The Mysterious Freebooter, Or The Days of Queen Bess: A RomanceJaques & Wright, 1828 - 854 pages |
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... fate ; a sable robe flowing to her feet alone composed her dress , save the single band of pearls which confined its folds round her waist ; her light brown hair hung in unrestrained tresses upon her shoulders ; her blue and heavenly ...
... fate ; a sable robe flowing to her feet alone composed her dress , save the single band of pearls which confined its folds round her waist ; her light brown hair hung in unrestrained tresses upon her shoulders ; her blue and heavenly ...
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... fate appeared undecided whether to place the crown on the head of the am- bitious Mary , or that of the placid Jane Grey ; and during this indecision trembled the house of De Mowbray , who being universally known and acknow- ledged as ...
... fate appeared undecided whether to place the crown on the head of the am- bitious Mary , or that of the placid Jane Grey ; and during this indecision trembled the house of De Mowbray , who being universally known and acknow- ledged as ...
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... fate of her future days to depend . With re- flection for her only companion , her memory strayed back to the days of her happy childhood , and so crept on through every circumstance of note in her life to the present . With a mind ...
... fate of her future days to depend . With re- flection for her only companion , her memory strayed back to the days of her happy childhood , and so crept on through every circumstance of note in her life to the present . With a mind ...
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... fate . " L In spite of my father , " said Rosalind , " I will see lord Rufus to - morrow ; I will set before him my aversion to an alliance with him ; I will X MYSTERIOUS FREEBOOTER . # 153 "prayers with the cruel are but edges to their ...
... fate . " L In spite of my father , " said Rosalind , " I will see lord Rufus to - morrow ; I will set before him my aversion to an alliance with him ; I will X MYSTERIOUS FREEBOOTER . # 153 "prayers with the cruel are but edges to their ...
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... fate that awaited her ? " Oh Heaven ! " exclaimed she , " thou alone hast power to interpose , and save me from the dreadful sacrifice of my eternal peace ! " " Heaven has presented us the means , " return- ed Edward : " it rests alone ...
... fate that awaited her ? " Oh Heaven ! " exclaimed she , " thou alone hast power to interpose , and save me from the dreadful sacrifice of my eternal peace ! " " Heaven has presented us the means , " return- ed Edward : " it rests alone ...
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Page 457 - Merciful heaven ! Thou rather with thy sharp and sulphurous bolt Split'st the unwedgeable and gnarled oak, Than the soft myrtle ; but man, proud man ! Drest in a little brief authority, Most ignorant of what he's most assur'd, His glassy essence, like an angry ape, Plays such fantastic tricks before high heaven, As make the angels weep ; who, with our spleens, Would all themselves laugh mortal.
Page 415 - Live you ? or are you aught That man may question ? You seem to understand me, By each at once her choppy finger laying Upon her skinny lips. — You should be women, And yet your beards forbid me to interpret That you are so.
Page 457 - Could great men thunder As Jove himself does, Jove would ne'er be quiet, For every pelting, petty officer Would use his heaven for thunder; nothing but thunder. Merciful Heaven ! Thou rather, with thy sharp and sulphurous bolt, Split'st the unwedgeable and gnarled oak Than the soft myrtle.
Page 538 - O, it is excellent To have a giant's strength ; but it is tyrannous To use it like a giant.
Page 244 - And thick around the woodland hymns arise. Roused by the cock, the soon-clad shepherd leaves His mossy cottage, where with peace he dwells ; And from the crowded fold, in order, drives His flock, to taste the verdure of the morn.
Page 4 - What may this mean, That thou, dead corse, again, in complete steel, Revisit'st thus the glimpses of the moon, Making night hideous ; and we fools of nature, So horribly to shake our disposition, With thoughts beyond the reaches of our souls ? Say why is this ? wherefore ? what should we do ? Hor.
Page 292 - I could a tale unfold whose lightest word Would harrow up thy soul, freeze thy young blood, Make thy two eyes, like stars, start from their spheres, Thy knotted and combined locks to part And each particular hair to stand on end, Like quills upon the fretful porcupine : But this eternal blazon must not be To ears of flesh and blood.
Page 377 - When now I think you can behold such sights, And keep the natural ruby of your cheeks, When mine are blanch'd with fear.
Page 769 - I had been so fortunate as to have had it in my power to preserve
Page 161 - tis thy cruel will ! I yield, and plunge in guilt again. "There's Mercy in each ray of light that mortal eyes e'er saw; "There's Mercy in each breath of air that mortal lips e'er draw; "There's Mercy both for bird and beast in GOD'S indulgent plan; "There's Mercy...