Arvon; or The trials, Volumen1;Volumen243 |
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... hand , and narrated with all the vivacity of a young soldier the niceties of the attack and the defence . But at the very time when the Paris of the tale was struck down to his knee - the wrong - doer was down - no doubt about that ...
... hand , and narrated with all the vivacity of a young soldier the niceties of the attack and the defence . But at the very time when the Paris of the tale was struck down to his knee - the wrong - doer was down - no doubt about that ...
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... hand of Death had been busy he had ruthlessly torn down the beautiful : - ornaments of Summer to deck the grim head ... hands . And as he sat , the delicacy of his lower limbs and the extreme beauty of his hair , which hung in glossy ...
... hand of Death had been busy he had ruthlessly torn down the beautiful : - ornaments of Summer to deck the grim head ... hands . And as he sat , the delicacy of his lower limbs and the extreme beauty of his hair , which hung in glossy ...
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... hand laid on his shoulder , and starting round , saw Geoffrey Norval . " Where are your ears , Arthur ? " exclaimed the new - comer , in a hearty voice . " You let me steal on you as unconcernedly as if you were a French sentry ...
... hand laid on his shoulder , and starting round , saw Geoffrey Norval . " Where are your ears , Arthur ? " exclaimed the new - comer , in a hearty voice . " You let me steal on you as unconcernedly as if you were a French sentry ...
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... hands grasp wildly at the coverlid ; he seems to wrestle with his dreams ; to labour to drive them away ; to hurl them off . But in vain . At last couch , and lets them he sinks back panting on his pass before his eyes . He lies like ...
... hands grasp wildly at the coverlid ; he seems to wrestle with his dreams ; to labour to drive them away ; to hurl them off . But in vain . At last couch , and lets them he sinks back panting on his pass before his eyes . He lies like ...
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... hand was lain on his arm . For a moment he thought it was done in his dream . he heard his name pronounced , -in a voice he knew too well and with a sudden shock , all his visions fled away ; he sate up firm and erect on his bed : -he ...
... hand was lain on his arm . For a moment he thought it was done in his dream . he heard his name pronounced , -in a voice he knew too well and with a sudden shock , all his visions fled away ; he sate up firm and erect on his bed : -he ...
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Términos y frases comunes
Alice de Léon answered arms Arthur Danton Arthur drew barriers Brittany brother Carquefou Castle CHAP Charles of Blois Clifford Colvin cried dark Dhruys door dream Duke Duke of Brittany escape exclaimed Arthur exclaimed Geoffrey eyes face fear feel fell forest French camp Gascons Geoffrey Norval Geoffrey rose Geoffrey's George Cruikshank Gerstenberg Greaves guard guilty hand happiness hear heard heart heaven Henri Arvon Hervé de Léon honour hope hurried innocent John de Montfort knew Lady Jane laughing leave Léon's listened looked Lovell man-at-arms matter mind Montfort morning Nantes never night once passed Pitton prisoners replied round saved scene seemed Sir de Léon Sir Harford Arvon Sir Hervé sleep sleeper soldier speak spoke sprang stood story struggle suddenly tablet talk tell things thought told tones town uncle voice wait word young
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Página 219 - As thou art in desire ? Wouldst thou have that Which thou esteem'st the ornament of life, And live a coward in thine own esteem, Letting 'I dare not' wait upon 'I would,' Like the poor cat i
Página 266 - And there was mounting in hot haste: the steed, The mustering squadron, and the clattering car, Went pouring forward with impetuous speed, And swiftly forming in the ranks of war; And the deep thunder peal on peal afar; And near, the beat of the alarming drum Roused up the soldier ere the morning star; While thronged the citizens with terror dumb, Or whispering, with white lips — "The foe! They come! They come!
Página 59 - Strange friend, past, present, and to be ; Loved deeplier, darklier understood ; Behold, I dream a dream of good, And mingle all the world with thee.
Página 278 - After these two noble fruits of friendship, (peace in the affections, and support of the judgment,) followeth the last fruit ; which is like the pomegranate, full of many kernels ; I mean aid and bearing a part in all actions and occasions. Here the best way to represent to life the manifold use of friendship, is to cast and see how many things there are which a man cannot do himself; and then it will appear that it was a sparing speech of the ancients, to say, that a friend is another himself; for...
Página 48 - Yet now despair itself is mild, Even as the winds and waters are ; I could lie down like a tired child, And weep away the life of care Which I have borne and yet must bear, — Till death like sleep might steal on me...
Página 145 - But hate and fury ill supplied The stream of life's exhausted tide, And all too late the advantage came, To turn the odds of deadly game : For, while the dagger gleamed on high, Reeled soul and sense, reeled brain and eye.