Evenings of a working man. With a preface by C. Dickens1844 |
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... Irish , and to take possession of the emerald ; which , through the treachery and cowardice of the native princes , was B easily done . Thereupon Henry proceeded to Dub- lin to Leaves from the Register of the Lady Abbess Godstow Page.
... Irish , and to take possession of the emerald ; which , through the treachery and cowardice of the native princes , was B easily done . Thereupon Henry proceeded to Dub- lin to Leaves from the Register of the Lady Abbess Godstow Page.
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John Overs. easily done . Thereupon Henry proceeded to Dub- lin to receive the homage exacted by a conqueror , leaving the Saint of Godstow- ( " For , " says the Lady Abbess in her register , " lett ye Princys or Posterrite saye quhat ...
John Overs. easily done . Thereupon Henry proceeded to Dub- lin to receive the homage exacted by a conqueror , leaving the Saint of Godstow- ( " For , " says the Lady Abbess in her register , " lett ye Princys or Posterrite saye quhat ...
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... proceeded , followed by Geoffrey and William , of whom one knew too well the music of the tongue , even in agony , to have any fears for the safety of his mother . Scarcely less dilatory to the rescue were the numerous followers of ...
... proceeded , followed by Geoffrey and William , of whom one knew too well the music of the tongue , even in agony , to have any fears for the safety of his mother . Scarcely less dilatory to the rescue were the numerous followers of ...
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... proceeded , with a soft and cautious step . All was silent , as he listened for a moment with breathless fear ; no moan gave evidence that the sufferer lived ; and the tears of the abbess came into his mind like the recollection of a ...
... proceeded , with a soft and cautious step . All was silent , as he listened for a moment with breathless fear ; no moan gave evidence that the sufferer lived ; and the tears of the abbess came into his mind like the recollection of a ...
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... proceeded towards the hills in the distance : ex- hibiting an endurance and energy that would have worn down the most vigorous and robust youth ; for he halted not his rapid foot until he had reached the shelter of the umbrageous trees ...
... proceeded towards the hills in the distance : ex- hibiting an endurance and energy that would have worn down the most vigorous and robust youth ; for he halted not his rapid foot until he had reached the shelter of the umbrageous trees ...
Términos y frases comunes
abbess Anne Boleyn Anselm answered arms army of God barons beautiful Bedford Castle beneath Bernard blessed brother cardinal carpenter castle Cedron chamber church command costar'monger court cried crusaders curse dear death dodder-weed door dungeon ears earth Editha Eleanor exclaimed eyes face father favour fear Fitzwalter friars gallant gate gave gentle Geoffrey Geraldine Godstow grace grave hand Harry Norris heard heart Heaven Henry hermit Hever Castle holy honour hope hurried Jocelyn King John king's Lady Rochford Langton laughed listened looked lords Mabel Smeton ment mistress monarch morning mother never night Pandulph passed Percy pilgrims post 8vo priest princes proceeded queen Quoth replied returned revenge Robert Fitzwalter Rosamond round Ruffo the Red saint Saracen shouted sigh Sir Thomas Boleyn snatched sons soul spirit Stephen Langton stood sweet sword tears Teu-fhwit thee thou thoughts Too-hoo uttered voice watch whispered wife William William Longsword Wolsey woman words young
Pasajes populares
Página 82 - Where rose the mountains, there to him were friends ; Where roll'd the ocean, thereon was his home, Where a blue sky, and glowing clime, extends, He had the passion and the power to roam ; The desert, forest, cavern, breaker's foam, Were unto him companionship; they spake A mutual language, clearer than the tone Of his land's tongue, which he would oft forsake For Nature's pages glass'd by sunbeams on the lake.
Página viii - I told him, his persistence in his new calling made me uneasy ; and I advised him to abandon it, as strongly as I could. In answer to this dissuasion of mine, he wrote me as manly and straightforward, but withal as modest a letter, as ever I read in my life. He explained to me how limited his ambition was; soaring no higher than the establishment of his wife in some light business and the better education of his children. He set before me the difference between his evening and holiday studies, such...
Página 138 - And Samson called unto the LORD, and said, O Lord GOD, remember me, I pray thee, and strengthen me, I pray thee, only this once, O God, that I may be at once avenged of the Philistines for my two eyes.
Página 82 - Could he have kept his spirit to that flight He had been happy ; but this clay will sink Its spark immortal, envying it the light To which it mounts, as if to break the link That keeps us from yon heaven which woos us to its brink.
Página x - He has been very ill for a long, long period ; his disease is a severe and wasting affection of the lungs, which has incapacitated him, these many months, for every kind of occupation. " If I could only do a hard day's work...
Página 34 - Thus, and enamour'd, were in him the same. But his was not the love of living dame, Nor of the dead who rise upon our dreams, But of ideal beauty, which became In him existence, and o'erflowing teems Along his burning page...
Página 168 - O Father! O Creator! thou who art the way, the truth, and the life, thou knowest that I have not deserved this fate;" and then turning to the judges, made the most pathetic declarations of her innocence.
Página 20 - He's a blessed man ! He shall see Thebes again, and call to arms The bold young men that, when he bids 'em charge, Fall on like fire : Arcite shall have a fortune...
Página xi - He is very ill ; the faintest shadow of the man who came into my little study for the first time, halfa-dozen years ago, after the correspondence I have mentioned. He has been very ill for a long period ; his disease is a severe and wasting affection of the lungs, which has incapacitated him these many months for every kind of occupation. 'If I could only do a hard day's work,' he said to me the other day, ' how happy I should be.' " Having these papers by him, amongst others, he bethought himself...
Página 101 - Peter and Paul the apostles, every man's door being shadowed with green birch, long fennel, St. John's wort, orpin, white lilies, and such like, garnished upon with garlands of beautiful flowers, had also lamps of glass, with oil burning in them all the night ; some...