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 56
... , verily , " answered the man , " the corps de garde , as your worship says , will be harassed to pieces by such duty ; nevertheless , fear hath 7 gone abroad among us , and no one man 56 WOODSTOCK . CHAPTER III. ...
... , verily , " answered the man , " the corps de garde , as your worship says , will be harassed to pieces by such duty ; nevertheless , fear hath 7 gone abroad among us , and no one man 56 WOODSTOCK . CHAPTER III. ...
Page 61
... fear the Devil will carry him away ere morn- ing . " " Did you ever hear such a paltry coward ? ” said Bletson , apart to Everard . " Do tarry , however , mine honoured Colonel - I know your zeal to assist the distressed , and you see ...
... fear the Devil will carry him away ere morn- ing . " " Did you ever hear such a paltry coward ? ” said Bletson , apart to Everard . " Do tarry , however , mine honoured Colonel - I know your zeal to assist the distressed , and you see ...
Page 62
... - I do implore thee to leave the door of thy apartment open , that if thou meetest with any disturbance , I may hear thee call , and be with thee upon the very instant . Do this , dear Everard , my fears for thee 62 WOODSTOCK .
... - I do implore thee to leave the door of thy apartment open , that if thou meetest with any disturbance , I may hear thee call , and be with thee upon the very instant . Do this , dear Everard , my fears for thee 62 WOODSTOCK .
Page 63
... fears for thee will keep me awake else ; for I know that , notwith- standing your excellent sense , you entertain some of those superstitious ideas which we suck in with our mother's milk , and which constitute the ground of our fears ...
... fears for thee will keep me awake else ; for I know that , notwith- standing your excellent sense , you entertain some of those superstitious ideas which we suck in with our mother's milk , and which constitute the ground of our fears ...
Page 66
... fear - the nightcap will only warm my brain , not clog it . So , man or devil , give me notice if you are disturbed , and rely on me in a twinkling . " So saying , the cava- lier retreated into his separate apartment , and Colonel ...
... fear - the nightcap will only warm my brain , not clog it . So , man or devil , give me notice if you are disturbed , and rely on me in a twinkling . " So saying , the cava- lier retreated into his separate apartment , and Colonel ...
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