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Page 15
Here the military part of the congregation raised a hum of approbation , which
being a sound like the “ hear , hear , ” of the British House of Commons , was
calculated to heighten the enthusiasm of the ora . tor , by intimating the sympathy
of the ...
Here the military part of the congregation raised a hum of approbation , which
being a sound like the “ hear , hear , ” of the British House of Commons , was
calculated to heighten the enthusiasm of the ora . tor , by intimating the sympathy
of the ...
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If Henry Lee must sue for food , it shall be of some sound loyalist like himself ,
who having but half a loaf remaining , will not nevertheless refuse to share it with
him . For his daughter , she may wander her own way , which leads her to a
refuge ...
If Henry Lee must sue for food , it shall be of some sound loyalist like himself ,
who having but half a loaf remaining , will not nevertheless refuse to share it with
him . For his daughter , she may wander her own way , which leads her to a
refuge ...
Page 38
They heard the knight ' s whistle summon Bevis ; but though the good hound
turned his head and pricked his ears at the sound , yet he did not obey the call ,
but continued to snuff around Joseph Tomkins ' s cloak . “ Thou art a rare one , I
fear ...
They heard the knight ' s whistle summon Bevis ; but though the good hound
turned his head and pricked his ears at the sound , yet he did not obey the call ,
but continued to snuff around Joseph Tomkins ' s cloak . “ Thou art a rare one , I
fear ...
Page 54
... you plunge in sensual pleasures , he will sooth you to indulgence , as with the
lascivious sounds of a lute . This , I say , this book is the well - head and source of
all those evils which have overrun the land like a torrent , making men scoffers ...
... you plunge in sensual pleasures , he will sooth you to indulgence , as with the
lascivious sounds of a lute . This , I say , this book is the well - head and source of
all those evils which have overrun the land like a torrent , making men scoffers ...
Page 56
Ha ! by heaven I thought yonder man ' s eye watched us - No - he only rolled it
round him in a brown study - Deep enough doubtless as they all are . - But d - n
him , he must be bottomless if I cannot sound him before the night ' s out . - Hie
thee ...
Ha ! by heaven I thought yonder man ' s eye watched us - No - he only rolled it
round him in a brown study - Deep enough doubtless as they all are . - But d - n
him , he must be bottomless if I cannot sound him before the night ' s out . - Hie
thee ...
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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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