Woodstock: Or, The Cavalier. A Tale of the Year Sixteen Hundred and Fifty-one, Volume 1J. & J. Harper, 1826 |
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... honour for your harsh judg- ment , " said Joliffe . " The hut is yours , such as it is , and should be were it a king's palace , as I wish it were even for your honour's sake , and Mistress Alice -only I could wish your honour would ...
... honour for your harsh judg- ment , " said Joliffe . " The hut is yours , such as it is , and should be were it a king's palace , as I wish it were even for your honour's sake , and Mistress Alice -only I could wish your honour would ...
Page 53
... honour take for their bedfellow ! -Here is the prime teacher of fine words , foppery and folly - Here ! ' - ( dealing another thump upon the volume - and oh ! revered of the Roxburghe , it was the first folio - beloved of the Ban ...
... honour take for their bedfellow ! -Here is the prime teacher of fine words , foppery and folly - Here ! ' - ( dealing another thump upon the volume - and oh ! revered of the Roxburghe , it was the first folio - beloved of the Ban ...
Page 65
... honour as my successor in the charge of these walks , here seems to be a modest damsel , who will be most willing to wait on thee , and be thy bow - bearer - Only , for her mother's sake , let there pass some slight form of marriage ...
... honour as my successor in the charge of these walks , here seems to be a modest damsel , who will be most willing to wait on thee , and be thy bow - bearer - Only , for her mother's sake , let there pass some slight form of marriage ...
Page 66
... honour ? -Hold up your head , fair Alice , and tell your father he has forgotten nature in his fantastic spirit of loyalty.- Know , Sir Henry , that though I would prefer your daughter's hand to every blessing which Heaven could bestow ...
... honour ? -Hold up your head , fair Alice , and tell your father he has forgotten nature in his fantastic spirit of loyalty.- Know , Sir Henry , that though I would prefer your daughter's hand to every blessing which Heaven could bestow ...
Page 68
... honour . Not my own natural disposition , but the better doc- trine which my creed has taught , enables me to bear your harsh revilings without answering in a similar tone of wrath and reproach . You may carry insult to extremity ...
... honour . Not my own natural disposition , but the better doc- trine which my creed has taught , enables me to bear your harsh revilings without answering in a similar tone of wrath and reproach . You may carry insult to extremity ...
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