The Complete Works of Sir Walter Scott: With a Biography, and His Last Additions and Illustrations, Volume 3Conner & Cooke, 1833 - English literature |
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... command , that if Nor- man has not got a silver bullet ready for her , I'll lend him one of my double - buttons on purpose . ' Alice made no answer till she was aware that the sister and brother were out of hearing . She then said to ...
... command , that if Nor- man has not got a silver bullet ready for her , I'll lend him one of my double - buttons on purpose . ' Alice made no answer till she was aware that the sister and brother were out of hearing . She then said to ...
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... command of silence . " I think , " he said , " the Master has treated me un- like a gentleman , and I see no right he had to send me back a cavalier answer when I demanded the satisfaction of one - But he gave me my life once -- and ...
... command of silence . " I think , " he said , " the Master has treated me un- like a gentleman , and I see no right he had to send me back a cavalier answer when I demanded the satisfaction of one - But he gave me my life once -- and ...
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... command which he gladly obeyed , pectedly placed . as coming in time to save his honour , the horses of After waiting a moment to be presented by Sir Wil- the Marquis's carriage being better , or , at least , liam Ashton , the Marquis ...
... command which he gladly obeyed , pectedly placed . as coming in time to save his honour , the horses of After waiting a moment to be presented by Sir Wil- the Marquis's carriage being better , or , at least , liam Ashton , the Marquis ...
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... command of the Marquis , so long as he chooses to honour it with his residence ; but touching the farther discussion of this disagreeable topic " Master of Ravenswood was , even in the very heat of his resentment , unwilling to ...
... command of the Marquis , so long as he chooses to honour it with his residence ; but touching the farther discussion of this disagreeable topic " Master of Ravenswood was , even in the very heat of his resentment , unwilling to ...
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... command of all who were party , it may be guessed what the Ashton family placed around her daughter , that , in fact , no leaguered themselves said and thought under so gross a dispen- fortress was ever more completely blockaded ; while ...
... command of all who were party , it may be guessed what the Ashton family placed around her daughter , that , in fact , no leaguered themselves said and thought under so gross a dispen- fortress was ever more completely blockaded ; while ...
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Page 89 - The Templar has destroyed the plank on which they crossed - few of the defenders escaped with him into the castle the shrieks and cries which you hear tell the fate of the others - Alas! I see it is still more difficult to look upon victory than upon battle/
Page 47 - So saying, he again bent his bow, but on the present occasion looked with attention to his weapon, and changed the string, which he thought was no longer truly round, having been a little frayed by the two former shots. He then took his aim with some deliberation, and the multitude awaited the event in breathless silence. The archer vindicated their opinion of his skill : his arrow split the willow rod against which it was aimed. A jubilee of acclamations followed ; and even Prince John, in admiration...
Page 47 - I will do my best, as Hubert says," answered Locksley; " no man can do more." So saying, he again bent his bow, but on the present occasion looked with attention to his weapon, and changed the string, which he thought was no longer truly round, having been a little frayed by the two former shots. He then took his aim with some deliberation, and the multitude awaited the event in breathless silence. The archer vindicated their opinion of his skill : his arrow split the willow rod against which it...
Page 89 - John of Acre," said Ivanhoe, raising himself joyfully on his couch, "methought there was but one man in England that might do such a deed!" "The postern gate shakes," continued Rebecca; "it crashes - it is splintered by his blows - they rush in - the outwork is won - Oh, God!
Page 33 - At length, as the Saracenic music of the challengers concluded one of those long and high flourishes with which they had broken the silence of the lists, it was answered by a solitary trumpet, which breathed a note of defiance from the northern extremity. All eyes were turned to see the new champion which these sounds announced, and no sooner were the barriers opened than he paced into the lists.
Page 89 - They have - they have!" exclaimed Rebecca - "and they press the besieged hard upon the outer wall; some plant ladders, some swarm like bees, and endeavour to ascend upon the shoulders of each other - down go stones, beams, and trunks of trees upon their heads, and as fast as they bear the wounded to the rear, fresh men supply their places in the assault - Great God! hast thou given men thine own image, that it should be thus cruelly defaced by the hands of their brethren!" "Think not of that," said...
Page 47 - Locksley returned almost instantly with a willow wand about six feet in length, perfectly straight, and rather thicker than a man's thumb. He began to peel this with great composure, observing at the same time that to ask a good woodsman to shoot at a target so broad as had hitherto been used was to put shame upon his skill. 'For his own part...
Page 88 - And I must lie here like a bedridden monk," exclaimed Ivanhoe, " while the game that gives me freedom or death is played out by the hand of others ! — Look from the window once again, kind maiden, but beware that you • are not marked by the archers beneath — Look out once more, and tell me if they yet advance to the storm.
Page 28 - The form of the enclosure was an oblong square, save that the corners were considerably rounded off, in order to afford more convenience for the spectators. The openings for the entry of the combatants were at the northern and southern extremities of the lists, accessible by strong wooden gates, each wide enough to admit two horsemen riding abreast. At each of these portals were stationed two heralds, attended by six trumpets, as many pursuivants, and a strong body of men-at-arms for maintaining...
Page 89 - Front-de-Boeuf heads the defenders; I see his gigantic form above the press. They throng again to the breach, and the pass is disputed hand to hand, and man to man. God of Jacob! it is the meeting of two fierce tides— the conflict of two oceans moved by adverse winds!