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 74
... late ; and but for the sound of that voice , the speaker had bought his trifling dear . ” It was singular , we may observe in passing , that the instant the distinct sounds of the human voice were heard by Everard , all idea of ...
... late ; and but for the sound of that voice , the speaker had bought his trifling dear . ” It was singular , we may observe in passing , that the instant the distinct sounds of the human voice were heard by Everard , all idea of ...
Page 89
... his own view of the matter , " of his temperance ; one single draught having made him sleep more late and more sound than a matter of half - a - dozen , or from thence to a dozen pulls , would have done WOODSTOCK . 89.
... his own view of the matter , " of his temperance ; one single draught having made him sleep more late and more sound than a matter of half - a - dozen , or from thence to a dozen pulls , would have done WOODSTOCK . 89.
Page 104
... examined the signature . " It is Noll's signature sure enough— " said he , dropping his under jaw ; " only , every time of late he has made the Oliver as large as a giant , while the Cromwell creeps after like a 104 WOODSTOCK .
... examined the signature . " It is Noll's signature sure enough— " said he , dropping his under jaw ; " only , every time of late he has made the Oliver as large as a giant , while the Cromwell creeps after like a 104 WOODSTOCK .
Page 108
... late Man descended , or hath a great seal , or means to proceed by prerogative in such a case ? I cannot see reason to believe it , and therefore I must resist such doctrine . I am in your judgment , my brave and honourable col- leagues ...
... late Man descended , or hath a great seal , or means to proceed by prerogative in such a case ? I cannot see reason to believe it , and therefore I must resist such doctrine . I am in your judgment , my brave and honourable col- leagues ...
Page 109
... late experience , that the soldier will obey his General equally against King and Parliament . ” " That obedience is conditional , " said Harrison , starting fiercely up . " Know'st thou not , Mark- ham Everard , that I have followed ...
... late experience , that the soldier will obey his General equally against King and Parliament . ” " That obedience is conditional , " said Harrison , starting fiercely up . " Know'st thou not , Mark- ham Everard , that I have followed ...
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