Woodstock: Or, The Cavalier. A Tale of the Year Sixteen Hundred and Fifty-one, Volume 1J. & J. Harper, 1826 |
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Page 39
... Joceline fixed his keen dark eyes upon the soldier as he spoke , as if in design to discover whether there was fair play in his mind or not . He then applied his five fingers to scratch a large shock head of hair , as if that operation ...
... Joceline fixed his keen dark eyes upon the soldier as he spoke , as if in design to discover whether there was fair play in his mind or not . He then applied his five fingers to scratch a large shock head of hair , as if that operation ...
Page 41
... Joceline ; " remember thou hast not the old knight of sixty - five to deal with , but a fellow as bitter and prompt as thyself - it may be a little more so - younger at all events - and prithee , why should'st thou take such um- brage ...
... Joceline ; " remember thou hast not the old knight of sixty - five to deal with , but a fellow as bitter and prompt as thyself - it may be a little more so - younger at all events - and prithee , why should'st thou take such um- brage ...
Page 42
... Joceline , " said the Independent , “ but where was the edification of all this ? —what use of doctrine could be derived from a pipe and tabor ? or was there ever aught like wisdom in a bagpipe ? " " You may ask better scholars that ...
... Joceline , " said the Independent , “ but where was the edification of all this ? —what use of doctrine could be derived from a pipe and tabor ? or was there ever aught like wisdom in a bagpipe ? " " You may ask better scholars that ...
Page 43
... Joceline ; " and when they kept a jolly household , all went well enough ; for nothing banishes fear like good ale . But after the best of our men went to the wars , and were slain at Naseby flight , they who were left found the Lodge ...
... Joceline ; " and when they kept a jolly household , all went well enough ; for nothing banishes fear like good ale . But after the best of our men went to the wars , and were slain at Naseby flight , they who were left found the Lodge ...
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... Joceline ; " but we kept some half - score together , what with blue - bottles in the Lodge , what with green catterpillars of the chase , like him who is yours to command ; we stuck together till we found a call to take a morning's ...
... Joceline ; " but we kept some half - score together , what with blue - bottles in the Lodge , what with green catterpillars of the chase , like him who is yours to command ; we stuck together till we found a call to take a morning's ...
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