The Mysterious Freebooter: Or, The Days of Queen Bess. A Romance ...Printed at the Minerva Press, for Lane, Newman, and Company, 1806 |
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Page 18
... the progress of both the conquerors and the conquered was considerably retarded . As they moved on , the Baron looked sorrow- sorrowfully around on his beaten troops , and found that 18 MYSTERIOUS FREEBOOTER , CHAP. II. ...
... the progress of both the conquerors and the conquered was considerably retarded . As they moved on , the Baron looked sorrow- sorrowfully around on his beaten troops , and found that 18 MYSTERIOUS FREEBOOTER , CHAP. II. ...
Page 63
... moved on a few steps , and a stone wall , dripping with humid exhalations like that of a sepul- chre , met his touch . Guiding himself by this wall , he de- termined , if possible , to measure the extent of the place he was in , and en ...
... moved on a few steps , and a stone wall , dripping with humid exhalations like that of a sepul- chre , met his touch . Guiding himself by this wall , he de- termined , if possible , to measure the extent of the place he was in , and en ...
Page 66
... moved , but if it did , its progress was remarkably slow . He presently ascertained that it did recede from him , and considering that his only chance of escaping from this spot of horrors was to follow it , he moved boldly forward ...
... moved , but if it did , its progress was remarkably slow . He presently ascertained that it did recede from him , and considering that his only chance of escaping from this spot of horrors was to follow it , he moved boldly forward ...
Page 72
... moved a short distance from his hiding - place , he discerned a path down the rock on which the castle stood ; it was steep , and covered with knots of furze and loose stones , which rendered his going down it not only dan- gerous but ...
... moved a short distance from his hiding - place , he discerned a path down the rock on which the castle stood ; it was steep , and covered with knots of furze and loose stones , which rendered his going down it not only dan- gerous but ...
Page 77
... moved . The road along which they must pass ran close by the present con- cealment of the Baron ; to quit it , how- ever , he judged more hazardous than to keep close within the cover it afforded him ; and he therefore skulked down ...
... moved . The road along which they must pass ran close by the present con- cealment of the Baron ; to quit it , how- ever , he judged more hazardous than to keep close within the cover it afforded him ; and he therefore skulked down ...
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The Mysterious Freebooter, Or, The Days of Queen Bess: A Romance Francis Lathom No preview available - 1819 |
The Mysterious Freebooter, Or, The Days of Queen Bess: A Romance Francis Lathom No preview available - 1819 |
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Popular passages
Page 160 - But that I am forbid To tell the secrets of my prison-house, I could a tale unfold whose lightest word Would harrow up thy soul...
Page 75 - 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 160 - 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 39 - Whose howl's his watch, thus with his stealthy pace, With Tarquin's ravishing strides, towards his design Moves like a ghost. Thou sure and firm-set earth...
Page 304 - Can such things be, And overcome us like a summer cloud, Without our special wonder...
Page 130 - ... army appeared before Brixen, it was feared they would commit some excess, and Hormayr immediately issued the following proclamation to tranquillize them. " Faithful Tyroleans ! so true to your religion and so attached to your native country, the greatest pride of my heart is to be your countryman, and the happiest moment of my life is that in which I am able to take a part in your deliverance. " Yes, you have proved yourselves worthy to be free, you have proved that you deserve that constitution...