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 50
... once , by a mode of interrogation , which Harrison ( for mad- men are very often unwilling to enter on the sub- ject of their mental delusion ) parried with some skill , or addressed himself for aid to his steward Tomkins , who was in ...
... once , by a mode of interrogation , which Harrison ( for mad- men are very often unwilling to enter on the sub- ject of their mental delusion ) parried with some skill , or addressed himself for aid to his steward Tomkins , who was in ...
Page 75
... better right to inhabit them . " Everard answered in a raised voice . " Once more I warn you , think not to defy me in vain . I am no child to be frightened by goblins ' tales ; and no coward , armed as I am , to be WOODSTOCK . 75.
... better right to inhabit them . " Everard answered in a raised voice . " Once more I warn you , think not to defy me in vain . I am no child to be frightened by goblins ' tales ; and no coward , armed as I am , to be WOODSTOCK . 75.
Page 77
... Once I have cocked my pis- tol - Twice - I never missed my aim - By all that is sacred , I fire if you do not withdraw . When I pronounce the next number , I will shoot you dead where you stand . I am yet unwilling to shed blood - I ...
... Once I have cocked my pis- tol - Twice - I never missed my aim - By all that is sacred , I fire if you do not withdraw . When I pronounce the next number , I will shoot you dead where you stand . I am yet unwilling to shed blood - I ...
Page 98
... once and for ever ; hopes of earthly gain shall never make me run the risk of being carried away bodily by the devil , besides being set upon my head one whole night , and soused with ditch - water the next - No , no - I am too wise for ...
... once and for ever ; hopes of earthly gain shall never make me run the risk of being carried away bodily by the devil , besides being set upon my head one whole night , and soused with ditch - water the next - No , no - I am too wise for ...
Page 123
... the malignants , and asking them whether they would not do as much for a true servant of Heaven , as the uncircumcised would for a priest of Baal . My words and strokes prevailed ; they turned at once WOODSTOCK . 123.
... the malignants , and asking them whether they would not do as much for a true servant of Heaven , as the uncircumcised would for a priest of Baal . My words and strokes prevailed ; they turned at once WOODSTOCK . 123.
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