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 128
... character of the man , and was therefore the more overpower- ing when it had at once surmounted all restraints . Large tears flowed down the trembling features of his thin , and usually stern , or at least austere countenance ; he ...
... character of the man , and was therefore the more overpower- ing when it had at once surmounted all restraints . Large tears flowed down the trembling features of his thin , and usually stern , or at least austere countenance ; he ...
Page 129
... . " My ancient college - friend -Joseph Albany . " " Master Holdenough , your cloth and your character alike must prevent your jesting on such a subject as this . " VOL . II . " Jesting ! " answered Holdenough ; " I would WOODSTOCK . 129.
... . " My ancient college - friend -Joseph Albany . " " Master Holdenough , your cloth and your character alike must prevent your jesting on such a subject as this . " VOL . II . " Jesting ! " answered Holdenough ; " I would WOODSTOCK . 129.
Page 151
... character of chaplain to the family , and whose voice had great influence on many accounts with its master . A little before high noon , Sir Henry Lee , with his small household , was again in unchallenged possession of their old ...
... character of chaplain to the family , and whose voice had great influence on many accounts with its master . A little before high noon , Sir Henry Lee , with his small household , was again in unchallenged possession of their old ...
Page 159
... - regain- ed , as he thought , his character as a man of fence , and finally discovered some prospect of a change of times , in which he was not without hopes 17 WOODSTOCK . 159 fit. Look out if there are not some of ...
... - regain- ed , as he thought , his character as a man of fence , and finally discovered some prospect of a change of times , in which he was not without hopes 17 WOODSTOCK . 159 fit. Look out if there are not some of ...
Page 160
... character of some captive Trojan prin- cess , condemned by her situation to draw the waters from some Grecian spring , for the use of the proud victor . - At any rate , she certainly joyed to see her father reinstated in his ancient ...
... character of some captive Trojan prin- cess , condemned by her situation to draw the waters from some Grecian spring , for the use of the proud victor . - At any rate , she certainly joyed to see her father reinstated in his ancient ...
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