Woodstock: Or, The Cavalier. A Tale of the Year Sixteen Hundred and Fifty-one, Volume 1J. & J. Harper, 1826 |
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... such things for the land as have never be- fore been heard of , to brawl and riot in the church , or to aid , abet , and comfort a profane fellow , who hath , upon a solemn thanksgiving , excluded the minister 12 WOODSTOCK .
... such things for the land as have never be- fore been heard of , to brawl and riot in the church , or to aid , abet , and comfort a profane fellow , who hath , upon a solemn thanksgiving , excluded the minister 12 WOODSTOCK .
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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 ...
... 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 ...
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... hath the better of him , -the brute wear- eth 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 of Woodstock ...
... hath the better of him , -the brute wear- eth 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 of Woodstock ...
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... 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 his brow ; for , notwithstanding the coolness of the weather , he was heated with ...
... 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 his brow ; for , notwithstanding the coolness of the weather , he was heated with ...
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... 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 ...
... 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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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...