Woodstock: Or, The Cavalier. A Tale of the Year Sixteen Hundred and Fifty-one, Volume 1J. & J. Harper, 1826 |
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... showed to what gigantic size the monarch of the forest can attain in the groves of merry England . " That is called the King's Oak , " said Joceline ; " the oldest men of Woodstock know not how old it is ; they say Henry used to sit ...
... showed to what gigantic size the monarch of the forest can attain in the groves of merry England . " That is called the King's Oak , " said Joceline ; " the oldest men of Woodstock know not how old it is ; they say Henry used to sit ...
Page 47
... showed that the time had been when it sent its huge fires blazing up the huge chimney , besides puffing many a volume of smoke over the heads of the jovial guests , whose royalty or nobility did not ren- der them sensitive enough to ...
... showed that the time had been when it sent its huge fires blazing up the huge chimney , besides puffing many a volume of smoke over the heads of the jovial guests , whose royalty or nobility did not ren- der them sensitive enough to ...
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... showed also the superintendence of female taste . Tomkins cast an eye of careless regard upon these sub- jects of female occupation , then stepped into the farther window , and began to turn the leaves of a folio , which lay open on the ...
... showed also the superintendence of female taste . Tomkins cast an eye of careless regard upon these sub- jects of female occupation , then stepped into the farther window , and began to turn the leaves of a folio , which lay open on the ...
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... showed them Phoebe May- flower approaching , her light pace so little impeded by the burthen which she bore , that she joined her master and young mistress just as they arrived at the keeper's hut , which was the boundary of their jour ...
... showed them Phoebe May- flower approaching , her light pace so little impeded by the burthen which she bore , that she joined her master and young mistress just as they arrived at the keeper's hut , which was the boundary of their jour ...
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... showed , that neither the mortifications nor brawls of the day , nor the thoughts of what was to come to - morrow , could dim- inish his appetite for supper , which was his favourite meal . He ate up two - thirds of the capon , and , de ...
... showed , that neither the mortifications nor brawls of the day , nor the thoughts of what was to come to - morrow , could dim- inish his appetite for supper , which was his favourite meal . He ate up two - thirds of the capon , and , de ...
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alarm Alice Lee ancient answered Wildrake apartment arms army better betwixt Bevis Brownists called cavalier church clergyman cloak Colonel Everard Commissioners cousin Cromwell dare daugh daughter Desborough devil door doubt duty England exclaimed executive government eyes father fear feeling followed gentleman give hand Harrison hath head hear heard heart Heaven hold honour Joceline Joliffe keeper King King's Oak light Lodge look Markham Everard Master Bletson Master Holdenough ment military saints mind Mistress Alice muscadine never night old knight Parliament person Phoebe poor Presbyterian rapier rard replied Everard replied Wildrake Rosamond's roundhead seemed Sir Henry Lee sleep soldier speak spoke stood stranger strong sword tell thee thing thou art thou hast thought thyself tion Tomkins tone truly trust turn uncle Everard Victor Lee voice walked warrant wild Woodstock words worshipful yonder young
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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...