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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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None of the ancient and habitual worshippers during peaceful times , were now
to be seen in their carved galleries , with hands shadowing their brows , while
composing their minds to pray where their fathers had prayed , and after the
same ...
None of the ancient and habitual worshippers during peaceful times , were now
to be seen in their carved galleries , with hands shadowing their brows , while
composing their minds to pray where their fathers had prayed , and after the
same ...
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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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... suspicious , harsh , and mean ! Why upbraid me with Markham Everard ? Have
I seen or spoke with him since you discharged him my company , with terms less
kind I will speak it truly - than was due even to the relationship betwixt you ?
... suspicious , harsh , and mean ! Why upbraid me with Markham Everard ? Have
I seen or spoke with him since you discharged him my company , with terms less
kind I will speak it truly - than was due even to the relationship betwixt you ?
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You have seen Shakespeare , sir ? ” said the young lady . - Silly wench , ” replied
the knight , " he died when I was a mere child - - thou hast heard me say so
twenty times ; but thou would ' st lead the old man away from the tender subject .
You have seen Shakespeare , sir ? ” said the young lady . - Silly wench , ” replied
the knight , " he died when I was a mere child - - thou hast heard me say so
twenty times ; but thou would ' st lead the old man away from the tender subject .
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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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