Waverly Novels: Highland widow. Two drovers, etcA. and C. Black, 1851 |
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... turning to the battle , vindicated their ancient valour by fighting it to the last . Both the unfortunate chiefs remained dead on the field , and Hereward and his brother had wellnigh shared their fate ; but some Saxon inhabitants of ...
... turning to the battle , vindicated their ancient valour by fighting it to the last . Both the unfortunate chiefs remained dead on the field , and Hereward and his brother had wellnigh shared their fate ; but some Saxon inhabitants of ...
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... turning to Hereward , with a look of injured majesty , said , “ Ah ! my dear Edward , ” - for the word had become rooted in his mind , in- stead of the less euphonic name of Hereward , — " thou seest how it is even with the greatest ...
... turning to Hereward , with a look of injured majesty , said , “ Ah ! my dear Edward , ” - for the word had become rooted in his mind , in- stead of the less euphonic name of Hereward , — " thou seest how it is even with the greatest ...
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... turn by reflections of another description . It was one of those conjunctures when the minds of ordinary men feel themselves unable to support a burden which is suddenly flung upon them , and when , on the contrary , those of uncommon ...
... turn by reflections of another description . It was one of those conjunctures when the minds of ordinary men feel themselves unable to support a burden which is suddenly flung upon them , and when , on the contrary , those of uncommon ...
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... of less consequence serve thy turn ? Take a look amongst us ; young are we all , and That is " Take heed ! take heed ! -there is booty , com- rades ! " reasonably wealthy . My Lord of Bouillon is old , COUNT ROBERT OF PARIS . 59.
... of less consequence serve thy turn ? Take a look amongst us ; young are we all , and That is " Take heed ! take heed ! -there is booty , com- rades ! " reasonably wealthy . My Lord of Bouillon is old , COUNT ROBERT OF PARIS . 59.
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Walter Scott. said Bohemond . " The Count of Paris is disposed to turn and tear me , because I offered him good counsel on the evening before we left Constanti- nople , when he neglected to accept or be guided by it " - " It will be the ...
Walter Scott. said Bohemond . " The Count of Paris is disposed to turn and tear me , because I offered him good counsel on the evening before we left Constanti- nople , when he neglected to accept or be guided by it " - " It will be the ...
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abbot Achilles Tatius Agelastes alarm Alexius Comnenus ancient Anna Comnena answered appearance archer arms Aymer de Valence Bertha Bertram Blacquernal Bohemond Brenhilda Cæsar called CASTLE DANGEROUS Castle of Douglas combat command Constantinople Count of Paris Count Robert Countess crusaders danger daughter death degree Dickson Douban Douglas Castle Douglasses duty Emperor English knight eyes Fabian faithful father favour fear garrison Godfrey governor Greek Greek fire guard hand hath heard Heaven Hereward honour horse Immortal Guards Imperial John de Walton lady lance look Lord Lord of Douglas matter ment methinks minstrel Nicephorus Briennius noble occasion pass Patriarch person present Prince Tancred Princess purpose rendered replied respect Robert of Paris Saint Bride Saxon Scottish seemed Sir Aymer Sir John Sir Knight soldier supposed thaim thee thine thou art tion traitor trust Ursel Varangian Varangian guard voice word XLVII young knight youth
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Página 363 - Alas! they had been friends in youth; But whispering tongues can poison truth; And constancy lives in realms above; And life is thorny; and youth is vain; And to be wroth with one we love Doth work like madness in the brain.
Página 124 - And ye shall be betrayed, both by parents, and brethren, and kinsfolk, and friends ; and some of you shall they cause to be put to death. And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake.
Página 363 - Each spake words of high disdain And insult to his heart's best brother: They parted— ne'er to meet again! But never either found another To free the hollow heart from paining— They stood aloof, the scars remaining, Like cliffs which had been rent asunder; A dreary sea now flows between;— But neither heat, nor frost, nor thunder, Shall wholly do away, I ween, 425 The marks of that which once hath been.
Página 167 - Not only the bold Demetrius and his pupil Lascaris, but all the crowd whom they influenced, fled manfully when the commodore of the Greeks fired the first discharge ; and as the other vessels in the squadron followed his example, the heavens were filled with the unusual and outrageous noise, while the smoke was so thick as to darken the very air.