Brambletye House, Or, Cavaliers and RoundheadsG. Dearborn, 1837 - 296 Seiten |
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... hope ( as he often did , ) that Heaven would forgive him for having been such an egregious ass as to do so . The very cicatrice itself blushed with a more angry glow at the under steward's allusion , as Whittaker fiercely replied ...
... hope ( as he often did , ) that Heaven would forgive him for having been such an egregious ass as to do so . The very cicatrice itself blushed with a more angry glow at the under steward's allusion , as Whittaker fiercely replied ...
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... hope it will be the last ; for , I take it , their final journey will be downwards instead of upwards . " To the great surprise of its proposer , none of the party would listen for a moment to this desperate offer , which they observed ...
... hope it will be the last ; for , I take it , their final journey will be downwards instead of upwards . " To the great surprise of its proposer , none of the party would listen for a moment to this desperate offer , which they observed ...
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... hope he will soon be in our power . He has had one tumble from his seat while riding in his coach and six round Hyde Park , with his wife Joan * beside him , and his secretary Thurloe in the boot ; and I hope we shall presently overset ...
... hope he will soon be in our power . He has had one tumble from his seat while riding in his coach and six round Hyde Park , with his wife Joan * beside him , and his secretary Thurloe in the boot ; and I hope we shall presently overset ...
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... hope of escape flashing through his mind like lightning , he darted into the wood which skirted the road on either side , and plunged into the thickest cover he could find . Perfectly aware that the rest of the party were only a ...
... hope of escape flashing through his mind like lightning , he darted into the wood which skirted the road on either side , and plunged into the thickest cover he could find . Perfectly aware that the rest of the party were only a ...
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... hope of intercepting his retreat . As nearly , there- fore , as he could calculate , at the hour of midnight , he let himself gently down from the tree , and walking softly over the grass , through the more open spaces of the wood ...
... hope of intercepting his retreat . As nearly , there- fore , as he could calculate , at the hour of midnight , he let himself gently down from the tree , and walking softly over the grass , through the more open spaces of the wood ...
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Alderman already apartment appearance apprehension arms Ashdown forest baronet beauty better Beverning Brambletye House Bruges burgomaster called Cavaliers cheer colonel companion Compton concealed Constantia continued countenance court cried Sir John declared door dress Duke Duke of Monmouth ejaculated escape exclaimed eyes fate father favour feeling female fortune give Haelbeck hand happiness head heard heart Heaven hero honour hope horse hour hurried immediately inquired instantly Jack Whittaker Jocelyn Julia king king's Lady Castlemaine Lilburne look Lord Arlington Lord Protector Lord Rochester lordship majesty marquess master mistress monarch morning never night observed occasion party passed present prison proceeded Protector queen received rendered replied restored Rotterdam Roundhead royal schiedam seemed servants singing Sir John Compton sooner Strickland sword thee thou thought tion turned utter Valentine Walton voice Walton Whittaker whole wife Winky Boss woman words young
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Seite 203 - Whose howl's his watch, thus with his stealthy pace, With Tarquin's ravishing strides, towards, his design Moves like a ghost. Thou sure and firm-set earth, Hear not my steps, which way they walk, for fear The very stones prate of my whereabout, And take the present horror from the time, Which now suits with it.
Seite 153 - She'd come again, and with a greedy ear Devour up my discourse: Which I observing, Took once a pliant hour; and found good means To draw from her a prayer of earnest heart, That I would all my pilgrimage dilate...
Seite 150 - A day with not too bright a beam, A warm, but not a scorching sun, A southern gale to curl the stream, And, master, half our work is done.
Seite 50 - ... overcome with equal facility both the riches of the south and the poverty of the north; to be feared and courted by all foreign princes, and adopted a brother to the gods of the earth; to call together parliaments with a word of his pen.
Seite 215 - He shall defend thee under his wings, and thou shalt be safe under his feathers : his faithfulness and truth shall be thy shield and buckler.
Seite 138 - I can never forget the inexpressible luxury and profaneness, gaming, and all dissoluteness, and as it were total forgetfulness of God, (it being Sunday evening,) which this day se'nnight I was witness of, the King sitting and toying with his concubines, Portsmouth...
Seite 232 - ... ceiling stood ; down rush'd the rain Impetuous, and continued till the earth No more was seen ; the floating vessel swum Uplifted, and secure, with beaked prow, Rode tilting o'er the waves; all dwellings else Flood overwhelm'd, and them, with all their pomp Deep under water roll'd ; sea cover'd sea, Sea without shore : and in their palaces, Where luxury late reign'd, sea-monsters whelp'd And stabled : of mankind, so numerous late, All left in one small bottom swum embark'd.
Seite 54 - An Impeachment of High Treason against Oliver Cromwell and his son-inlaw Henry Ireton,« and other similar attacks upon the Protector, for which he was at that moment in prison.
Seite 207 - Oh! death, death, death!" in a most inimitable tone, and which struck me with horror and a chillness in my very blood. There was nobody to be seen in the whole street, neither did any other window open, for people had no curiosity now in any case, nor could anybody help one another; so I went on to pass into Bell Alley.
Seite 161 - And her eyes, she did enslave me. But her constancy's so weak, She's so wild and apt to wander, That my jealous heart would break Should we live one day asunder. Melting joys about her move, Killing pleasures, wounding blisses, She can dress her eyes in love, And her lips can arm with kisses; Angels listen when she speaks, She's my delight, all mankind's wonder; But my jealous heart would break, Should we live one day asunder.