Count Robert of Paris and Castle DangerousRobert Cadell, Edinburgh; and Whittaker and Company, London., 1832 - 330 páginas |
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... Douglas dead , his name hath won the field . JOHN HOME . It was at the close of an early spring day , when nature , in a cold province of Scotland , was re- viving from her winter's sleep , and the air at least , though not the ...
... Douglas dead , his name hath won the field . JOHN HOME . It was at the close of an early spring day , when nature , in a cold province of Scotland , was re- viving from her winter's sleep , and the air at least , though not the ...
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... Douglas issues from an amphitheatre of mountains which bounds the valley to the south- west , from whose contributions , and the aid of sudden storms , it receives its scanty supplies . The general aspect of the country is that of the ...
... Douglas issues from an amphitheatre of mountains which bounds the valley to the south- west , from whose contributions , and the aid of sudden storms , it receives its scanty supplies . The general aspect of the country is that of the ...
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... Douglas water itself was flat land , capable of bearing strong crops of oats and rye , supply- ing the inhabitants with what they required of these productions . At no great distance from the edge of the river , a few special spots ...
... Douglas water itself was flat land , capable of bearing strong crops of oats and rye , supply- ing the inhabitants with what they required of these productions . At no great distance from the edge of the river , a few special spots ...
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Sir Walter Scott. the two , " how far are we still from Douglas Castle ? We have already come farther than the thirty miles , which thou didst say was the dis- tance from Cammock - or how didst thou call the last hostelry which we left ...
Sir Walter Scott. the two , " how far are we still from Douglas Castle ? We have already come farther than the thirty miles , which thou didst say was the dis- tance from Cammock - or how didst thou call the last hostelry which we left ...
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... Douglas Castle , why it is nearly as distant as five miles , not to say any thing of what the Scots call a bittock , which in their way of accounting is at least a mile to boot . " " The question then is , " quoth the lady , hea ving a ...
... Douglas Castle , why it is nearly as distant as five miles , not to say any thing of what the Scots call a bittock , which in their way of accounting is at least a mile to boot . " " The question then is , " quoth the lady , hea ving a ...
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Achilles Tatius Agelastes alarm Alexius Comnenus ancient Anna Comnena archer arms Aymer de Valence Blacquernal Brenhilda Broken Lances Cæsar called Castle of Douglas combat command conspiracy Constantinople Count of Paris Count Robert countenance Countess crusaders daughter death Dickson Douban Douglas Castle dungeons duty Emperor empire English express eyes Fabian faithful fate father favour fear feel garrison governor Greek Greek fire hand hath heard heart Heaven Hereward honour hope Hugonet husband Immortal Immortal Guards Imperial John de Walton lady Lemnos look lord ment methinks mortal nature Nicephorus Briennius noble Palæstra pardon pass person physician Prince Tancred Princess Proto-spathaire purpose rendered replied Robert of Paris Scottish seemed Sir Aymer Sir John Sir Knight Sir Minstrel soldier stood supposed thee thine thou art thou hast thou mayst tion treach trust Ursel Varangian guard voice wild word young knight
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Página 330 - 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 330 - 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, The marks of that which once hath been.
Página 103 - It came flying through the air," says that good knight, " like a winged dragon, about the thickness of a hogshead, with the report of thunder and the speed of lightning, and the darkness of the night was dispelled by this horrible illumination.
Página 71 - Sweet are the uses of adversity, Which, like the toad, ugly and venomous, Bears yet a precious jewel in its head.
Página 231 - Ay, now am I in Arden ; the more fool I : when I was at home, I was in a better place : but travellers must be content.
Página 4 - One hour of life, crowded to the full with glorious action, and filled with noble risks, is worth whole years of those mean observances of paltry decorum, in which men steal through existence, like sluggish waters through a marsh, without either honour or observation.
Página 14 - WILL you hear a Spanish lady. How shee wooed an English man ? Garments gay as rich as may be Decked with jewels she had on. Of a comely countenance and grace was she, And by birth and parentage of high degree.
Página 197 - Yet instead of the simplicity of style and narrative which wins our belief, an elaborate affectation of rhetoric and science, betrays in every page the vanity of a female author.
Página 162 - Curious, not knowing, not exa.ct, but nice, Form short .ideas, and offend in arts (As most in manners) by a love to parts. Some to Conceit alone their taste confine, And...