Schinderhannes, the Robber of the RhineSmith, Elder, and Company, 1833 - 318 páginas |
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... town ; and on the south the ground rises , almost imperceptibly , till it mingles with the chain of hills which intersects the ancient forest of Ardennes , the Eifel , and the country of Montjoye . The valley itself — or the arena of ...
... town ; and on the south the ground rises , almost imperceptibly , till it mingles with the chain of hills which intersects the ancient forest of Ardennes , the Eifel , and the country of Montjoye . The valley itself — or the arena of ...
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... town . He was in the bloom of early manhood , and not otherwise distinguished from persons in the rank of gentlemen than by the some- what fantastic appendage of a guitar slung upon his shoulder . Standing still ever and anon , he ...
... town . He was in the bloom of early manhood , and not otherwise distinguished from persons in the rank of gentlemen than by the some- what fantastic appendage of a guitar slung upon his shoulder . Standing still ever and anon , he ...
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... town , his head reeling , and his heart burning with the torture of Tantalus . After threading some obscure streets , he at length reached a spacious mansion , which , although completely dark without , was brilliantly lighted up within ...
... town , his head reeling , and his heart burning with the torture of Tantalus . After threading some obscure streets , he at length reached a spacious mansion , which , although completely dark without , was brilliantly lighted up within ...
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... town , the once gay and gallant Carl Benzel stole round to the gate of Cologne like an assassin . His caution proved to be necessary ; for before reaching his own street , he was met by one of the servants , not yet steeled enough by ...
... town , the once gay and gallant Carl Benzel stole round to the gate of Cologne like an assassin . His caution proved to be necessary ; for before reaching his own street , he was met by one of the servants , not yet steeled enough by ...
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... town in the midst ; yet it had been a favourite project of Carl Benzel , in the days of his glory , to cut a vista through the mount , opposite the windows of a particular room , so that , at one moment surrounded by the most entire ...
... town in the midst ; yet it had been a favourite project of Carl Benzel , in the days of his glory , to cut a vista through the mount , opposite the windows of a particular room , so that , at one moment surrounded by the most entire ...
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Palavras e frases frequentes
Adonijah adventurer Aix-la-Chapelle appeared apprentices arms band bandit banditti beautiful began Birkenfeld blood bosom brow Buckler Carl Benzel Carl rose Carl's carriage circumstances comrades cried dare dark daugh daughter death door dream earth Eifel entered escape eyes face fear forest gaoler gazing gendarmes girl guillotine guitar hand head heard heart heaven honour Ida Dallheimer imagined instant Ishmael journey knew Kunz Weiner lady length Liese light lips looked Madame Dallheimer Magdalene Mayence mind minstrel mistress mother never night old Moritz once outlaw passed Peter Schwarz Peter the Black pistol prisoner replied Rhine river road robbers round ruined rushed Schinderhannes Schneifel seemed shoulder shouted side silence sleep sound stood strange stranger suddenly sword tears terror thee thou thought tion town travellers Trèves turned voice walked wall wandering whisper wife window Wolfen woman word young
Passagens conhecidas
Página 29 - He hath stripped me of my glory, And taken the crown from my head. He hath destroyed me on every side, and I am gone : And mine hope hath he removed like a tree.
Página 63 - Entreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee : for whither thou goest, I will go ; and where thou lodgest I will lodge : thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God: " Where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried; the Lord do so to me, and more also, if aught but death part thee and me.
Página 63 - It hath fully been shewed me, all that thou hast done unto thy mother in law since the death of thine husband; and how thou hast left thy father and thy mother, and the land of thy nativity, and art come unto a people which thou knewest not heretofore. The Lord recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of the Lord God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to trust.
Página 29 - Thou art my father:" to the worm, "Thou art my mother, and my sister.
Página 61 - O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed ; Happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee As thou hast served us. Happy shall he be, That taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones.
Página 203 - Tell me not, Sweet, I am unkind That from the nunnery Of thy chaste breast and quiet mind, To war and arms I fly. True, a new mistress now I chase, The first foe in the field; And with a stronger faith embrace A sword, a horse, a shield. Yet this inconstancy is such As you too shall adore; I could not love thee, dear, so much, Loved I not honour more.
Página 60 - If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth; if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy. 7 Remember, O Lord, the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem; who said, Rase it, rase it, even to the foundation thereof.
Página 29 - My skin is black upon me, and my bones are burnt with heat. My harp also is turned to mourning, and my organ into the voice of them that weep.
Página 295 - In all their strategetic measures, it will be seen that they calculated securely upon the absolute inviolability of their secret; and the examples we have given show on what grounds their confidence was built. " Frequently, the journey was performed in the middle of the night, and a sign of recognition, therefore, was necessary, which did not depend upon the organs of vision. To whistle, the expedient of common thieves, would not only have been vulgar, but dangerous; inasmuch as the sound, when heard...
Página 285 - Sweet harmonist ! and beautiful as sweet ! And young as beautiful ! and soft as young ! And gay as soft ! and innocent as gay ! And happy (if aught happy here) as good!