The Duke of Alba in Flanders: Or, The Amnesty. An Historical Novel of the Sixteenth Century...Newman, 1844 |
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... Ruperto is right , diplomacy is a powerful agent . Despising it as I do , expe- rience teaches me to employ it . Ha , ha ! proud Duchess , thou hast deputed me to fathom thy rival , and willingly do I undertake the em- bassy , not for ...
... Ruperto is right , diplomacy is a powerful agent . Despising it as I do , expe- rience teaches me to employ it . Ha , ha ! proud Duchess , thou hast deputed me to fathom thy rival , and willingly do I undertake the em- bassy , not for ...
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... Ruperto Menendez , dine with me . ” Fernando withdrew , delighted at the thoughts that Ruperto would be one of the guests , as he could open his heart , and ask his advice as to his future conduct . CHAPTER II . " Have patience , Sir ...
... Ruperto Menendez , dine with me . ” Fernando withdrew , delighted at the thoughts that Ruperto would be one of the guests , as he could open his heart , and ask his advice as to his future conduct . CHAPTER II . " Have patience , Sir ...
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... Ruperto , pressing Fernando in his arms . " Welcome , thou pet of Fortune . Would that some one had led the blind woman across my path ! " " Be not jealous of my lot , for she has forsaken me already ! " " Forsaken you already ...
... Ruperto , pressing Fernando in his arms . " Welcome , thou pet of Fortune . Would that some one had led the blind woman across my path ! " " Be not jealous of my lot , for she has forsaken me already ! " " Forsaken you already ...
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... Ruperto ; " Yes , I do know her ! " " Then , the Saints be praised , Ruperto is in love ! " " Who told you so ? " " Your eyes - your countenance - your man- ner , all tell me you love ! Ah , Ruperto ! do you recollect when we travelled ...
... Ruperto ; " Yes , I do know her ! " " Then , the Saints be praised , Ruperto is in love ! " " Who told you so ? " " Your eyes - your countenance - your man- ner , all tell me you love ! Ah , Ruperto ! do you recollect when we travelled ...
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... Ruperto , who leant against one of the pillars . Fernando turned towards the organ , de- vouring the heavenly sound ... Ruperto . Fernando started . " Ah , Ruperto ! why did you awake me from my dream ? I thought 82 THE AMNESTY ;
... Ruperto , who leant against one of the pillars . Fernando turned towards the organ , de- vouring the heavenly sound ... Ruperto . Fernando started . " Ah , Ruperto ! why did you awake me from my dream ? I thought 82 THE AMNESTY ;
Palavras e frases frequentes
Alba's Alcan Amos Antwerp beauty behold Bless Burgomaster Caramba Cato CHAPTER Cordelia Count Alcantara cried crossed the threshold daughter death demanded Donna Drusilla door drona Duke of Alba Duke of Aremberg Egmont Eleonora entered exclaimed eyes face father fear feel Fernando Alcantara Filippo flew follow fool Fray Antonio gazed Ghent girl Gonzales Grace hand head hear heard heart Heaven hero Herrera honour hope Huguenots Jungeling Kaesembrodt lady laughed leave listen Lodrona look Louis of Nassau ment mind monk Montalvan nando never night noble Orlando pardon Petrus presence recognised replied rera Romero Ruperto scarcely Schermere Schiedam seated Señor Señorita shook sighed smiled soon soul sound speak stood Straelen Strange stranger street Syphax tears tell thee thought to-morrow Torre tremble Tu-whit turned Vargas victims Viglius voice whilst whispered wife Witt words
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Página 259 - He threw his blood-stain'd sword in thunder down; And with a withering look The war-denouncing trumpet took And blew a blast so loud and dread, Were ne'er prophetic sounds so full of woe! And ever and anon he beat...
Página 146 - From camp to camp, through the foul womb of night, The hum of either army stilly sounds, That the fix'd sentinels almost receive The secret whispers of each other's watch...
Página 140 - Him the Almighty Power Hurled headlong flaming from the ethereal sky, With hideous ruin and combustion, down To bottomless perdition, there to dwell In adamantine chains and penal fire, Who durst defy the Omnipotent to arms.
Página 96 - A blank, my lord. She never told her love, But let concealment, like a worm i...
Página 78 - Looking tranquillity! It strikes an awe And terror on my aching sight; the tombs And monumental caves of death look cold, And shoot a chilness to my .trembling heart.
Página 114 - Farewell, a long farewell, to all my greatness ! This is the state of man ; to-day he puts forth The tender leaves of hope, to-morrow blossoms, And bears his blushing honours thick upon him : The third day comes a frost, a killing frost ; And,— when he thinks, good easy man, full surely His greatness is a ripening, — nips his root, And then he falls, as I do.
Página 33 - And from Shakespeare she gained a great store of information amongst the rest, that -'Trifles light as air, Are, to the jealous, confirmation strong, As proofs of Holy Writ.
Página 278 - Excellent wretch ! Perdition catch my soul, But I do love thee ! and when I love thee not Chaos is come again.
Página 230 - Yet, strange ! the living lay it not to heart. See yonder maker of the dead man's bed, The sexton, hoary-headed chronicle ! Of hard unmeaning face, down which ne'er stole A gentle tear; with mattock in his hand Digs thro...
Página 177 - But see, thy brother Marcus bends this way! I sicken at the sight. Once more, farewell, Farewell, and know thou wrong'st me, if thou think'st Ever was love, or ever grief, like mine. (Exit) Enter MARCUS MARC. Portius, what hopes? How stands she? Am I doom'd To life or death?