Woodstock: Or, The Cavalier. A Tale of the Year Sixteen Hundred and Fifty-one, Volume 2 |
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Page 21
-It is one thing to submit to oppression , another to be the agent of tyrants — And
0 , Markham - their blood - hound ! " “ How ! blood - hound ? -what mean you ? -I
own it is true I could see with content the wounds of this bleeding country ...
-It is one thing to submit to oppression , another to be the agent of tyrants — And
0 , Markham - their blood - hound ! " “ How ! blood - hound ? -what mean you ? -I
own it is true I could see with content the wounds of this bleeding country ...
Page 28
This tallies with what Alice hinted , " said Everard ; “ but how could she know it ?
didst thou give her any hint of such a thing ? ” “ I ? " replied the cavalier , “ I , who
never saw Mistress Alice in my life till to - night , and then only for an instant ...
This tallies with what Alice hinted , " said Everard ; “ but how could she know it ?
didst thou give her any hint of such a thing ? ” “ I ? " replied the cavalier , “ I , who
never saw Mistress Alice in my life till to - night , and then only for an instant ...
Page 32
Supposing you were not to reside in person at the Lodge , and to forbear even
visiting there , unless on invitation , when such a thing can be brought about , I
tell you frankly , I think your uncle and his daughter might be induced to come
back ...
Supposing you were not to reside in person at the Lodge , and to forbear even
visiting there , unless on invitation , when such a thing can be brought about , I
tell you frankly , I think your uncle and his daughter might be induced to come
back ...
Page 39
... and Trusty Tomkins , is to me more than ever would be an Earl's title , were
such things to be granted anew in this re WOODSTOCK . 39 less ventured not to
open the door, lest they ...
... and Trusty Tomkins , is to me more than ever would be an Earl's title , were
such things to be granted anew in this re WOODSTOCK . 39 less ventured not to
open the door, lest they ...
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A Tale of the Year Sixteen Hundred and Fifty-one Walter Scott. were such things
to be granted anew in this re . generated government . ” “ Well , go on - goon - or
if thou dalliest much longer , I will make bold to dispute the article of your honesty
...
A Tale of the Year Sixteen Hundred and Fifty-one Walter Scott. were such things
to be granted anew in this re . generated government . ” “ Well , go on - goon - or
if thou dalliest much longer , I will make bold to dispute the article of your honesty
...
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