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Such is the cant of the day thou livest in , and why should ' st thou not talk like one
of the wise . virgins and psalm - singing sisters , since , though thou hast a
profane old cavalier for a father , thou art own niece to uncle Everard ! ” “ If you
speak ...
Such is the cant of the day thou livest in , and why should ' st thou not talk like one
of the wise . virgins and psalm - singing sisters , since , though thou hast a
profane old cavalier for a father , thou art own niece to uncle Everard ! ” “ If you
speak ...
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It is well thou dost not , Alice , ” answered Sir Henry Lee , in a tone of suppressed
anger ; “ for , by the blessed rood , thou hast well nigh led me into the heresy of
thinking thee no daughter of mine . - - Ah ! my beloved companion , who art now ...
It is well thou dost not , Alice , ” answered Sir Henry Lee , in a tone of suppressed
anger ; “ for , by the blessed rood , thou hast well nigh led me into the heresy of
thinking thee no daughter of mine . - - Ah ! my beloved companion , who art now ...
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Thou word ' st me , girl , " answered the old cavaJier , “ thou word ' st me , as Will
Shakspeare saysthou speakest of lending ... Thou seem ' st sincere , and wert
ever a good and kindly daughter - how thou hast let that rebel youth creep into
thy ...
Thou word ' st me , girl , " answered the old cavaJier , “ thou word ' st me , as Will
Shakspeare saysthou speakest of lending ... Thou seem ' st sincere , and wert
ever a good and kindly daughter - how thou hast let that rebel youth creep into
thy ...
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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 . Well , though I am not blind , I can shut my eyes and follow .
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 . Well , though I am not blind , I can shut my eyes and follow .
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That and the risk of my poor fellowsWell ! thou hast disarmed me , girl . I will be as
patient and calm as a martyr . " “ Pray God , you keep your word , sir , ” replied his
daughter ; “ but you are ever so much moved at the sight of any of these men ...
That and the risk of my poor fellowsWell ! thou hast disarmed me , girl . I will be as
patient and calm as a martyr . " “ Pray God , you keep your word , sir , ” replied his
daughter ; “ but you are ever so much moved at the sight of any of these men ...
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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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