Woodstock, Or, The Cavalier: A Tale of the Year Sixteen Hundred and Fifty-one, Volume 2A. Constable and Company, 1826 - 370 pages |
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Page 200
... Louis Kerneguy ; his father was Lord Killstewers , of Kincardineshire . " " Kerneguy , and Killstewers , and Kin — what d'ye call it ? -Truly , " said the knight , " these northern men's names and titles smack of their origin - they ...
... Louis Kerneguy ; his father was Lord Killstewers , of Kincardineshire . " " Kerneguy , and Killstewers , and Kin — what d'ye call it ? -Truly , " said the knight , " these northern men's names and titles smack of their origin - they ...
Page 201
... Louis Kerneguy . " Supper entered accordingly , borne in by Joce- line and Phoebe , and after it , leaning on a huge knotty stick , and having his nose in the air like a questing hound , -for his attention was appa- rently more fixed on ...
... Louis Kerneguy . " Supper entered accordingly , borne in by Joce- line and Phoebe , and after it , leaning on a huge knotty stick , and having his nose in the air like a questing hound , -for his attention was appa- rently more fixed on ...
Page 222
... Louis Kerneguy , sir , son of my Lord Kilstewers of Kin- cardineshire , one who has fought for the King , young as he is . " " No dispute shall rise through me , sir - none through me , " said Wildrake ; " your exposition sufficeth ...
... Louis Kerneguy , sir , son of my Lord Kilstewers of Kin- cardineshire , one who has fought for the King , young as he is . " " No dispute shall rise through me , sir - none through me , " said Wildrake ; " your exposition sufficeth ...
Page 228
... Louis , remember at least one part of your duty - Take the candles and light us - here Joceline comes to show us the way . Once more , good night , good Doctor Rochecliffe - good night all . " CHAPTER IX . Groom . Hail , noble prince ...
... Louis , remember at least one part of your duty - Take the candles and light us - here Joceline comes to show us the way . Once more , good night , good Doctor Rochecliffe - good night all . " CHAPTER IX . Groom . Hail , noble prince ...
Page 232
... Louis Kerneguy as if he were the King of Great Britain ? " " And if your Majesty's commands , and the circumstances of the time , have made me for a mo- ment seem to forget that you are my sovereign , surely I may be permitted to render ...
... Louis Kerneguy as if he were the King of Great Britain ? " " And if your Majesty's commands , and the circumstances of the time , have made me for a mo- ment seem to forget that you are my sovereign , surely I may be permitted to render ...
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