Tales of female heroismBurns, 1846 - 210 páginas |
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... immediately , and also enable his mistress to secure a better diet for him ; an act of loyal duty which she seems to have had always at heart . The king's paleness , from recent fatigue and want of support , very conveniently carried ...
... immediately , and also enable his mistress to secure a better diet for him ; an act of loyal duty which she seems to have had always at heart . The king's paleness , from recent fatigue and want of support , very conveniently carried ...
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... immediately if she would see him alive . All parties were employed to carry out this stratagem . Pope , the butler , delivered the letter during supper , and Mrs. Jane , though , we may well suppose , the nature of the deceit made it ...
... immediately if she would see him alive . All parties were employed to carry out this stratagem . Pope , the butler , delivered the letter during supper , and Mrs. Jane , though , we may well suppose , the nature of the deceit made it ...
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... immediately caused her to be laid upon the bed again , and to be rubbed , and such means as she came to life ; and , opening her eyes , saw two of her kinswomen stand by her , my Lady Knollys and my Lady Russell , both with great wide ...
... immediately caused her to be laid upon the bed again , and to be rubbed , and such means as she came to life ; and , opening her eyes , saw two of her kinswomen stand by her , my Lady Knollys and my Lady Russell , both with great wide ...
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... immediately wrote a letter to my husband , blessing God's providence that he was not there with me ; persuading him to patience and hope that I should get safely out of the town , by God's assistance , and desired him to shift for ...
... immediately wrote a letter to my husband , blessing God's providence that he was not there with me ; persuading him to patience and hope that I should get safely out of the town , by God's assistance , and desired him to shift for ...
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... immediately did , telling me a malignant would give him five pounds for such a pass . I thanked him kindly , and so went immediately to my lodgings ; and , with my pen , I made the great H of Harrison two ffs , and the rrs an n , and ...
... immediately did , telling me a malignant would give him five pounds for such a pass . I thanked him kindly , and so went immediately to my lodgings ; and , with my pen , I made the great H of Harrison two ffs , and the rrs an n , and ...
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Términos y frases comunes
Abbotsleigh afterwards alarm Ambos army arrived battle of Worcester beautiful Betty Burke Bressuire brother brought carried castle Charles child cloth Colonel concealed Corfe Castle courage danger daughter death disguise door dress Engravings escape Fanshawe father fear feeling Flora Macdonald friends gave give Hänchen hand happy heard heart Helen Walker heroine honour hope horse husband Isle of Skye Jane Lane journey king king's Kingsburgh knew L'Escure Lady Grisell Lane leave lived Lord Wilmot maid majesty Marco Visconti mind Miss Macdonald Miss Mackay morning mother Neil Mackechan never night Nithsdale once party passed peasants person petition poor Portree present Price prince prince's prison Quentin Matsys reached romance says Scotland seemed sent servant sister Skye soldiers soon South Uist spirit suffered suspicion tell thought tion told took town wife woman young
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Página 125 - I was told she had found, from some kind and fortunate hand, a little rum and dirty water. All I could furnish to her was an open boat, and a few lines written upon dirty and wet paper, to General Gates, recommending her to his protection.
Página 18 - I cried, and he went to sleep ; next morning early, as his custom was, he called to rise, but began to discourse with me first, to which I made no reply ; he rose, came on the other side of the bed, and kissed me, and drew the...
Página 77 - I desired them to lay aside their fears, for the petition had passed the House in their favour. I then gave them some money to drink to the lords and his majesty, though it was but trifling ; for I thought that if I were too liberal on the occasion, they might suspect my designs, and that giving them something would gain their good humour and services for the next day, which was the eve of the execution.
Página 89 - I have sent your daughter from this country, lest she should be any way frightened with the troops lying here. She has got one Betty Burke, an Irish girl, who, as she tells me, is a good spinster. If her spinning pleases you, you may keep her till she spin all your lint; or, if you have any wool to spin, you may employ her.
Página 78 - ... time to shave. All this provision I had before left in the Tower. The poor guards whom my slight liberality the day before had endeared me to, let me go quietly with my company and^ were not so strictly on the watch as they usually had been; and the more so as they were persuaded from what I had tolcrthem the day before, that the prisoners would obtain their pardon.
Página 18 - I that was young and innocent, and to that day had never in my mouth what news, began to think there was more in inquiring into public affairs than I thought of, and that it being a fashionable thing would make me more beloved of my husband, if that had been possible, than I was. When my husband returned home from...
Página 17 - " heart so well will keep my fortune, which from this ' "time I will ever put into thy hands as God shall '
Página 25 - I crept up softly and stood upon the deck by my husband's side, as free from sickness and fear as, I confess, from discretion ; but it was the effect of that passion, which I could never master.
Página 81 - She had but one very small room up one pair of stairs, and a very small bed in it. We threw ourselves upon the bed, that we might not be heard walking up and down. She left us a bottle of wine and some bread, and Mrs.
Página 108 - There was a comfortable parlour with a good fire, and a dram went round. By and by supper was served, at which there appeared the lady of the house, the celebrated Miss Flora Macdonald.