Brambletye House, Or, Cavaliers and RoundheadsG. Dearborn, 1837 - 296 Seiten |
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... woman whom we have more than once so strangely encoun- tered in our secret expeditions ? " " Twere a woman's voice , I'll take my Bible oath , " cried Culpepper ; " and I seed a bit of her black petticoat as she scudded away among the ...
... woman whom we have more than once so strangely encoun- tered in our secret expeditions ? " " Twere a woman's voice , I'll take my Bible oath , " cried Culpepper ; " and I seed a bit of her black petticoat as she scudded away among the ...
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... woman , and you are another , " re- plied Sir John , angrily . " What the dickens ! are we in our first or second childhood , that we are to listen to such nursery nonsense , or be frightened at a mad woman , or an old scarecrow dressed ...
... woman , and you are another , " re- plied Sir John , angrily . " What the dickens ! are we in our first or second childhood , that we are to listen to such nursery nonsense , or be frightened at a mad woman , or an old scarecrow dressed ...
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... woman in black , this witch , this hag , this polecat , I care not a rush for her bedlamite freaks , for in another week the rising will take place , and we shall have the game in our own hands . However , if you wish to turn tail , do ...
... woman in black , this witch , this hag , this polecat , I care not a rush for her bedlamite freaks , for in another week the rising will take place , and we shall have the game in our own hands . However , if you wish to turn tail , do ...
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... woman , covered with dust , arrived at the same rendezvous , and instead of calling clamorously for refreshment like her neighbours , drew a horn from her pocket , filled it with water from the pump , and seat- ing herself upon the ...
... woman , covered with dust , arrived at the same rendezvous , and instead of calling clamorously for refreshment like her neighbours , drew a horn from her pocket , filled it with water from the pump , and seat- ing herself upon the ...
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... woman , nor does he always favour those who may seem to be prosper- ous . " As if to prove this assertion , and at the same time to rebut the sus- picion of poverty , she took a twenty shilling gold piece from her pocket , and as she ...
... woman , nor does he always favour those who may seem to be prosper- ous . " As if to prove this assertion , and at the same time to rebut the sus- picion of poverty , she took a twenty shilling gold piece from her pocket , and as she ...
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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.