Woodstock; Or, The Cavalier: A Tale of the Year Sixteen Hundred and Fifty-one, Volume 2Archibald Constable and Company Edinburgh; and Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, London., 1826 - 370 pages |
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Page 8
... entered the kitchen of Joceline's dwelling . Bevis , who had advanced to support Joan in her opposition , humbled his lion - port , with that wonderful instinct which makes his race remember so long those with whom they have been ...
... entered the kitchen of Joceline's dwelling . Bevis , who had advanced to support Joan in her opposition , humbled his lion - port , with that wonderful instinct which makes his race remember so long those with whom they have been ...
Page 9
... entered , the clergyman raised his finger , as cautioning him to forbear dis- turbing the divine service of the evening , and pointed to a seat ; to which , struck deeply with the scene he had witnessed , the intruder stole with as ...
... entered , the clergyman raised his finger , as cautioning him to forbear dis- turbing the divine service of the evening , and pointed to a seat ; to which , struck deeply with the scene he had witnessed , the intruder stole with as ...
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... entered during the latter prayer , and was the first of the party to speak , running up to the priest , and sha- king him by the hand most heartily , swearing at the same time , that he truly rejoiced to see him . The good clergyman ...
... entered during the latter prayer , and was the first of the party to speak , running up to the priest , and sha- king him by the hand most heartily , swearing at the same time , that he truly rejoiced to see him . The good clergyman ...
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... entered , and said , Obey thy doom . 6 By pathless march , by greenwood tree , It is thy weird to follow me- To follow me through the ghastly moonlight- To follow me through the shadows of night- To follow me , comrade , still art thou ...
... entered , and said , Obey thy doom . 6 By pathless march , by greenwood tree , It is thy weird to follow me- To follow me through the ghastly moonlight- To follow me through the shadows of night- To follow me , comrade , still art thou ...
Page 52
... entering as a trooper into our victorious General's first regiment of horse . " " But methought , " said Everard , " I heard a weapon clash with yours ? " - " How ? a weapon clash with my sword ? - How could that be , Tomkins ...
... entering as a trooper into our victorious General's first regiment of horse . " " But methought , " said Everard , " I heard a weapon clash with yours ? " - " How ? a weapon clash with my sword ? - How could that be , Tomkins ...
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