The Mysterious Freebooter: Or, The Days of Queen Bess. A Romance ...Printed at the Minerva Press, for Lane, Newman, and Company, 1806 |
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... already , dur- ing our conference this day , yourself , al- lowed that my suspicions of your fair conduct towards me , after what is past , are not without justification . They must sufficiently explain to you the hesitation which you ...
... already , dur- ing our conference this day , yourself , al- lowed that my suspicions of your fair conduct towards me , after what is past , are not without justification . They must sufficiently explain to you the hesitation which you ...
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... already found this castle a spot suited to a deed of that horrid nature ? " His countenance fell ; the throbbings of his breast could not lie concealed be- neath the corslet of mail which he wore , and he said , in a voice of tremor ...
... already found this castle a spot suited to a deed of that horrid nature ? " His countenance fell ; the throbbings of his breast could not lie concealed be- neath the corslet of mail which he wore , and he said , in a voice of tremor ...
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... already well acquainted with ; it is to confute the treachery of such as might not be proof against the bribes or threats of . Allanrod , should he be the conqueror of my castle , and hold out to the weak the promise of reward for the ...
... already well acquainted with ; it is to confute the treachery of such as might not be proof against the bribes or threats of . Allanrod , should he be the conqueror of my castle , and hold out to the weak the promise of reward for the ...
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... already acquiesced thus far in his plan , she had no reason for , dis- senting from this immaterial part of it ; and accordingly , with an entreaty that he would , as soon as possible , give her infor- mation of her doom , she suffered ...
... already acquiesced thus far in his plan , she had no reason for , dis- senting from this immaterial part of it ; and accordingly , with an entreaty that he would , as soon as possible , give her infor- mation of her doom , she suffered ...
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... already at breakfast in the grotto below . When Rosalind retired from the window , several papers fastened upon the walls at- tracted her attention ; she went up to them , and found that they contained dif- ferent pieces of poetry ...
... already at breakfast in the grotto below . When Rosalind retired from the window , several papers fastened upon the walls at- tracted her attention ; she went up to them , and found that they contained dif- ferent pieces of poetry ...
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acquainted Adolphus Allanrod already Alwin apartment appeared arms asked Rosalind Baron de Mowbray began believed Belise beneath bespoke brother captive castle cell chamber CHAP chapel chimney cloak command companion countenance cried Dame Edith daugh door doubt doubtless dread Edward endeavour England enquired entered equally escape exclaimed eye of Providence eyes fate fear feel felt Flan Flanders freebooter Garcias Xavia Gourtray governor grotto hand heard heart Heaven hope hour Hubert Hubert heard inhabitant keeper Lady Rosalind lamp lest lind Lord Rufus Lord William lute Madginecourt Maestricht means MEASURE FOR MEASURE ment mind morning never night Ostend passed perceived present prison proceeded procure promise received replied resolved retired returned rienced roof Rosa Saint Matilda salind Sanchez Xavia silent smile sound spot steps thee thou tion trepanned vaulted vernor voice walls ward wife William de Mowbray wish Zachary
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Página 122 - Could great men thunder As Jove himself does, Jove would ne'er be quiet, For every pelting, petty officer, Would use his heaven for thunder ; Nothing but thunder.
Página 122 - Merciful heaven ! Thou rather with thy sharp and sulphurous bolt Split'st the unwedgeable and gnarled oak, Than the soft myrtle ; but man, proud man ! Drest in a little brief authority, Most ignorant of what he's most assur'd, His glassy essence, like an angry ape, Plays such fantastic tricks before high heaven, As make the angels weep ; who, with our spleens, Would all themselves laugh mortal.
Página 252 - O, it is excellent To have a giant's strength ; but it is tyrannous To use it like a giant.
Página 54 - What are these, So wither'd, and so wild in their attire ; That look not like the inhabitants o...
Página 70 - This wide and universal theatre Presents more woeful pageants than the scene Wherein we play in. Jaq. All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players : They have their exits and their entrances ; And one man in his time plays many parts, His acts being seven ages.
Página 24 - Lets in defilement to the inward parts, The soul grows clotted by contagion, Imbodies, and imbrutes, till she quite lose The divine property of her first being. Such are those thick and gloomy shadows damp, Oft seen in charnel vaults and sepulchres Lingering and sitting by a new-made grave, As loth to leave the body that it loved, And link'd itself by carnal sensuality To a degenerate and degraded state.
Página 221 - From seventeen years till now almost fourscore Here lived I, but now live here no more. At seventeen years many their fortunes seek, But at fourscore it is too late a week: Yet fortune cannot recompense me better Than to die well and not my master's debtor.
Página 309 - Each sculptured stone, Strikes mute instruction to the heart ! Now let the sacred organ blow, With solemn pause, and sounding slow ; Now let the voice due measure keep, In strains that sigh, and words that weep ; Till all the vocal current blended roll, Not to depress, but lift...
Página 205 - Oft expectation fails, and most oft there Where most it promises ; and oft it hits, Where hope is coldest, and despair most sits.
Página 309 - In honor of the approaching dead, Around your awful terrors pour. Yes, pour around On this pale ground, Through all this deep surrounding gloom, The sober thought, The tear untaught, Those meetest mourners at a tomb. Lo ! as the...