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The eye of the yeoman and peasant sought in vain the tall form of old Sir Henry
Lee of Ditchley , as , wrapped in his laced cloak , and with beard and whiskers
duly composed , he moved slowly through the aisles , followed by the faithful
mastiff ...
The eye of the yeoman and peasant sought in vain the tall form of old Sir Henry
Lee of Ditchley , as , wrapped in his laced cloak , and with beard and whiskers
duly composed , he moved slowly through the aisles , followed by the faithful
mastiff ...
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I am sick of comfort : an honourable death , with the ruins of Woodstock for my
monument , were the only comfort to old Henry Lee . Yes , by the memory of my
father ! ... and loving uncle Everard ? " you . " “ Nothing , sir , ” she 24
WOODSTOCK .
I am sick of comfort : an honourable death , with the ruins of Woodstock for my
monument , were the only comfort to old Henry Lee . Yes , by the memory of my
father ! ... and loving uncle Everard ? " you . " “ Nothing , sir , ” she 24
WOODSTOCK .
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It is well thou dost not , Alice , ” answered Sir Henry Lee , in a tone of suppressed
anger ; “ for , by the blessed rood , thou hast well nigh led me into the heresy of
thinking thee no daughter of mine . - - Ah ! my beloved companion , who art now ...
It is well thou dost not , Alice , ” answered Sir Henry Lee , in a tone of suppressed
anger ; “ for , by the blessed rood , thou hast well nigh led me into the heresy of
thinking thee no daughter of mine . - - Ah ! my beloved companion , who art now ...
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6 I am glad to hear you quote your favourite again , sir . Our little jars are ever
well nigh ended when Shakspeare comes in play . ” “ His book was the closet -
companion of my blessed master , ” said Sir Henry Lee ; “ after the Bible , ( with ...
6 I am glad to hear you quote your favourite again , sir . Our little jars are ever
well nigh ended when Shakspeare comes in play . ” “ His book was the closet -
companion of my blessed master , ” said Sir Henry Lee ; “ after the Bible , ( with ...
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And so , friend , touching these same Coinmisioners , bear them this message ;
that Sir Henry Lee is keeper of Woodstock Park , with right of waif and stray , vert
and venison , as complete as any of them have to their estate - that is , if they ...
And so , friend , touching these same Coinmisioners , bear them this message ;
that Sir Henry Lee is keeper of Woodstock Park , with right of waif and stray , vert
and venison , as complete as any of them have to their estate - that is , if they ...
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| Title | Woodstock, Or, The Cavalier: A Tale of the Year Sixteen Hundred and Fifty-one Volume 1 of Woodstock: Or, The Cavalier. A Tale of the Year Sixteen Hundred and Fifty-one, Walter Scott |
| Author | Walter Scott |
| Publisher | J. & J. Harper, 1826 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 24 Jan 2007 |
| Length | 370 pages |
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