The Heidenmauer: Or, The Benedictines. A Legend of the Rhine, Volume 1Carey & Lea, 1832 - American literature |
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... manner was of an artless , kind , natural , and winning character , that strongly reminded us of home , and which at once established an agreeable confi- dence that is of an invaluable moral effect . Though too ex- perienced blindly to ...
... manner was of an artless , kind , natural , and winning character , that strongly reminded us of home , and which at once established an agreeable confi- dence that is of an invaluable moral effect . Though too ex- perienced blindly to ...
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... manner has England been formed of the Heptarchy . The con- federative system of Germany has continued more or less of this feudal organization to our own times . The formation of the empires of Austria and Prussia has , however ...
... manner has England been formed of the Heptarchy . The con- federative system of Germany has continued more or less of this feudal organization to our own times . The formation of the empires of Austria and Prussia has , however ...
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... manner in which violence and per- secution , civil wars , oppression and injustice , had thrown men of all nations upon its shores ; the effects of this collision of customs and opinions , unenthralled by habits and laws of selfish ...
... manner in which violence and per- secution , civil wars , oppression and injustice , had thrown men of all nations upon its shores ; the effects of this collision of customs and opinions , unenthralled by habits and laws of selfish ...
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... manner of that species of dog , when exercising in restlessness , rather than engaged in the hot strife of the chase . A whistle called the hound back from its gambols , and its master entered the path . A cap of green velvet , bearing ...
... manner of that species of dog , when exercising in restlessness , rather than engaged in the hot strife of the chase . A whistle called the hound back from its gambols , and its master entered the path . A cap of green velvet , bearing ...
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... answer were Lord Emich himself to put the question , and say , in the manner he is wont to use to the Abbot of Lim- burg - what hath become of thy herd , Gottlob ? " " Nay , this is no trifling matter , if 28 THE HEIDENMAUER .
... answer were Lord Emich himself to put the question , and say , in the manner he is wont to use to the Abbot of Lim- burg - what hath become of thy herd , Gottlob ? " " Nay , this is no trifling matter , if 28 THE HEIDENMAUER .
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Page 222 - By the apostle Paul, shadows to-night Have struck more terror to the soul of Richard, Than can the substance of ten thousand soldiers, Armed in proof, and led by shallow Richmond.
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Page 141 - And the gray habit lying by to shroud Her beauty and grace. When on her knees she fell, Entering the solemn place of consecration, And from the latticed gallery came a chant Of psalms, most saint-like, most angelical, Verse after verse sung out how holily, The strain returning, and still, still returning, Methought it acted like a spell upon her, And she was casting off her earthly dross ; Yet was it sad as sweet, and, ere it closed, Came like a dirge. When her fair head was shorn, And the long tresses...