Woodstock: Or, The Cavalier. A Tale of the Year Sixteen Hundred and Fifty-one, Volume 1J. & J. Harper, 1826 |
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Page 67
... mean therefore to speak in anger , or officiously . You have taxed me with much , and , were I guided by the wild spirit of romantic chivalry , much which , even from so near a relative , I ought not , as being by birth , and in the ...
... mean therefore to speak in anger , or officiously . You have taxed me with much , and , were I guided by the wild spirit of romantic chivalry , much which , even from so near a relative , I ought not , as being by birth , and in the ...
Page 73
... mean against Church and King , and for the people that are upper- most - I forget which they are . ' " Roger Wildrake , as I guess ? ' said Everard . The same - Gentleman of Squattlesea - mere , in the moist county of Lincoln ...
... mean against Church and King , and for the people that are upper- most - I forget which they are . ' " Roger Wildrake , as I guess ? ' said Everard . The same - Gentleman of Squattlesea - mere , in the moist county of Lincoln ...
Page 78
... means . Besides , Mark , thou hadst said so much to me of thy pretty cousin , I thought I might as well have a peep , if I could . ' ' Thoughtless , thoughtless , incorrigible young man -to what dangers do you expose yourself and your ...
... means . Besides , Mark , thou hadst said so much to me of thy pretty cousin , I thought I might as well have a peep , if I could . ' ' Thoughtless , thoughtless , incorrigible young man -to what dangers do you expose yourself and your ...
Page 89
... means of Cromwell , and the greater part of England was of the same opinion . It was true , that , in thus submitting to the domina- tion of a successful soldier , those who did so , forgot the principles upon which they had drawn the ...
... means of Cromwell , and the greater part of England was of the same opinion . It was true , that , in thus submitting to the domina- tion of a successful soldier , those who did so , forgot the principles upon which they had drawn the ...
Page 98
... mean -in as short time as man and horse may consume betwixt Woodstock and Windsor , where I think I shall for the present find thy friend keeping posses- sion where he has slain . ' Hush , not a word of that . Since we parted last night ...
... mean -in as short time as man and horse may consume betwixt Woodstock and Windsor , where I think I shall for the present find thy friend keeping posses- sion where he has slain . ' Hush , not a word of that . Since we parted last night ...
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Page 106 - ... speaker that ever perplexed an audience. It has been long since said by the historian that a collection of the Protector's speeches would make, with a few exceptions, the most nonsensical book in the world; but he ought to have added that nothing could be more nervous, concise, and intelligible than what he really intended should be understood. It was also remarked of Cromwell that, though born of a good family, both by father and mother, and although he had the usual opportunities of education...