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said he ; “ is it like a decent and God - fearing soldiery , who have wrought such
things for the land as have never before been heard of , to brawl and riot in the
church , or to aid , abet , and comfort a profane fellow , who hath , upon a solemn
...
said he ; “ is it like a decent and God - fearing soldiery , who have wrought such
things for the land as have never before been heard of , to brawl and riot in the
church , or to aid , abet , and comfort a profane fellow , who hath , upon a solemn
...
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hath , upon a solemn thanksgiving , excluded the minister from his own pulpit ? ” “
We have nought to do with thy church , as thou call ' st it , ” said he who by a small
feather in front of his morion appeared to be the corporal of the party ; " we ...
hath , upon a solemn thanksgiving , excluded the minister from his own pulpit ? ” “
We have nought to do with thy church , as thou call ' st it , ” said he who by a small
feather in front of his morion appeared to be the corporal of the party ; " we ...
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But the brute beast hath the better of him , the brute weareth his own coat , and
the caitiff thrall wears his mas . ter ' s . I have seen such a wag make a rope ' s
end wag ere now . - - Where was I ? - Oh , rebuking you for your backslidings ,
men ...
But the brute beast hath the better of him , the brute weareth his own coat , and
the caitiff thrall wears his mas . ter ' s . I have seen such a wag make a rope ' s
end wag ere now . - - Where was I ? - Oh , rebuking you for your backslidings ,
men ...
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Come forth , old man - Thy daughter ' s side Is now the fitting place for thee :
When Time hath quell ' d the oak ' s bold pride , The youthful tendril yet may hide
The ruins of the parent tree . When the sermon was ended , the military orator
wiped ...
Come forth , old man - Thy daughter ' s side Is now the fitting place for thee :
When Time hath quell ' d the oak ' s bold pride , The youthful tendril yet may hide
The ruins of the parent tree . When the sermon was ended , the military orator
wiped ...
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What is it that hath happened of late years - what is it can be thought to happen
that astrologer can guess at , which can give pleasure to us ? " “ Fate , ” she
replied , " may have in store the joyful restoration of our banished prince . ” “ Too
late ...
What is it that hath happened of late years - what is it can be thought to happen
that astrologer can guess at , which can give pleasure to us ? " “ Fate , ” she
replied , " may have in store the joyful restoration of our banished prince . ” “ Too
late ...
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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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