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Page 37
Joseph Tomkins is my name in the flesh , ” said the steward . “ Men call me
Honest Joe , and Trusty Tomkins . ” “ If thou hast deserved such names ,
considering what trade thou hast driven , thou art a jewel indeed , " said the
knight ; “ yet if thou ...
Joseph Tomkins is my name in the flesh , ” said the steward . “ Men call me
Honest Joe , and Trusty Tomkins . ” “ If thou hast deserved such names ,
considering what trade thou hast driven , thou art a jewel indeed , " said the
knight ; “ yet if thou ...
Page 38
They heard the knight ' s whistle summon Bevis ; but though the good hound
turned his head and pricked his ears at the sound , yet he did not obey the call ,
but continued to snuff around Joseph Tomkins ' s cloak . “ Thou art a rare one , I
fear ...
They heard the knight ' s whistle summon Bevis ; but though the good hound
turned his head and pricked his ears at the sound , yet he did not obey the call ,
but continued to snuff around Joseph Tomkins ' s cloak . “ Thou art a rare one , I
fear ...
Page 39
Umph - I know not , ” said Tomkins . " I must - beware of ambuscades , and I am
alone here . Moreover , it is the High Thanksgiving appointed by Parliament , and
owned to by the army - - also the old man and the young woman may want to ...
Umph - I know not , ” said Tomkins . " I must - beware of ambuscades , and I am
alone here . Moreover , it is the High Thanksgiving appointed by Parliament , and
owned to by the army - - also the old man and the young woman may want to ...
Page 40
said Tomkins ; " and who is to hold me blameless if they should see cause to
think any . thing minished ? Not the right worshipful Commis . sioners , to whom
the property of the estate is as their own ; therefore , as thou say ' st , we must
walk ...
said Tomkins ; " and who is to hold me blameless if they should see cause to
think any . thing minished ? Not the right worshipful Commis . sioners , to whom
the property of the estate is as their own ; therefore , as thou say ' st , we must
walk ...
Page 42
I nothing doubt it , friend , ” said Tomkins ; “ a tyrant and a harlot were fitting
patron and patroness for such vanities . ” “ Thou may ' st say thy say , friend , ”
replied the keeper , “ so thou lettest me say mine . There stands the Maypole , as
thou ...
I nothing doubt it , friend , ” said Tomkins ; “ a tyrant and a harlot were fitting
patron and patroness for such vanities . ” “ Thou may ' st say thy say , friend , ”
replied the keeper , “ so thou lettest me say mine . There stands the Maypole , as
thou ...
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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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