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... an adust complexion , and the vivacity of his eye indicated some irascibility of
temperament . His dress was brown , not black , and over his other vestments he
wore , in honour of 2 * WOODSTOCK . which each acceded or not, as in his too ...
... an adust complexion , and the vivacity of his eye indicated some irascibility of
temperament . His dress was brown , not black , and over his other vestments he
wore , in honour of 2 * WOODSTOCK . which each acceded or not, as in his too ...
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over his other vestments he wore , in honour of Calvin , a Geneva cloak of a blue
colour , which fell back - ' ward from his shoulders as he posted on to the pulpit .
His grizzled hair was cut as short as shears could perform the feat , and covered
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over his other vestments he wore , in honour of Calvin , a Geneva cloak of a blue
colour , which fell back - ' ward from his shoulders as he posted on to the pulpit .
His grizzled hair was cut as short as shears could perform the feat , and covered
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Blessed art thou , Oliver , on account of thine honour - thy cause is clear , thy call
is undoubted - - never has defeat come near thy leading staff , nor disaster
attended thy banner . Ride on , flower of England ' s soldiers ! ride on , chosen
leader ...
Blessed art thou , Oliver , on account of thine honour - thy cause is clear , thy call
is undoubted - - never has defeat come near thy leading staff , nor disaster
attended thy banner . Ride on , flower of England ' s soldiers ! ride on , chosen
leader ...
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God pardon your honour for your harsh judgment , ” said Joliffe . “ The hut is
yours , such as it is , and should be were it a king ' s palace , as I wish it were
even for your honour ' s sake , and Mistress Alice - only I could wish your honour
would ...
God pardon your honour for your harsh judgment , ” said Joliffe . “ The hut is
yours , such as it is , and should be were it a king ' s palace , as I wish it were
even for your honour ' s sake , and Mistress Alice - only I could wish your honour
would ...
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Here is he , whom princes chose for their cabinet - keeper , and whom maids of
honour take for their bedfellow ! - Here is the prime teacher of fine words , foppery
and folly - Here ! ' - dealing another thump upon the volume - - and oh ! revered ...
Here is he , whom princes chose for their cabinet - keeper , and whom maids of
honour take for their bedfellow ! - Here is the prime teacher of fine words , foppery
and folly - Here ! ' - dealing another thump upon the volume - - and oh ! revered ...
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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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