The Waverley Novels, Volumen12Nottingham Society, 1922 |
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... eyes of many readers , is more directly borrowed from the stores of old romance . I mean the meeting of the King with Friar Tuck at the cell of that buxom hermit . The general tone of the story belongs to all ranks and all countries ...
... eyes of many readers , is more directly borrowed from the stores of old romance . I mean the meeting of the King with Friar Tuck at the cell of that buxom hermit . The general tone of the story belongs to all ranks and all countries ...
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... eyes of some fair readers , that the writer was censured because , when arranging the fates of the characters of the drama , he had not assigned the hand of Wilfred to Rebecca , rather than the less interesting Rowena . But , not to ...
... eyes of some fair readers , that the writer was censured because , when arranging the fates of the characters of the drama , he had not assigned the hand of Wilfred to Rebecca , rather than the less interesting Rowena . But , not to ...
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... eyes , yet I would not willingly stand convicted in those of the public of so grave a crime as my fears lead me to anticipate my being charged with . I must therefore remind you that when we first talked over together that class of ...
... eyes , yet I would not willingly stand convicted in those of the public of so grave a crime as my fears lead me to anticipate my being charged with . I must therefore remind you that when we first talked over together that class of ...
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... eyes , hands , organs , dimensions , senses , affections , passions ' ; were fed with the same food , hurt with the same weapons , subject to the same diseases , warmed and cooled by the same winter " and summer ' , as ourselves . The ...
... eyes , hands , organs , dimensions , senses , affections , passions ' ; were fed with the same food , hurt with the same weapons , subject to the same diseases , warmed and cooled by the same winter " and summer ' , as ourselves . The ...
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... eyes , told in every glance a history of difficulties subdued , and dangers dared , and seemed to challenge opposition to his wishes , for the pleasure of sweeping it from his road by a determined exertion of courage and of will ; a ...
... eyes , told in every glance a history of difficulties subdued , and dangers dared , and seemed to challenge opposition to his wishes , for the pleasure of sweeping it from his road by a determined exertion of courage and of will ; a ...
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Página 49 - will take it, so : if not, adieu ; And, for my love, I pray you wrong me not. Merchant of Venice. As the palmer, lighted by a domestic with a torch, passed through the intricate combination of apartments of this large and irregular mansion, the cupbearer coming behind him whispered in his ear that if he
Página 303 - Or close the wall up with our English dead. Whose limbs were made in England, show us here The mettle of your pasture—let us swear That you are worth your breeding. And you, good yeomen, King
Página 142 - it be, thou shalt not crow over us with a mere show of superior skill.' ' I will do my best, as Hubert says,' answered Locksley ; ' no man can do more.' So saying, he again bent his bow, but on the present occasion looked with attention to his weapon, and changed the string, which
Página 78 - CHAPTER VIII At this the challenger with fierce defy With clangour rings the field, resounds the vaulted sky. His trumpet sounds ; the challenged makes reply : Their visors closed, their lances in the rest, Or at the helmet pointed or the crest, They vanish from the barrier, speed the race, And spurring see decrease the middle space.
Página 6 - an act of unfriendship to my sovereign person and royal wardrobe ; wherefore, Gurth, I advise thee to call off Fangs, and leave the herd to their destiny, which, whether they meet with bands of travelling soldiers, or of outlaws, or of wandering pilgrims, can be little else than to be converted into Normans
Página 287 - cross-bows, as well as with their long-bows, slings, and other missile weapons, to the close and continued shower of arrows ; and, as the assailants were, necessarily but indifferently protected, did considerably more damage than they received at their hand. The whizzing of shafts and of missiles, on both sides, was only interrupted by the
Página 138 - meeting. The diminished list of competitors for sylvan fame still amounted to eight. Prince John stepped from his royal seat to view more nearly the persons of these chosen yeomen, several of whom wore the royal livery. Having satisfied his curiosity by this investigation, he looked for the object of his resentment, whom
Página 316 - the departure of the Templar, but rather in despair of quarter than that they entertained any hope of escape. The fire was spreading rapidly through all parts of the castle, when Ulrica, who had first kindled it, appeared on a turret in the guise of one of the ancient furies, yelling forth a
Página 287 - this sustained discharge, two or three of the garrison were slain, and several others wounded. But, confident in their armour of proof, and in the cover which their situation afforded, the followers of Front-de-Bceuf and his allies, showed an obstinacy in defence proportioned to the fury of the attack, and replied with the discharge of their
Página 4 - of the fallen Druidical monuments, a person about ten years younger in appearance, and whose dress, though resembling his companion's in form, was of better materials and of a more fantastic appearance. His jacket had been stained of a bright purple hue, upon which there had been some attempt to paint grotesque ornaments in different colours. To