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Page 43
said Wildrake , coming close up to Everard , and whispering in his ear , with
accents which terror rendered tremulous , ( a mood of mind most unusual to the
daring man , who seemed now overcome by it , ) — " it must have been poor Dick
...
said Wildrake , coming close up to Everard , and whispering in his ear , with
accents which terror rendered tremulous , ( a mood of mind most unusual to the
daring man , who seemed now overcome by it , ) — " it must have been poor Dick
...
Page 110
... wait , and who expect , with lamps burning and loins girded , and each one his
weapon bound upon his thigh , will aid me to make this house good against
every assault - ay , even against Cromwell himself , until the latter coming - Selah
!
... wait , and who expect , with lamps burning and loins girded , and each one his
weapon bound upon his thigh , will aid me to make this house good against
every assault - ay , even against Cromwell himself , until the latter coming - Selah
!
Page 136
But how it left the room , whether by the door , or otherwise , my spirits were too
much hurried to remark exactly ; nor have I been able , effort of recollection ,
distinctly to remem . ber . ” “ This is a strange , and , as coming from you , a most ...
But how it left the room , whether by the door , or otherwise , my spirits were too
much hurried to remark exactly ; nor have I been able , effort of recollection ,
distinctly to remem . ber . ” “ This is a strange , and , as coming from you , a most ...
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I promise thee , Joceline , I love this jarring betwixt the rogues of the board and
the rogues of the sword . When thieves quarrel , true men have a chance of
coming by their own . ” Thus triumphed the old cavalier , in the treble glory of
having ...
I promise thee , Joceline , I love this jarring betwixt the rogues of the board and
the rogues of the sword . When thieves quarrel , true men have a chance of
coming by their own . ” Thus triumphed the old cavalier , in the treble glory of
having ...
Page 171
... his advice and encouragement . Joceline pacified the animal , and , coming
WOODSTOCK . 171 .
... his advice and encouragement . Joceline pacified the animal , and , coming
WOODSTOCK . 171 .
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| Title | Woodstock: Or, The Cavalier. A Tale of the Year Sixteen Hundred and Fifty-one, Volume 2 Woodstock: Or, The Cavalier. A Tale of the Year Sixteen Hundred and Fifty-one, Walter Scott |
| Author | Walter Scott |
| Publisher | A. Constable and Company, 1826 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 24 Jan 2007 |
| Length | 370 pages |
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