Woodstock: Or, The Cavalier. A Tale of the Year Sixteen Hundred and Fifty-one, Volume 1J. & J. Harper, 1826 |
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... poor day - labourer in the great work of England - umph ! -Ay , a simple and sincere upholder of the good old cause . " " And what the devil do you seek here ? " said the old knight , fiercely . " The welcome due to the steward of the ...
... poor day - labourer in the great work of England - umph ! -Ay , a simple and sincere upholder of the good old cause . " " And what the devil do you seek here ? " said the old knight , fiercely . " The welcome due to the steward of the ...
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... poor sinful mortal , who is , speaking truly , but thy fel- low - worm ? " Sir Henry Lee remained still confused , and una- ble to answer , when there arrived a fourth person , whom the cries of Alice had summoned to the spot . This was ...
... poor sinful mortal , who is , speaking truly , but thy fel- low - worm ? " Sir Henry Lee remained still confused , and una- ble to answer , when there arrived a fourth person , whom the cries of Alice had summoned to the spot . This was ...
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... poor knave as thou ? " " God pardon your 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 ...
... poor knave as thou ? " " God pardon your 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 ...
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... poor knave , doing thy master's order , nor have I any de- sire that my own blood or thine should be shed touch- ing this matter . - Thou art , I understand , to give me peaceful possession of the Palace of Woodstock , so called ...
... poor knave , doing thy master's order , nor have I any de- sire that my own blood or thine should be shed touch- ing this matter . - Thou art , I understand , to give me peaceful possession of the Palace of Woodstock , so called ...
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... poor judgment , when Martinmas and Whitsuntide came round without a penny - fee , the old blue - bottles of serving - men began to think of creeping elsewhere before the frost chilled them - No devil so frightful as that which dances in ...
... poor judgment , when Martinmas and Whitsuntide came round without a penny - fee , the old blue - bottles of serving - men began to think of creeping elsewhere before the frost chilled them - No devil so frightful as that which dances in ...
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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...