do exist, and cease to be ; Here I disclaim all my paternal care, Propinquity and property of blood, And as a stranger to my heart and me Hold thee, from this, for ever.
Page 144 - Keep innocency, and take heed unto the thing that is right : for that shall bring a man peace at the last.
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Page 30 - LET us drink and be merry, dance, joke, and rejoice, With claret and sherry, theorbo and voice! The changeable world to our joy is unjust, All treasure's uncertain, Then down with your dust! In frolics dispose your pounds, shillings, and pence, For we shall be nothing a hundred years hence.
Page 191 - That they may be avenged of them; as it is written, Such honour have all his saints.
Page 165 - That boy was a strange-found-out antidote to cure her infection; that boy, that princess' boy; that brave, chaste, virtuous lady's boy ; and a fair boy, a well-spoken boy ! All these considered, can make nothing else — but there I leave you, gentlemen.
Page 208 - The point at issue was this : The duty of man being to love God with all his heart, and his neighbour as himself...
Page 162 - Blackball, selected to preach before the queen, enunciated the doctrine of the divine right of kings and the duty of passive obedience.
Page 165 - Dion. Sure, she has a garrison of devils in her tongue, she uttereth such balls of wild-fire : she has so nettled the King, that all the doctors in the country will scarce cure him. That boy was a strange-found-out antidote to cure her infection ; that boy, that princess...