Woodstock: Or, The Cavalier. A Tale of the Year Sixteen Hundred and Fifty-one, Volume 1J. & J. Harper, 1826 |
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Page 24
... trust the King is ere this out of their reach- We have reason to think well of my brother Albert's safety . " " Ay , Albert ! there again , " said the old man , in a tone of reproach ; " had it not been for thy entreaties I had gone to ...
... trust the King is ere this out of their reach- We have reason to think well of my brother Albert's safety . " " Ay , Albert ! there again , " said the old man , in a tone of reproach ; " had it not been for thy entreaties I had gone to ...
Page 41
... trust he has seen the error of his ways , and made himself ( as , if a man of action , he easily might ) fit for bet- ter company than wood - hunters , deer - stealers , Maid Ma- rions , swash - bucklers , deboshed revellers , bloody ...
... trust he has seen the error of his ways , and made himself ( as , if a man of action , he easily might ) fit for bet- ter company than wood - hunters , deer - stealers , Maid Ma- rions , swash - bucklers , deboshed revellers , bloody ...
Page 44
... trust in me . I can be bon camarado to a good soldier , although I have striven with him even to the going down of the sun - But here we are in front of the Lodge . " They stood accordingly in front of the old Gothic building ...
... trust in me . I can be bon camarado to a good soldier , although I have striven with him even to the going down of the sun - But here we are in front of the Lodge . " They stood accordingly in front of the old Gothic building ...
Page 70
... , than deceive you by hunting counter , or running a false scent . Come -wipe thine eyes - the fray is over , and not like to be stirred again soon , I trust . ' Encouraged by these words , Alice rose , and , 70 WOODSTOCK .
... , than deceive you by hunting counter , or running a false scent . Come -wipe thine eyes - the fray is over , and not like to be stirred again soon , I trust . ' Encouraged by these words , Alice rose , and , 70 WOODSTOCK .
Page 80
... treat than mine . But trust me , they will no more know me , than a man who had only seen your friend Noll at a conventicle of saints , would know the same Oliver on horseback , and charging with his lobster- tailed 80 WOODSTOCK .
... treat than mine . But trust me , they will no more know me , than a man who had only seen your friend Noll at a conventicle of saints , would know the same Oliver on horseback , and charging with his lobster- tailed 80 WOODSTOCK .
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