The Miscellaneous Prose Works of Sir Walter Scott, Bart, Volume 18R. Cadell, 1835 - Novelists, English |
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... whole year through , and others bore flowers ; and round about the garden by the walls , were covered walks , with golden trellis - work , through which might all that pleasant greenness be seen . The ground was covered with stones ...
... whole year through , and others bore flowers ; and round about the garden by the walls , were covered walks , with golden trellis - work , through which might all that pleasant greenness be seen . The ground was covered with stones ...
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... whole battle was now joined : and such was the clang of strokes , and the cry and noise of horse- men , that the earth trembled , and the valleys rung again . " - Vol . iii . p . 90 . In this last quotation , as in the former , the infe ...
... whole battle was now joined : and such was the clang of strokes , and the cry and noise of horse- men , that the earth trembled , and the valleys rung again . " - Vol . iii . p . 90 . In this last quotation , as in the former , the infe ...
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... whole of this long work , the cha- racters assigned to the different personages are admirably sustained . That of Amadis is the true knight - errant . Of him it might be said in the language of Lobeira's time , that he was " true ...
... whole of this long work , the cha- racters assigned to the different personages are admirably sustained . That of Amadis is the true knight - errant . Of him it might be said in the language of Lobeira's time , that he was " true ...
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... whole , to be nearly as perfect as [ The Rev. Richard Stone , A. M. , Rector of Norton , Es- sex , was , May 1808 , on trial in the Consistory Court , con- victed of having preached and published doctrines regarding the Messiah ...
... whole , to be nearly as perfect as [ The Rev. Richard Stone , A. M. , Rector of Norton , Es- sex , was , May 1808 , on trial in the Consistory Court , con- victed of having preached and published doctrines regarding the Messiah ...
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... whole day to no purpose , was at sun- set very rationally held to be convicted of the treason of which he had been accused ; because he could not give the necessary and indispensable proof that he had vanquished the accuser . The judges ...
... whole day to no purpose , was at sun- set very rationally held to be convicted of the treason of which he had been accused ; because he could not give the necessary and indispensable proof that he had vanquished the accuser . The judges ...
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acquaintance adventures Amadis de Gaul ambassador ancient appear beautiful become Bertram betwixt Bunyan Caleb Williams called castle character chivalry circumstances composition Courcy daughter death described effect Elstow excited eyes fancy father favour fear feeling fiction Fleetwood Frankenstein French Galaor Hajji Baba hand heard heart hero Hoffmann honour human imagination incidents interest John John Bunyan King knights lady Lancaster language length light Lisuarte living Lobeira lover manner ment merit mind minstrels Mirza moral narrated narrative nature never novels obmis Oriana passion perhaps Persian person Pilgrim's Progress poetry Portugal possession present prose racter reader recollection remarkable resemble ROBERT SOUTHEY romance romantic fiction scene seemed singular Southey species spirit story style supernatural supposed tale talents taste terror thing thou thought tion Tizona truth Valencia Vasco de Lobeira Wentworth wife writing XVIII young Zaira
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Page 133 - Thou rascal beadle, hold thy bloody hand : Why dost thou lash that whore ? strip thine own back ; Thou hotly lust'st to use her in that kind, For which thou whipp'st her.
Page 93 - A man i' the clouds, and hear him speak to thee ? Wouldst thou be in a dream, and yet not sleep ? Or wouldst thou in a moment laugh and weep ? Wouldst thou lose thyself and catch no harm, And find thyself again without a charm ? Wouldst read thyself, and read thou know'st not what, And yet know whether thou art blest or not, By reading the same lines ? O then come hither, And lay my book, thy head and heart together.
Page 248 - A thousand fantasies Begin to throng into my memory, Of calling shapes, and beck'ning shadows dire, And airy tongues, that syllable men's names On sands, and shores, and desert wildernesses.
Page 249 - It stood still, but I could not discern the form thereof: an image was before mine eyes, there was silence, and I heard a voice, saying, ""Shall mortal man be more just than God?
Page 295 - Some say no evil thing that walks by night, In fog or fire, by lake or moorish fen, Blue meagre hag, or stubborn unlaid ghost, That breaks his magic chains at curfew time, No goblin or swart faery of the mine, Hath hurtful power o'er true virginity.
Page 68 - Now this part of my work I fulfilled with great sense ; for the terrors of the law and guilt for my transgressions lay heavy on my conscience : I preached what I felt; what I smartingly did feel; even that under which my poor soul did groan and tremble to astonishment.
Page 59 - Just when he was come over against the mouth of the burning pit, one of the wicked ones got behind him, and stepped up softly to him, and whisperingly suggested many grievous blasphemies to him, which he verily thought had proceeded from his own mind.
Page 249 - The other Shape — If shape it might be called that shape had none Distinguishable in member, joint, or limb; Or substance might be called that shadow seemed, For each seemed either — black it stood as Night, Fierce as ten Furies, terrible as Hell, And shook a dreadful dart: what seemed his head The likeness of a kingly crown had on.
Page 250 - In the most high and palmy state of Rome, A little ere the mightiest Julius fell, The graves stood tenantless, and the sheeted dead Did squeak and gibber in the Roman streets...
Page 277 - ... melody, Towns, palaces, and cities fine ; Here now, then there ; the world is mine, Rare beauties, gallant ladies shine, Whate'er is lovely or divine. All other joys to this are folly, None so sweet as melancholy. Methinks I hear, methinks I see Ghosts, goblins, fiends ; my...