The Romance of History: France, Volume 2Harper, 1831 - France |
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... till at length Ar- thault looked forward to the return of his former patron from the wars both with terror and disgust . By - and - by , he had attained a station of importance suffi- cient to encourage him to return the unintentional ...
... till at length Ar- thault looked forward to the return of his former patron from the wars both with terror and disgust . By - and - by , he had attained a station of importance suffi- cient to encourage him to return the unintentional ...
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... till it stopped amid darkness and ruins . The family château sunk into decay and rising near it , in an inverse ratio , a princely mansion appeared , the shadow of whose towers fell cold and stern upon the blackened : walls where the ...
... till it stopped amid darkness and ruins . The family château sunk into decay and rising near it , in an inverse ratio , a princely mansion appeared , the shadow of whose towers fell cold and stern upon the blackened : walls where the ...
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... till the time of Charles V. , in the latter half of the fourteenth century . In France , these instruments , both in silver and tinned iron , are made so as to bear some resemblance to the fingers , of which they are the substitutes ...
... till the time of Charles V. , in the latter half of the fourteenth century . In France , these instruments , both in silver and tinned iron , are made so as to bear some resemblance to the fingers , of which they are the substitutes ...
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... till they met clasped behind- Tell me any thing but that ! " she added . " Let them burn the château about our heads if they will , so that we perish together ! " Her father trembled in her arms ; and it was some moments before he ...
... till they met clasped behind- Tell me any thing but that ! " she added . " Let them burn the château about our heads if they will , so that we perish together ! " Her father trembled in her arms ; and it was some moments before he ...
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... till increasing in volume , it rose into the shout of welcome . The hoinage of the people seemed to distinguish alike master and servant . Henri was the great and the liberal ; and Arthault , as the minister of his greatness and ...
... till increasing in volume , it rose into the shout of welcome . The hoinage of the people seemed to distinguish alike master and servant . Henri was the great and the liberal ; and Arthault , as the minister of his greatness and ...
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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...