The Pastor's Fire-side: A Novel, Volume 3Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1817 |
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Page 283
... prison of Se- govia . " It shall be my corpse ! " cried the Duke , snatching a sword from the un- prepared hand of the soldier who stood nearest to him , and attempting to rush from the bed . But the Alcaid had ordered a con- certed ...
... prison of Se- govia . " It shall be my corpse ! " cried the Duke , snatching a sword from the un- prepared hand of the soldier who stood nearest to him , and attempting to rush from the bed . But the Alcaid had ordered a con- certed ...
Page 292
... prison , that the priest's denunciation was no vain threat ; for preparations were si- lently making for the Duke's removal to the Inquisition , as soon as the King could be brought to sign the warrant . knew that such a warrant was the ...
... prison , that the priest's denunciation was no vain threat ; for preparations were si- lently making for the Duke's removal to the Inquisition , as soon as the King could be brought to sign the warrant . knew that such a warrant was the ...
Page 293
... prison when we are gone , how is he to know where to follow you ? " 66 My actions shall proclaim to him and to the world where to follow me ! ' replied the Duke ; " If he be the par- ricide these people represent , he will then repent ...
... prison when we are gone , how is he to know where to follow you ? " 66 My actions shall proclaim to him and to the world where to follow me ! ' replied the Duke ; " If he be the par- ricide these people represent , he will then repent ...
Page 295
... prison stands on the summit of a huge rock , overlooking the city of Segovia on one side ; and on the other , which is nearly perpendicular , and covered with matted underwood to a thickness almost impenetrable , it precipitates down to ...
... prison stands on the summit of a huge rock , overlooking the city of Segovia on one side ; and on the other , which is nearly perpendicular , and covered with matted underwood to a thickness almost impenetrable , it precipitates down to ...
Page 296
... prison of Ripperda . " Martini prepared a couple of stout mules , and concealed them amongst the thickets on the opposite side of the fosse . In that part , it was little better than a morass , from the occasional overflowing of the ...
... prison of Ripperda . " Martini prepared a couple of stout mules , and concealed them amongst the thickets on the opposite side of the fosse . In that part , it was little better than a morass , from the occasional overflowing of the ...
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Alcaid Ambassador amongst answer Arch-duchess bassador Bavaria betrayed bosom breast Carinthia carriage CHAP countenance Countess Altheim d'Ettrees dare daughter demand dispatches Don Carlos door drew Duke de Ripperda Duke of Wharton Duke Wharton Duke's dungeon Electress Elizabeth Emperor Empress enemies English Duke entered exclaimed eyes father favourite felt Genoa Giovenozzo Grimaldo hand hastily heard heart heaven honour hour insult King knew letter Lindisfarne lips looked Lorenzo Louis's Madrid Majesty Marcella Marchioness Maria Theresa Marquis de Montemar Martini master ment mind minister mother never night noble Orendayn Otteline packet passed passion perda person pistol present Prince Princess prison Queen replied Louis revenge Routemberg Santa Cruz Segovia servant shew shirt of Nessus silence Sinzendorff smile soul Spain Spanish specting spoke Stanhope stood sword thought tion told turned utter Uzeda Vienna voice warden Whar woman words young
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