The Abbot: Being a Sequel of The MonasterySamuel G. Goodrich, and Huntington and Hopkins, 1821 - 285 pages |
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... observe , by your last favour , that you disapprove of the numerous retrenchments and alterations which I have been under the ne- cessity of making on the Manuscript of your friend , the Benedictine ; and I willingly make you the medium ...
... observe , by your last favour , that you disapprove of the numerous retrenchments and alterations which I have been under the ne- cessity of making on the Manuscript of your friend , the Benedictine ; and I willingly make you the medium ...
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... observed that the boy swam strongly and fearlessly , and as she saw that one or two villagers , who were distant spectators of the incident , seemed to give themselves no uneasiness on his account , she supposed that he was accustomed ...
... observed that the boy swam strongly and fearlessly , and as she saw that one or two villagers , who were distant spectators of the incident , seemed to give themselves no uneasiness on his account , she supposed that he was accustomed ...
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... observation of his anxious and affectionate partner . Something has happened , or is about to happen , ' said the Lady of Ave- nel ; this sadness sits not on your brow without cause - misfortune , national or particular , must needs be ...
... observation of his anxious and affectionate partner . Something has happened , or is about to happen , ' said the Lady of Ave- nel ; this sadness sits not on your brow without cause - misfortune , national or particular , must needs be ...
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... observation . Had we been blessed with children , ' she was wont on such occasions to say to herself , had our blood ... observe how much his mind dwelt upon the prerogatives of birth , and en- deavoured to establish his claims , however ...
... observation . Had we been blessed with children , ' she was wont on such occasions to say to herself , had our blood ... observe how much his mind dwelt upon the prerogatives of birth , and en- deavoured to establish his claims , however ...
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... observation , That the laird's pet was as troub- lesome as the lady's page . ' 6 And who is this page , Mary ? ' said the knight , his attention again cal- led to the subject by the observation of the waiting - woman- Who is this page ...
... observation , That the laird's pet was as troub- lesome as the lady's page . ' 6 And who is this page , Mary ? ' said the knight , his attention again cal- led to the subject by the observation of the waiting - woman- Who is this page ...
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The Abbot: Being the Sequel to the Monastery (Classic Reprint) Walter Scott No preview available - 2018 |
The Abbot: Being the Sequel to the Monastery. in Two Volumes, Volume 2 Sir Walter Scott No preview available - 2016 |
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Page 102 - Unbonneting at the same time, he fixed his eager gaze on the Queen's approach, •with a mixture of respectful curiosity , and modest yet ardent admiration , which suited so well with his fine features , that the warders, struck •with his rich attire and noble countenance, suffered him to approach the ground over which the Queen was to pass , somewhat closer than was permitted to ordinary spectators.
Page 104 - It is no longer mine," said Walter; "when Your Majesty's foot touched it, it became a fit mantle for a prince, but far too rich a one for its former owner.
Page 103 - You have this day spoiled a gay mantle in our service, young man. We thank you for your service, though the manner of offering it was unusual, and something bold." "In a sovereign's need," answered the youth, ''it is each liegeman's duty to be bold.
Page 103 - ... by two or three ladies and the nobles of her household. She looked more than once at the wherry in which the young adventurer was seated, spoke to those around her, and seemed to laugh. At length one of the attendants, by the Queen's order apparently, made a sign for the wherry to come alongside, and the young man was desired to step from his own skiff into the Queen's barge, which he performed with graceful agility at the fore part of the boat, and was brought aft to the Queen's presence, the...
Page 101 - It was even so. The royal barge, manned with the Queen's watermen, richly attired in the regal liveries, and having the banner of England displayed, did indeed lie at the great stairs which ascended from the river, and along with it two or three other boats for transporting such part of her retinue as were not in immediate attendance on the royal person.
Page 188 - ... of this royal castle was, on the south and west sides, adorned and defended by a lake partly artificial, across which Leicester had constructed a stately bridge, that Elizabeth might enter the castle by a path hitherto untrodden, instead of the usual entrance to the northward, over which he had erected a gate-house or barbican, which still exists, and is equal in extent, and superior in architecture, to the baronial castle of many a northern chief.
Page 102 - The night had been rainy, and just where the young gentleman stood, a small quantity of mud interrupted the Queen's passage. As she hesitated to pass on, the gallant, throwing his cloak from his shoulders, laid it on the miry spot, so as to insure her stepping over it dry-shod.
Page 103 - Go to the wardrobe keeper, and he shall have orders to supply the suit which you have cast away in our service. Thou shalt have a suit, and that of the newest cut, I promise thee, on the word of a princess.
Page 188 - The external wall of this royal castle was, on the south and west sides, adorned and defended by a lake partly artificial, across which Leicester had constructed a stately bridge, that Elizabeth might enter the castle by a path hitherto untrodden, instead of the usual entrance to the northward, over which he had erected...
Page 188 - We cannot but add, that of this lordly palace, where princes feasted and heroes fought, now in the bloody earnest of storm and siege, and now in the games of chivalry, where beauty dealt the prize which valour won, all is now desolate.