Woodstock: Or, The Cavalier. A Tale of the Year Sixteen Hundred and Fifty-one, Volume 1J. & J. Harper, 1826 |
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... cloak , and with beard and whiskers duly com- posed , he moved slowly through the aisles , followed by the faithful mastiff , or blood - hound , which in old time had saved his master by his fidelity , and which regu- larly followed him ...
... cloak , and with beard and whiskers duly com- posed , he moved slowly through the aisles , followed by the faithful mastiff , or blood - hound , which in old time had saved his master by his fidelity , and which regu- larly followed him ...
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... cloaks , jingling spurs , slashed boots , and tall plumes , of the young cavaliers of this and other high - born houses , moving through the streets and the church- yard with the careless ease , which indicates perhaps rather an ...
... cloaks , jingling spurs , slashed boots , and tall plumes , of the young cavaliers of this and other high - born houses , moving through the streets and the church- yard with the careless ease , which indicates perhaps rather an ...
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... cloaks , plaited close at the neck , and , like peaceful citizens , carried their Bibles and memorandum - books at their girdles , in- stead of knife or sword . This respectable , but least numerous part of the audience , were such ...
... cloaks , plaited close at the neck , and , like peaceful citizens , carried their Bibles and memorandum - books at their girdles , in- stead of knife or sword . This respectable , but least numerous part of the audience , were such ...
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... cloak of a blue colour , which fell back- ward from his shoulders as he posted on to the pul- pit . His grizzled hair was cut as short as shears could perform the feat , and covered with a black silk skullcap , which stuck so close to ...
... cloak of a blue colour , which fell back- ward from his shoulders as he posted on to the pul- pit . His grizzled hair was cut as short as shears could perform the feat , and covered with a black silk skullcap , which stuck so close to ...
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... cloak , or in the cloth of which it is fashioned , " said the other , " than thou didst in the Bishop's rocket - they were black and white , thou art blue and brown . Sleeping dogs every one of you , lying down , loving to slumber ...
... cloak , or in the cloth of which it is fashioned , " said the other , " than thou didst in the Bishop's rocket - they were black and white , thou art blue and brown . Sleeping dogs every one of you , lying down , loving to slumber ...
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alarm Alice Lee ancient answered Wildrake apartment arms army better betwixt Bevis Brownists called cavalier church clergyman cloak Colonel Everard Commissioners cousin Cromwell dare daugh daughter Desborough devil door doubt duty England exclaimed executive government eyes father fear feeling followed gentleman give hand Harrison hath head hear heard heart Heaven hold honour Joceline Joliffe keeper King King's Oak light Lodge look Markham Everard Master Bletson Master Holdenough ment military saints mind Mistress Alice muscadine never night old knight Parliament person Phoebe poor Presbyterian rapier rard replied Everard replied Wildrake Rosamond's roundhead seemed Sir Henry Lee sleep soldier speak spoke stood stranger strong sword tell thee thing thou art thou hast thought thyself tion Tomkins tone truly trust turn uncle Everard Victor Lee voice walked warrant wild Woodstock words worshipful yonder young
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