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I had the church accurately described to me , with a view to this work ; but , as I
have some reason to doubt whether my informant had ever seen the inside of it
himself , I will be content to say that it is now a handsome edifice , most part of ...
I had the church accurately described to me , with a view to this work ; but , as I
have some reason to doubt whether my informant had ever seen the inside of it
himself , I will be content to say that it is now a handsome edifice , most part of ...
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... neither so fond of the goods of this world that he would not supply our
distresses amply , nor so wedded to fanatical opinions as to exclude charity for
other sects beside his own . ” “ Ay , ay , the Church of England is a sect with him I
doubt not ...
... neither so fond of the goods of this world that he would not supply our
distresses amply , nor so wedded to fanatical opinions as to exclude charity for
other sects beside his own . ” “ Ay , ay , the Church of England is a sect with him I
doubt not ...
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... as they stood together looking along the path in which the figures of the Knight
of Ditchley and pretty Mistress Alice had disappeared behind the trees . They
then gazed on each other in doubt , as men who scarce knew whether they stood
...
... as they stood together looking along the path in which the figures of the Knight
of Ditchley and pretty Mistress Alice had disappeared behind the trees . They
then gazed on each other in doubt , as men who scarce knew whether they stood
...
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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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The people of Woodstock , jealous of their ancient traditions , did not relish this
new mode of explaining them away ; and it is even said , that the Mayor , whom
we have already introduced , became Presbyterian , in revenge of the doubts
cast ...
The people of Woodstock , jealous of their ancient traditions , did not relish this
new mode of explaining them away ; and it is even said , that the Mayor , whom
we have already introduced , became Presbyterian , in revenge of the doubts
cast ...
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Page 106 - ... speaker that ever perplexed an audience. It has been long since said by the historian that a collection of the Protector's speeches would make, with a few exceptions, the most nonsensical book in the world; but he ought to have added that nothing could be more nervous, concise, and intelligible than what he really intended should be understood. It was also remarked of Cromwell that, though born of a good family, both by father and mother, and although he had the usual opportunities of education...
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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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