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Page 10
... of tremendous length , balanced on the other side by a dagger . The belt , was
morocco , garnished with pistols . The minister , thus intercepted in his duty ,
faced round upon the party who had seized him , and demanded in no gentle
tone ...
... of tremendous length , balanced on the other side by a dagger . The belt , was
morocco , garnished with pistols . The minister , thus intercepted in his duty ,
faced round upon the party who had seized him , and demanded in no gentle
tone ...
Page 12
The energetic magistrate , whose efforts in favour of order were thus checked ,
cast one glance on his supporters , but that was enough to show him that force
was not on his side . All had shrunk back on hearing that ominous clatter of stone
...
The energetic magistrate , whose efforts in favour of order were thus checked ,
cast one glance on his supporters , but that was enough to show him that force
was not on his side . All had shrunk back on hearing that ominous clatter of stone
...
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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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... state of abstraction , and , desirous at once to watch their motions , and avoid
their observation , he glided beneath one of the huge trees which skirted the path
, and whose boughs , sweeping the ground on every side , 3 * WOODSTOCK .
... state of abstraction , and , desirous at once to watch their motions , and avoid
their observation , he glided beneath one of the huge trees which skirted the path
, and whose boughs , sweeping the ground on every side , 3 * WOODSTOCK .
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whose boughs , sweeping the ground on every side , - insured him against
discovery , unless in case of an actual search . In the meantime , the gentleman
and lady continued to advance , directing their course to a rustic seat , which still
...
whose boughs , sweeping the ground on every side , - insured him against
discovery , unless in case of an actual search . In the meantime , the gentleman
and lady continued to advance , directing their course to a rustic seat , which still
...
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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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