Woodstock, Or, The Cavalier: A Tale of the Year Sixteen Hundred and Fifty-one, Volume 2A. Constable and Company, 1826 - 370 pages |
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Page 171
... inclination to harass the retreat of this suspicious person , yet , as if uncertain , ran towards Joliffe , and fawned on him , to demand his advice and encouragement . Joceline pacified the animal , and , coming WOODSTOCK . 171 .
... inclination to harass the retreat of this suspicious person , yet , as if uncertain , ran towards Joliffe , and fawned on him , to demand his advice and encouragement . Joceline pacified the animal , and , coming WOODSTOCK . 171 .
Page 172
... coming up to his young lady , asked her , with surprise , what was the matter , and whether she had been frightened ? Alice made light of her alarm , for which , indeed , she could not have assigned any very competent reason ; for the ...
... coming up to his young lady , asked her , with surprise , what was the matter , and whether she had been frightened ? Alice made light of her alarm , for which , indeed , she could not have assigned any very competent reason ; for the ...
Page 185
... coming , I am coming , Sir Henry - Saint Michael , I shall go distracted ! " A terrible thought suddenly occurred to Alice , -could Joceline have become unfaithful , that he was calling Bevis off the villain , instead of en- couraging ...
... coming , I am coming , Sir Henry - Saint Michael , I shall go distracted ! " A terrible thought suddenly occurred to Alice , -could Joceline have become unfaithful , that he was calling Bevis off the villain , instead of en- couraging ...
Page 186
... coming against his side with the whole force of the lounge , had borne him to the ground . Joceline all the while enjoined silence to every one , under the strictest conjurations . " Silence , as you would live long on carth - silence ...
... coming against his side with the whole force of the lounge , had borne him to the ground . Joceline all the while enjoined silence to every one , under the strictest conjurations . " Silence , as you would live long on carth - silence ...
Page 203
... appetite conforming , ony day o ' the year . But the truth is , sir , that the appeteesement has been coming on for three days . or four , and the meat in this southland of yours has been scarce , and hard to come by ; WOODSTOCK . 203.
... appetite conforming , ony day o ' the year . But the truth is , sir , that the appeteesement has been coming on for three days . or four , and the meat in this southland of yours has been scarce , and hard to come by ; WOODSTOCK . 203.
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