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After some time spent in waiting for him , Mr . Holdenough began to walk up the
aisles of the chapel , not with the slow and dignified carriage with which the old
Rector was of yore wont to maintain the dignity of the surplice , but with a hasty ...
After some time spent in waiting for him , Mr . Holdenough began to walk up the
aisles of the chapel , not with the slow and dignified carriage with which the old
Rector was of yore wont to maintain the dignity of the surplice , but with a hasty ...
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... which descended far over the breast of his slashed doublet , and looked
singular from its contrast in colour with his habit . The young lady , by whom this
venerable gentle . man seemed to be in some degree supported as they walked
arm in ...
... which descended far over the breast of his slashed doublet , and looked
singular from its contrast in colour with his habit . The young lady , by whom this
venerable gentle . man seemed to be in some degree supported as they walked
arm in ...
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It is well spoken , " said the steward of the Commissioners ; " and therefore , I pray
you , let us walk together into the house , that thou may ' st deliver up unto me the
vessels , and gold and silver ornaments , belonging unto the Egyptian ...
It is well spoken , " said the steward of the Commissioners ; " and therefore , I pray
you , let us walk together into the house , that thou may ' st deliver up unto me the
vessels , and gold and silver ornaments , belonging unto the Egyptian ...
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This was Joceline Joliffe , one of the under - keepers of the walk , who , seeing
how matters stood , brandished his quarter - staff , a weapon from which he never
parted , and having made it describe the figure of eight in a flourish through the ...
This was Joceline Joliffe , one of the under - keepers of the walk , who , seeing
how matters stood , brandished his quarter - staff , a weapon from which he never
parted , and having made it describe the figure of eight in a flourish through the ...
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from Sir Henry , converted the lion into a lamb , and , instead of pulling the soldier
down , he walked round and round , and snuffed , as if using all his sagacity to
discover who the stranger could be , towards whom , though of so questionable ...
from Sir Henry , converted the lion into a lamb , and , instead of pulling the soldier
down , he walked round and round , and snuffed , as if using all his sagacity to
discover who the stranger could be , towards whom , though of so questionable ...
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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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