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... side , where a wherry , manned by six rowers , was waiting for them . The night was profoundly dark , and , as none of the guard carried torches , their course was steered in perfect obscurity . But the row- ers were too familiar with ...
... side , where a wherry , manned by six rowers , was waiting for them . The night was profoundly dark , and , as none of the guard carried torches , their course was steered in perfect obscurity . But the row- ers were too familiar with ...
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... side , and fastened the hand which was still at liberty within the other gauntlet . The torture was dreadful - and the fingers appeared crush- ed by the pressure . Still Viviana uttered no cry . After another short pause Ipgreve said ...
... side , and fastened the hand which was still at liberty within the other gauntlet . The torture was dreadful - and the fingers appeared crush- ed by the pressure . Still Viviana uttered no cry . After another short pause Ipgreve said ...
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... side of the cell there was a deep embrasure . It was terminated by a narrow and strongly - grated loop- hole , looking upon the moat . Pausing before it , Viviana gazed forth . The night was pitchy dark , and not even a solitary star ...
... side of the cell there was a deep embrasure . It was terminated by a narrow and strongly - grated loop- hole , looking upon the moat . Pausing before it , Viviana gazed forth . The night was pitchy dark , and not even a solitary star ...
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... side Styx My Lord Skaggs and his Broomstick ! " * 6 + This celebrated professor played on his musical broomstick at the Haymarket Theatre , November , 1751. The following song has his portrait at the top , with on one side a bear ...
... side Styx My Lord Skaggs and his Broomstick ! " * 6 + This celebrated professor played on his musical broomstick at the Haymarket Theatre , November , 1751. The following song has his portrait at the top , with on one side a bear ...
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... side of the water , there began an encounter between each party , which con . tinued all the way to Westminster ; a ... sides of the way as farr as the upper end of the Old Jury , ready to receive him . When he was come right against the ...
... side of the water , there began an encounter between each party , which con . tinued all the way to Westminster ; a ... sides of the way as farr as the upper end of the Old Jury , ready to receive him . When he was come right against the ...
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Page 53 - And children coming home from school, Look in at the open door ; They love to see the flaming forge, And hear the bellows roar, And catch the burning sparks that fly Like chaff from a threshing-floor.
Page 53 - Toiling, — rejoicing, — sorrowing, Onward through life he goes ; Each morning sees some task begin, Each evening sees it close ; Something attempted, something done, Has earned a night's repose. Thanks, thanks to thee, my worthy friend, For the lesson thou hast taught ! Thus at the flaming forge of life Our fortunes must be wrought ; Thus on its sounding anvil shaped Each burning deed and thought ! ENDYMION.
Page 489 - Alas ! alas ! Why, all the souls that were, were forfeit once; And He that might the vantage best have took, Found out the remedy: How would you be, If he, which is the top of judgment, should But judge you as you are? O, think on that; And mercy then will breathe within your lips, Like man new made.
Page 53 - His hair is crisp, and black, and long, His face is like the tan ; His brow is wet with honest sweat, He earns whate'er he can, And looks the whole world in the face, For he owes not any man.
Page 479 - Who didst not change through all the past, And canst not alter now. The love where Death has set his seal, Nor age can chill, nor rival steal, Nor falsehood disavow: And, what were worse, thou canst not see Or wrong, or change, or fault in me.
Page 21 - We were now arrived at Spring-garden, which is exquisitely pleasant at this time of the year. When I considered the fragrancy of the walks and bowers, with the choirs of birds that sung upon the trees, and the loose tribe of people that walked under their shades, I could not but look upon the place as a kind of Mahometan paradise.
Page 235 - My Lord, Out of the love I bear to some of your friends, I have a care of your preservation. Therefore I would advise you, as you tender your life, to devise some excuse to shift off your attendance at this parliament. For God and man have concurred to punish the wickedness of this time.
Page 143 - King Henry, making a masque at the Cardinal Wolsey's house, and certain cannons being shot off at his entry, some of the paper or other stuff wherewith one of them was stopped, did light on the thatch, where being thought at first but an idle smoke, and their eyes more attentive to the show, it kindled inwardly, and ran round like a train, consuming within less than an hour the whole house to the very ground.
Page 32 - A strange fish! Were I in England now (as once I was), and had but this fish painted, not a holiday fool there but would give a piece of silver; there would this monster make a man: any strange beast there makes a man: when they will not give a doit to relieve a lame beggar, they will lay out ten to see a dead Indian. Legged like a man! and his fins like arms! Warm, o
Page 234 - For though there be no appearance of any stir, yet, I say, they shall receive a terrible blow this parliament, and yet they shall not see who hurts them.