Woodstock; Or, The Cavalier: A Tale of the Year Sixteen Hundred and Fifty-one, Volume 2Archibald Constable and Company Edinburgh; and Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, London., 1826 - 370 pages |
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Page 33
... thou think then , " said Colonel Eve- rard , " or rather does this clergyman think , that if they were secure of intrusion from me , the fa- mily would return to the Lodge , supposing the intruding Commissioners gone , and this ...
... thou think then , " said Colonel Eve- rard , " or rather does this clergyman think , that if they were secure of intrusion from me , the fa- mily would return to the Lodge , supposing the intruding Commissioners gone , and this ...
Page 34
... thou aught thyself , which makes thee think thus ? " " Not a quill of the devil's pinion saw I , " re- plied Wildrake . " He supposes himself too secure of an old cavalier , who must steal , hang , or drown in the long run , so he gives ...
... thou aught thyself , which makes thee think thus ? " " Not a quill of the devil's pinion saw I , " re- plied Wildrake . " He supposes himself too secure of an old cavalier , who must steal , hang , or drown in the long run , so he gives ...
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... thou ? " " A poor day - labourer in the great work of England - Joseph Tomkins by name - Secretary to a godly and well - endowed leader in this poor Christian army of England , called General Har- rison . " " What news , Master Tomkins ...
... thou ? " " A poor day - labourer in the great work of England - Joseph Tomkins by name - Secretary to a godly and well - endowed leader in this poor Christian army of England , called General Har- rison . " " What news , Master Tomkins ...
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... Thou art not now in the pulpit , and I desire none of thy preaching lan- guage . I know thou canst speak intelligibly when thou art so minded . Remember , I may serve or harm thee ; and as you hope or fear any- thing on my part , answer ...
... Thou art not now in the pulpit , and I desire none of thy preaching lan- guage . I know thou canst speak intelligibly when thou art so minded . Remember , I may serve or harm thee ; and as you hope or fear any- thing on my part , answer ...
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... thou knowest what I would have , " said Everard ; " speak at once - I know thou canst if thou wilt . Trusty Tomkins is bet- ter known than he thinks for . " " Worthy sir , " said Tomkins , in a much less periphrastic style , " I will ...
... thou knowest what I would have , " said Everard ; " speak at once - I know thou canst if thou wilt . Trusty Tomkins is bet- ter known than he thinks for . " " Worthy sir , " said Tomkins , in a much less periphrastic style , " I will ...
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