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... brother , who , devoid of ed the apartment . ceremony , enter- Florimund arose confused ; the unex- pected presence of one he had never seen before , thus suddenly darting upon them , deprived him of the necessary presence of mind ; and ...
... brother , who , devoid of ed the apartment . ceremony , enter- Florimund arose confused ; the unex- pected presence of one he had never seen before , thus suddenly darting upon them , deprived him of the necessary presence of mind ; and ...
Page 101
... brother , though he has numbered more years than myself , neither thinks or acts as I do ; and my sister , poor weak woman , perhaps , is growing foolish in her old days ; at all events I met the girl Adeliza in tears , which sprang ...
... brother , though he has numbered more years than myself , neither thinks or acts as I do ; and my sister , poor weak woman , perhaps , is growing foolish in her old days ; at all events I met the girl Adeliza in tears , which sprang ...
Page 102
... brother on to be jealous of this nose- gay - draw him and Gunilda into a situa tion that may ensure what I advance.- spur Ethelbald's aged blood on to revenge . In the event the lover too must perish . -- At that moment a vassal entered ...
... brother on to be jealous of this nose- gay - draw him and Gunilda into a situa tion that may ensure what I advance.- spur Ethelbald's aged blood on to revenge . In the event the lover too must perish . -- At that moment a vassal entered ...
Page 109
... brother , on which he retired to a secret apartment , and solicited his attendance , willing to obtain further opi- nion before he might be tempted to any rash proceeding . On Wolfred's waiting on his brother he was informed by ...
... brother , on which he retired to a secret apartment , and solicited his attendance , willing to obtain further opi- nion before he might be tempted to any rash proceeding . On Wolfred's waiting on his brother he was informed by ...
Page 110
... brother , " replied Wolfred , as he inward- ly exulted in Ethelbald's torture , you must be assured how painful the task to me is to afford you advice under such afflicting circumstances ; indeed , I am sorry I have had the misfortune ...
... brother , " replied Wolfred , as he inward- ly exulted in Ethelbald's torture , you must be assured how painful the task to me is to afford you advice under such afflicting circumstances ; indeed , I am sorry I have had the misfortune ...
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The Towers of Ravenswold: Or, Days of Ironside: a Romance; Vol. I William Hitchener No preview available - 2017 |
The Towers of Ravenswold: Or, Days of Ironside: a Romance; Vol. I William Hitchener No preview available - 2017 |
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abode Adeliza afflicted agitated alarm apartment appearance arms arrived astonishment Athelstan attend Barbold began bosom brother Canute castle cave cavern chamber CHAP choly conceal confusion Corrina cries dare dark death deed desperate desperate band disguise domestics dreadful Earl Earl's Edmund Ironside endeavoured escape Ethel Ethelbald evil spirit exclaims Father Ambrose fear Flori Florimund followed friar Furbrand Gerald Gunilda happiness Harold heard heart heaven honour iron mask Isle of Wight Lady lamp Lord lover melan ment minstrels mund mysterious ness never night nilda noble Osric OVID pardon passion Patelina pearance perceived poniard poor silly head prisoner Red Sea replies rest retired revenge robbers Saxon wars secured SHAKSPEARE shelter sight silence sleep solicited soon soul surprise talk tell thing thought tion TOWERS OF RAVENSWOLD vassals voice Vortigern wander whilst Wolfred Wolfred's wretch
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Page 154 - And re-assembling our afflicted powers, Consult how we may henceforth most offend Our enemy; our own loss how repair; How overcome this dire calamity; What reinforcement we may gain from hope, If not, what resolution from despair.
Page 121 - Come, seeling night, Scarf up the tender eye of pitiful day ; And with thy bloody and invisible hand Cancel and tear to pieces that great bond Which keeps me pale...
Page 77 - Remote from multitude ; the world's a school Of wrong, and what proficients swarm around ! We must, or imitate, or disapprove ; Must list as their accomplices, or foes : That stains our innocence ; this wounds our peace.
Page 139 - Hung be the heavens with black ', yield day to night ! Comets, importing change of times and states, Brandish your crystal tresses in the sky ; And with them scourge the bad revolting stars, That have consented unto Henry's death ! f Henry the fifth, too famous to live long ! England ne'er lost a king of so much worth.
Page 47 - Scylla, bathing in the sea that parts Calabria from the hoarse Trinacrian shore : Nor uglier follow the night-hag, when call'd In secret riding through the air she comes, Lured with the smell of infant blood, to dance With Lapland witches, while the labouring moon Eclipses at their charms.
Page 169 - Passion and apathy, and glory and shame, Vain wisdom all, and false philosophy: Yet with a pleasing sorcery could charm Pain for a while, or anguish, and excite Fallacious hope, or arm the obdured' breast With stubborn patience as with triple steel.
Page 187 - How will you weather an eternal night, Where such expedients fail?
Page 18 - The cloud-capt towers, the gorgeous palaces, The solemn temples, the great globe itself; * Yea, all which it inherit, shall dissolve, And, like the baseless fabric of a vision, Leave not a wreck behind.
Page 13 - Oh, woman, lovely woman ! Nature made thee To temper man : we had been brutes without you! Angels are painted fair, to look like you : There's in you all that we believe of heav'n ; Amazing brightness, purity, and truth, Eternal joy, and everlasting love ! Belvi.
Page 42 - As sulphur blazes at the taper's touch, She long'd her hidden passion to reveal, And tell her pains, but had not words to tell ; She can't begin, but waits for the rebound, To catch his voice, and to return the sound.