Cooper's Works: The HeidenmauerJames G. Gregory (successor to W.A. Townsend), 1859 - American fiction |
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Page 64
... noble of Leiningen . Even he does no deed of charity , or even of simple justice , that all men do not seize upon the occasion to proclaim it , as eagerly as they en- deavor to upbraid me for the accidental loss of a beast , or any ...
... noble of Leiningen . Even he does no deed of charity , or even of simple justice , that all men do not seize upon the occasion to proclaim it , as eagerly as they en- deavor to upbraid me for the accidental loss of a beast , or any ...
Page 70
... noble . " " And they who serve nobles , simple . I am but a menial , Meta , though it be in a way to do little mortification to my pride . " " And what is Count Emich but a vassal of the Elector , who , in turn , is a subject of the ...
... noble . " " And they who serve nobles , simple . I am but a menial , Meta , though it be in a way to do little mortification to my pride . " " And what is Count Emich but a vassal of the Elector , who , in turn , is a subject of the ...
Page 86
... noble , and in some measure a sovereign . He estab- lished his will as law for the contiguous territory , and they who could not enjoy their own lands , with- out subinitting to his pleasure , were content to pur- chase protection by ...
... noble , and in some measure a sovereign . He estab- lished his will as law for the contiguous territory , and they who could not enjoy their own lands , with- out subinitting to his pleasure , were content to pur- chase protection by ...
Page 88
... of ingenuity ; swords , daggers , morions , cuirasses , and all sorts of defensive armor then in use ; such needle - work , as it befitted a noble dame to produce ; pictures that possessed most of the faults 88 THE HEIDENMAUER .
... of ingenuity ; swords , daggers , morions , cuirasses , and all sorts of defensive armor then in use ; such needle - work , as it befitted a noble dame to produce ; pictures that possessed most of the faults 88 THE HEIDENMAUER .
Page 92
... noble Emich , of escalades and excommunication ! " cried a gay voice at his elbow , the speaker having entered the saloon unseen - " of revengeful priests , of vassalage , of shaven abbots , the confessional and penance dire , thy ...
... noble Emich , of escalades and excommunication ! " cried a gay voice at his elbow , the speaker having entered the saloon unseen - " of revengeful priests , of vassalage , of shaven abbots , the confessional and penance dire , thy ...
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Abbé Abbey Abbot of Limburg altar Anchorite answered art thou aught baron Benedictine better Bonifacius brother brotherhood burghers Burgomaster castle chapel character child choir church companion Count Emich Count of Hartenburg Count of Leiningen countenance cow-herd Deurckheim discourse Dost thou doubt duty Einsiedlen faith Father Arnolph Father Johan Father Siegfried favor feeling forester Gottlob hamlet hath heart Heaven Heidenmauer Heinrich Frey heresy hermit Herr Count Herr Emich holy Abbot honor Ilse Jaegerthal Knight of Rhodes less listened look Lord Count Lord Emich Lottchen manner Master Berchthold means ment Meta mind monk mother mountain nature never noble opinions Palatinate penitent pilgrims pious prayers prelate princely Prior reverence Rhine Ritterstein Saint Saint Gall scarce shrine soul speak thee thine Thou art thou hast Thou knowest thou wilt thought tion town truth Ulrike Venloo walls wish worship wouldst young Berchthold youth
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Page 303 - He who the sword of heaven will bear, Should be as holy as severe ; Pattern in himself to know, Grace to stand, and virtue go ; More nor less to others paying, Than by self-offences weighing.
Page 124 - I'll be wise hereafter, And seek for grace. What a thrice-double ass Was I, to take this drunkard for a god, And worship this dull fool ! Pro.