The Mysterious Freebooter: Or, The Days of Queen Bess. A Romance ...Printed at the Minerva Press, for Lane, Newman, and Company, 1806 |
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Page 14
... conquered De Mowbray , that as the fortune of the day has placed him in his power , he must not expect him to yield his person to liberty , with- / out out the remuneration of a valuable ran- som . In 14 MYSTERIOUS FREEBOOTER .
... conquered De Mowbray , that as the fortune of the day has placed him in his power , he must not expect him to yield his person to liberty , with- / out out the remuneration of a valuable ran- som . In 14 MYSTERIOUS FREEBOOTER .
Page 21
... placed there as a warning mark to those who were now treading in his path of iniquity . As they drew towards the end of this path , the Baron perceived a speck in the horizon , which he conjectured to be a distant building a short time ...
... placed there as a warning mark to those who were now treading in his path of iniquity . As they drew towards the end of this path , the Baron perceived a speck in the horizon , which he conjectured to be a distant building a short time ...
Page 31
... placed upon his table ; he found in it a loaf of brown bread and some broiled fish ; and by their side stood a stone jug of malt li- quor and a flask of spirits . It was at this moment some small relief to him to find a supply for his ...
... placed upon his table ; he found in it a loaf of brown bread and some broiled fish ; and by their side stood a stone jug of malt li- quor and a flask of spirits . It was at this moment some small relief to him to find a supply for his ...
Page 32
... for , more closely investigating his prison than he had yet been able to do , he examined the door ; the bolts were all too firm to admit of the hope of an escape escape that way he placed his table un- der the 32 MYSTERIOUS FREEBOOTER .
... for , more closely investigating his prison than he had yet been able to do , he examined the door ; the bolts were all too firm to admit of the hope of an escape escape that way he placed his table un- der the 32 MYSTERIOUS FREEBOOTER .
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... placed his table un- der the window , and upon it he put his chair , upon which he mounted ; but the casement was still beyond his reach , nor could he , by all his endeavours , catch through it a glimpse of any object but the passing ...
... placed his table un- der the window , and upon it he put his chair , upon which he mounted ; but the casement was still beyond his reach , nor could he , by all his endeavours , catch through it a glimpse of any object but the passing ...
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agita Algiers Allanrod Ambrose amongst apartment appeared arms arrived asked Rosalind attend awoke Baron beheld believed blessed booter breath cabin captivity chamber CHAP Clotilda command conduct D'Al D'Alton D'Altonville Dame Edith death deck door drawbridge dread Eloise endeavouring enemy entered exclaimed eyes fate father favour fear feel felt female Frasier freebooters Gertrude hand happiness heard heart Heaven honour hope hour idea informed Lady lamp leader light Lord Rufus Lord William mand marriage matchlock ment mind misery Monrose morning Moss-trooper Mowbray Castle mute night passed passion perceived placed portunity present prison quired ramparts Ravil recollection render replied returned rienced Rufus de Madginecourt salind scarcely scene sensation seraglio shew ship side sigh silence situation slaves sleep sound Spanish captain spirit spot stood suffer sunk thee thou thought threw tion tonville Toulon turned voice walls William de Mowbray wish wretched
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Page 160 - But that I am forbid To tell the secrets of my prison-house, I could a tale unfold whose lightest word Would harrow up thy soul...
Page 75 - And thick around the woodland hymns arise. Roused by the cock, the soon-clad shepherd leaves His mossy cottage, where with peace he dwells ; And from the crowded fold, in order, drives His flock, to taste the verdure of the morn.
Page 160 - I could a tale unfold whose lightest word Would harrow up thy soul, freeze thy young blood, Make thy two eyes, like stars, start from their spheres, Thy knotted and combined locks to part And each particular hair to stand on end, Like quills upon the fretful porcupine : But this eternal blazon must not be To ears of flesh and blood.
Page 39 - Whose howl's his watch, thus with his stealthy pace, With Tarquin's ravishing strides, towards his design Moves like a ghost. Thou sure and firm-set earth...
Page 304 - Can such things be, And overcome us like a summer cloud, Without our special wonder...
Page 130 - ... army appeared before Brixen, it was feared they would commit some excess, and Hormayr immediately issued the following proclamation to tranquillize them. " Faithful Tyroleans ! so true to your religion and so attached to your native country, the greatest pride of my heart is to be your countryman, and the happiest moment of my life is that in which I am able to take a part in your deliverance. " Yes, you have proved yourselves worthy to be free, you have proved that you deserve that constitution...