Queenhoo-Hall: A Romance ; and Ancient Times, a Drama, Volume 4J. Ballantyne, 1808 - English fiction |
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... hand , cried , " Hold , hold I say ! for , by the dragon of St George , I'll rap your coxcombs soundly , if you touch the goose : - And like that stalworth , doughty knight , My derring - do I'll wage in fight , A Tailor though I be ...
... hand , cried , " Hold , hold I say ! for , by the dragon of St George , I'll rap your coxcombs soundly , if you touch the goose : - And like that stalworth , doughty knight , My derring - do I'll wage in fight , A Tailor though I be ...
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... hands together , and sang this couplet : - " Let pity move thy ruthless heart , And take a fordone wretch's part ; Nor let me , guiltless , feel from vengeful scourge the smart . " " Adad , but you shall though , my brave rob - roost ...
... hands together , and sang this couplet : - " Let pity move thy ruthless heart , And take a fordone wretch's part ; Nor let me , guiltless , feel from vengeful scourge the smart . " " Adad , but you shall though , my brave rob - roost ...
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... hands , like the note- pipe of the bagpipes ; and moving his fingers as if he were stopping and unstopping the sound - holes , whistled a doleful prelude , and with a mournful voice : - then sang , " In doleful dumps , From reckless ...
... hands , like the note- pipe of the bagpipes ; and moving his fingers as if he were stopping and unstopping the sound - holes , whistled a doleful prelude , and with a mournful voice : - then sang , " In doleful dumps , From reckless ...
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... Thomas pre- serve me , but I have a great respect for you ! Come , give me your hand : I am sorry for what has been done : and call for what you like ; what hinders ? I will pay for it . " On this , the Little Tailor eyed him arch- ly 20.
... Thomas pre- serve me , but I have a great respect for you ! Come , give me your hand : I am sorry for what has been done : and call for what you like ; what hinders ? I will pay for it . " On this , the Little Tailor eyed him arch- ly 20.
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... hands , began singing : " Now , well ye wot , in wreak ful fight I have yshent the doughty knight , Revers'd his mighty shield , and quell'd his horse ; Crest - fallen , see , aghast he stands , A wondrous quest ' chiev'd by my hands ...
... hands , began singing : " Now , well ye wot , in wreak ful fight I have yshent the doughty knight , Revers'd his mighty shield , and quell'd his horse ; Crest - fallen , see , aghast he stands , A wondrous quest ' chiev'd by my hands ...
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Queenhoo-Hall: A Romance: And Ancient Times, a Drama;, Volume 2 Joseph Strutt No preview available - 2017 |
Queenhoo-Hall: A Romance; And Ancient Times, a Drama, Volume 4 Sir Walter Scott No preview available - 2016 |
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Adad answer arms art thou Attendants bard baron behold BERCHER BILFRITH blood brave chieftains claim command conquest cried Piers Danes dear death deeds Denmark's dost Edward Egvina ELDOL Elfred Elfred's Elfrida Emma Darcy England's Enter Ethel Exeunt Exit fair faith farewell father fear Fitz-Osborne Fitzallen foes fool forbid Fordone geese give GODRUN goose Gregory grief hast hear heart heaven HINGAR honour hope HUBBA innocence jester justice king knave ladies gay Lady Emma Little Tailor Lord Boteler lozel maiden master Piers merry noble Odin Osred Osred's castle Oswald perchance pity prince Queenhoo-Hall Quintain returned reve sacred saints Saxon bands Saxon Camp SCENE Sigebert smile soldier song soul speak speech St Clere sword Tewin thee thicket thine thou art Waken lords ween well-a-day Whitgar wood Wulf WULFSTAN yonder
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Page 67 - Waken, lords and ladies gay . On the mountain dawns the day ; All the jolly chase is here, With hawk and horse, and hunting spear ; Hounds are in their couples yelling, Hawks are whistling, horns are knelling. Merrily, Merrily, mingle they, '* Waken, lords and ladies gay...
Page 68 - You shall see him brought to bay, " Waken, lords and ladies gay." Louder, louder chant the lay, Waken, lords and ladies gay ; Tell them, youth, and mirth, and glee, Run a course as well as we, Time, stern huntsman ! who can baulk, Stanch as hound, and fleet as hawk? Think of this, and rise with day, Gentle lords and ladies gay.
Page 67 - Waken, lords and ladies gay ! Waken, lords and ladies gay ! To the green-wood haste away : We can show you where he lies, Fleet of foot, and tall of size ; We can show the marks he made When 'gainst the oak his antlers frayed. You shall see him brought to bay ; Waken, lords and ladies gay...
Page 67 - Diamonds on the brake are gleaming : And foresters have busy been, To track the buck in thicket green ; Now we come to chant our lay, "Waken, lords and ladies gay.
Page 67 - Waken, lords and ladies gay.' Waken, lords and ladies gay, To the green- wood haste away; We can show you where he lies, Fleet of foot and tall of size; We can show the marks he made, When 'gainst the oak his antlers frayed; You shall see him brought to bay, 'Waken, lords and ladies gay.
Page 208 - ... was a broad board, and at the other a heavy sand-bag; the play was, to ride against the broad end with a lance, and pass by before the sand-bag, coming round, should strike the tiller to the ground.
Page 82 - Fear not," said Lord Boteler; " he shall be found, if this or the four adjacent counties hold him. — And now Lord Fitzosborne will, be pleased to doff the armour he has so kindly assumed for our sakes, and we will 'all bowne ourselves for the banquet.
Page 207 - An upright post, on the top of which a cross post turned upon a pin. At one end of the cross post was a broad board, and at the other a heavy sand-bag. The play was to ride against the broad end with a lance, and pass by before the sand-bag, coming round, should strike the tiller on the back.
Page 75 - ... narrow path, the first object they encountered was a man of small stature lying on the ground, mastered and almost strangled by two dogs, which were instantly recognised to be those that had accompanied Gregory. A little farther was an open space, where lay three bodies of dead or wounded men ; beside these was Lady Emma, apparently lifeless, her brother and a young forester bending over and endeavouring to recover her. By employing the usual remedies, this was soon accomplished ; while Lord...
Page 106 - Etnbow'red with many a tree, beneath whose shade Your murdered father's breathless body lies, Nocturnal shrieks and frightful cries are heard, Exciting to revenge ; the warrior's spirit, Besmeared with gore, arises to complain How slow the mighty flood of ruin flows.