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Page 10
But his course was arrested by a strong hand , which seized his cloak . It was that
of one who had detached himself from the group of soldiery . He was a stout man
of middle stature , with a quick eye , and a countenance which , though plain ...
But his course was arrested by a strong hand , which seized his cloak . It was that
of one who had detached himself from the group of soldiery . He was a stout man
of middle stature , with a quick eye , and a countenance which , though plain ...
Page 35
He was as tractable as he was strong and bold . Just as he was about to rush
upon the soldier , the words “ Peace , Bevis ! " from Sir Henry , converted the lion
into a lamb , and , instead of pulling the soldier down , he walked round and
round ...
He was as tractable as he was strong and bold . Just as he was about to rush
upon the soldier , the words “ Peace , Bevis ! " from Sir Henry , converted the lion
into a lamb , and , instead of pulling the soldier down , he walked round and
round ...
Page 55
... Mercy on us , there would certainly have been bloodshed . But oh the father -
see how he is twisting his face about ! - - Is he ' ill of the colic , think ' st thou ,
Joceline ? Or , may I offer him a glass of strong waters ? " * Hark thee hither ,
wench !
... Mercy on us , there would certainly have been bloodshed . But oh the father -
see how he is twisting his face about ! - - Is he ' ill of the colic , think ' st thou ,
Joceline ? Or , may I offer him a glass of strong waters ? " * Hark thee hither ,
wench !
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Only a bottle of Alicant , and one of sack , with the stone jug of strong waters , '
answered Phoebe . • Put the wine - fiasks into thy basket , ' said Joceline , * the
knight must not lack his evening draught - and down with thee to the hut like a ...
Only a bottle of Alicant , and one of sack , with the stone jug of strong waters , '
answered Phoebe . • Put the wine - fiasks into thy basket , ' said Joceline , * the
knight must not lack his evening draught - and down with thee to the hut like a ...
Page 57
The mighty venison pasty , adorned with parsley , was placed on the board on a ,
clean napkin ; the stone - bottle of strong waters , with a black - jack full of ale ,
formed comfortable appenda . ges ; and to this meal sate down in social manner
...
The mighty venison pasty , adorned with parsley , was placed on the board on a ,
clean napkin ; the stone - bottle of strong waters , with a black - jack full of ale ,
formed comfortable appenda . ges ; and to this meal sate down in social manner
...
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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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