Woodstock: Or, The Cavalier. A Tale of the Year Sixteen Hundred and Fifty-one, Volume 1J. & J. Harper, 1826 |
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... stood disarmed , at the mercy of his antagonist . The republican showed no purpose of abusing his victory ; nor did he , either during the combat , or after the victory was won , in any respect alter the sour and grave composure which ...
... stood disarmed , at the mercy of his antagonist . The republican showed no purpose of abusing his victory ; nor did he , either during the combat , or after the victory was won , in any respect alter the sour and grave composure which ...
Page 37
... stood together look- ing along the path in which the figures of the Knight of Ditchley and pretty Mistress Alice had disap- peared behind the trees . They then gazed on each other in doubt , as men who scarce knew whether they stood on ...
... stood together look- ing along the path in which the figures of the Knight of Ditchley and pretty Mistress Alice had disap- peared behind the trees . They then gazed on each other in doubt , as men who scarce knew whether they stood on ...
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... stood a little detached from the rest , as if scorning the vicinity of any rival . It was scathed and gnarled in the branches , but the immense trunk still showed to what gigantic size the monarch of the forest can attain in the groves ...
... stood a little detached from the rest , as if scorning the vicinity of any rival . It was scathed and gnarled in the branches , but the immense trunk still showed to what gigantic size the monarch of the forest can attain in the groves ...
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... stood accordingly in front of the old Gothic building , irregularly constructed , and at different times , as the humour of the English monarchs led them to taste the pleasures of Woodstock Chase , and to make such im- provements for ...
... stood accordingly in front of the old Gothic building , irregularly constructed , and at different times , as the humour of the English monarchs led them to taste the pleasures of Woodstock Chase , and to make such im- provements for ...
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... stood but one to one , and without chance of speedy interference , he was not called upon , by his official duty , to castigate the re- bel who used language so defamatory . But he fortunately recollected , that the strife must be a ...
... stood but one to one , and without chance of speedy interference , he was not called upon , by his official duty , to castigate the re- bel who used language so defamatory . But he fortunately recollected , that the strife must be a ...
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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...