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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... slaves ; who , with officious aid , Attend his anguish'd eye ; All ready at a glance to fly- Vain , vain their help ! The fever - heated brain Rages ; nor can the icy poles allay the pain . - " Oh ! for yon beggar's ease , yon beggar's ...
... slaves ; who , with officious aid , Attend his anguish'd eye ; All ready at a glance to fly- Vain , vain their help ! The fever - heated brain Rages ; nor can the icy poles allay the pain . - " Oh ! for yon beggar's ease , yon beggar's ...
Page 132
... slave ? " asked De Madginecourt . 46 Convey me instantly , " returned Rosalind , to my sovereign ; place me under the willing protection which she will afford me ; and receive her thanks for saving one whom I dare believe dear to her ...
... slave ? " asked De Madginecourt . 46 Convey me instantly , " returned Rosalind , to my sovereign ; place me under the willing protection which she will afford me ; and receive her thanks for saving one whom I dare believe dear to her ...
Page 217
... slave , whom he yet passionately loved ; and that , if he were to forsake her , they believed that many in the seraglio had claims on his heart , that would , for as many years longer , at least , keep it from feeling that power of ...
... slave , whom he yet passionately loved ; and that , if he were to forsake her , they believed that many in the seraglio had claims on his heart , that would , for as many years longer , at least , keep it from feeling that power of ...
Page 219
... slaves was held ; himself , the Spanish captain , and six others , were bought by the superintendant of the Dey's gardens , and appointed to work in those which ran under the northern side of the seraglio . Within these walls , D'Alton ...
... slaves was held ; himself , the Spanish captain , and six others , were bought by the superintendant of the Dey's gardens , and appointed to work in those which ran under the northern side of the seraglio . Within these walls , D'Alton ...
Page 221
... slave . ' " He opened it : it contained a jewel of value , set in a ring . On the paper were these words : - By your voice , which I accidentally overheard , I find you are my countryman . I am grieved to see you in your present ...
... slave . ' " He opened it : it contained a jewel of value , set in a ring . On the paper were these words : - By your voice , which I accidentally overheard , I find you are my countryman . I am grieved to see you in your present ...
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agita Algiers Allanrod Ambrose amongst apartment appeared arms arrived asked Rosalind attend awoke Baron beheld believed blessed booter breath cabin captivity chamber CHAP Clotilda command conduct D'Al D'Alton D'Altonville Dame Edith death deck door drawbridge dread Eloise endeavouring enemy entered exclaimed eyes fate father favour fear feel felt female Frasier freebooters Gertrude hand happiness heard heart Heaven honour hope hour idea informed Lady lamp leader light Lord Rufus Lord William mand marriage matchlock ment mind misery Monrose morning Moss-trooper Mowbray Castle mute night passed passion perceived placed portunity present prison quired ramparts Ravil recollection render replied returned rienced Rufus de Madginecourt salind scarcely scene sensation seraglio shew ship side sigh silence situation slaves sleep sound Spanish captain spirit spot stood suffer sunk thee thou thought threw tion tonville Toulon turned voice walls William de Mowbray wish wretched
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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...