The Romance of History: France, Volume 2Harper, 1831 - France |
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... fortune , Arthault gradually emerged from obscurity , and at least gilded the hereditary fetters which he could not throw off . His first patron was Sir Launcelot Sansavoir , a knight of an- cient family . When boys , they had played ...
... fortune , Arthault gradually emerged from obscurity , and at least gilded the hereditary fetters which he could not throw off . His first patron was Sir Launcelot Sansavoir , a knight of an- cient family . When boys , they had played ...
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... fortune which was to carry him to prosperity and power . As he returned from time to time to his native town , in the pauses of the career of arms to which he had devoted himself , he saw with new surprise , and for a sea- son with new ...
... fortune which was to carry him to prosperity and power . As he returned from time to time to his native town , in the pauses of the career of arms to which he had devoted himself , he saw with new surprise , and for a sea- son with new ...
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... fortunes went on ; and so fearless were aggressions , so far as speech could go , that , even in the lowest depth of poverty , he was an enemy to be dreaded rather than despised by the morbid sensibility of Arthault . There were some ...
... fortunes went on ; and so fearless were aggressions , so far as speech could go , that , even in the lowest depth of poverty , he was an enemy to be dreaded rather than despised by the morbid sensibility of Arthault . There were some ...
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... fortune which Heaven sends with a calm brow . I pity you , my child , and not the less that I am myself the cause of half your grief . Had I done my duty as a father and a knight , you could never have formed that unhappy and degrad ...
... fortune which Heaven sends with a calm brow . I pity you , my child , and not the less that I am myself the cause of half your grief . Had I done my duty as a father and a knight , you could never have formed that unhappy and degrad ...
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... fortune , from the debasing necessities of humble life . * She held up a lamp to look for the visiter who had It should be remembered that this story refers to a period when shaken the latch ; but when its light was reflected 48 THE ...
... fortune , from the debasing necessities of humble life . * She held up a lamp to look for the visiter who had It should be remembered that this story refers to a period when shaken the latch ; but when its light was reflected 48 THE ...
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Page 110 - Some heavenly music, which even now I do, To work mine end upon their senses that This airy charm is for, I'll break my staff, Bury it certain fathoms in the earth, And deeper than did ever plummet sound I'll drown my book.
Page 152 - By heaven, methinks it were an easy leap, To pluck bright honour from the pale-faced moon, Or dive into the bottom of the deep, Where fathom-line could never touch the ground, And pluck up drowned honour by the locks...
Page 242 - I'll be wise hereafter, And seek for grace : What a thrice-double ass Was I, to take this drunkard for a god, And worship this dull fool ! Pro.
Page 14 - ... the core ! Good night, Miss Grey." When Trafford found himself in his room, having refused the Earl's invitation to come and have a talk, he uttered an exclamation against the size of the fire. " I am afraid I have taken more wine than was good for me," he said to himself, and dismissing his valet, he opened the window and looked out into the night. It was clear and profoundly still — the mass of leafless woods all black, and a dark bank of cloud coming slowly up from the west ; but directly...
Page 37 - Black spirits and white ; red spirits and gray ; Mingle, mingle, mingle, you that mingle may. • Titty, tiffin, Keep it stiff in; Firedrake, Puckey, Make it lucky ; Liard, Robin, You must bob in. Round, around, around, about, about ; All ill come running in ; all good keep out ! 1st Witch.
Page 103 - ... found the sword and dagger lying flat on the ground, the sword having the point broken — but he saw the point among some powder where the devil had laid it. Having waited...