Stratton Hill: A Tale of the Civil Wars, Volume 1J. & J. Harper, 1829 - 921 páginas |
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... ancient cus- toms and feelings , the pride of blood is at times now carried to as high a pitch as when the " baron in his moated hall , and the squire of high degree , " looked down on all the rest of the land . Even the most ...
... ancient cus- toms and feelings , the pride of blood is at times now carried to as high a pitch as when the " baron in his moated hall , and the squire of high degree , " looked down on all the rest of the land . Even the most ...
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... ancient comrade . " " And who may you be ? " rejoined the first , in great as- tonishment , raising his decrepit limbs at the same time from the stone bench , and fixing his large and menacing eye on the stranger : " It's never Will ...
... ancient comrade . " " And who may you be ? " rejoined the first , in great as- tonishment , raising his decrepit limbs at the same time from the stone bench , and fixing his large and menacing eye on the stranger : " It's never Will ...
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... ancient tro- phy from a small recess , and gave it into her grandfather's hand , that clutched it with as eager a grasp as he had wont to use to his adversaries in the ring . He looked on it long and fixedly , less for the sake of the ...
... ancient tro- phy from a small recess , and gave it into her grandfather's hand , that clutched it with as eager a grasp as he had wont to use to his adversaries in the ring . He looked on it long and fixedly , less for the sake of the ...
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... ancient place kept up still , as it used to be ? - These are wild times , George , and younger hands than ours will mend or end ' em ; ' twill go hard though , but I'll yet march by Sir Beville's side ; the Turks and the Spaniards ...
... ancient place kept up still , as it used to be ? - These are wild times , George , and younger hands than ours will mend or end ' em ; ' twill go hard though , but I'll yet march by Sir Beville's side ; the Turks and the Spaniards ...
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... ancient retainer of his family , and one who's fought so long beneath their banner . My father's roof is desolate , or I shouldna have sought shelter aneath another's . The auld man's head I kenned , sure , must long since been aneath ...
... ancient retainer of his family , and one who's fought so long beneath their banner . My father's roof is desolate , or I shouldna have sought shelter aneath another's . The auld man's head I kenned , sure , must long since been aneath ...
Palavras e frases frequentes
afore agen amidst ancient armour arms battle beauty beneath blood bright eye calm castle cause cavalry companion countenance courser dark Dawnay deep doubt dwelling dwelt Eleanor enemy face fair fancy father fearful feeling field fierce force gazed Granville gray guest hand head heard heart hill Honor Hopton hour Kilkhampton King lady land latter Launceston Launceston Castle lips look Lord mansion mind mingled native ne'er never Nicholas night noble ould passed passion Pendennis castle province Puritans racter Ralph Hopton rebel replied river Tamar roof rose round Royal Royalists scene seat seemed seen side Sir Beville sitch Slanning spirit spot stern stone stood Stowe STRATTON HILL strong sweet sword there's things thought tower trained bands Trenlyon Trevanion turned twas twill village voice vols walls wandered wave weary wild woman words young youth
Passagens conhecidas
Página 162 - A scene of death ! where fires beneath the sun, And blended arms, and white pavilions glow ; And for the business of destruction done, Its requiem the war-horn seem'd to blow.