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... Poor Vial was reminded of the penalty . " But it is only one , " she thought to herself : " I shall escape . " - " They went a long time , " said Glassée , " with- out a king ; and then the people were anxious to have one again . They ...
... Poor Vial was reminded of the penalty . " But it is only one , " she thought to herself : " I shall escape . " - " They went a long time , " said Glassée , " with- out a king ; and then the people were anxious to have one again . They ...
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... poor Romans would all have been beaten and massacred before his eyes , had not , at that very moment , the brave general Ca- millus the very one who had sent back the children and the schoolmaster came up . He arrived with a large army ...
... poor Romans would all have been beaten and massacred before his eyes , had not , at that very moment , the brave general Ca- millus the very one who had sent back the children and the schoolmaster came up . He arrived with a large army ...
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... Poor Hannibal ! " sighed Misty ; and " Poor Hannibal ! " was echoed all round . " But what became of Scipio ? ” said Vial . " Yes , yes ; let us hear what became of Scip- io ! " said the queen , forgetting her own injunction not to ...
... Poor Hannibal ! " sighed Misty ; and " Poor Hannibal ! " was echoed all round . " But what became of Scipio ? ” said Vial . " Yes , yes ; let us hear what became of Scip- io ! " said the queen , forgetting her own injunction not to ...
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... Poor Scipio , poor Scipio ! " was again echoed all around . " Scipio had a daughter named Cornelia , who was a celebrated lady , and was very highly educated . She had a beautiful house not many miles from her father's villa , by the ...
... Poor Scipio , poor Scipio ! " was again echoed all around . " Scipio had a daughter named Cornelia , who was a celebrated lady , and was very highly educated . She had a beautiful house not many miles from her father's villa , by the ...
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... poor Jugurtha was carried into its cold , damp dungeons ; but his courage and bravery did not forsake him , and he a jest as he was placed in the cell . are cold , ' he said , ' in Rome ! ' even uttered 6 The stoves . Brought from warm ...
... poor Jugurtha was carried into its cold , damp dungeons ; but his courage and bravery did not forsake him , and he a jest as he was placed in the cell . are cold , ' he said , ' in Rome ! ' even uttered 6 The stoves . Brought from warm ...
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Page 348 - Philomel, with melody Sing in our sweet lullaby ; Lulla, lulla, lullaby, lulla, lulla, lullaby : Never harm, Nor spell nor charm, Come our lovely lady nigh ; So, good night, with lullaby.
Page 290 - A GENTLE Knight was pricking on the plaine, Ycladd in mightie armes and silver shielde, Wherein old dints of deepe woundes did remaine, The cruell markes of many a bloody fielde ; Yet armes till that time did he never wield : His angry steede did chide his foming bitt, As much disdayning to the curbe to yield : Full jolly knight he seemd, and faire did sitt, As one for knightly giusts and fierce encounters fitt.
Page 290 - A lovely Ladie rode him faire beside, Upon a lowly Asse more white then snow, Yet she much whiter ; but the same did hide Under a vele, that wimpled was full low...
Page 346 - Over hill, over dale, Thorough bush, thorough brier, Over park, over pale, Thorough flood, thorough fire, I do wander every where, Swifter than the moon's sphere; And I serve the Fairy Queen, To dew her orbs upon the green. The cowslips tall her pensioners be; In their gold coats spots you see; Those be rubies, fairy favours, In those freckles live their savours. I must go seek some dewdrops here, And hang a pearl in every cowslip's ear.
Page 291 - So pure and innocent, as that same lambe, She was in life and every vertuous lore ; And by descent from Royall lynage came Of ancient Kinges and Queenes, that had of yore Their scepters stretcht from East to Westerne shore, And all the world in their subjection held ; Till that infernall feend with foule uprore Forwasted all their land, and them expeld ; Whom to avenge she had this Knight from far compeld.
Page 290 - Crosse he bore, The deare remembrance of his dying Lord, For whose sweete sake that glorious badge he wore, And dead, as living, ever him ador'd : Upon his shield the like was also scor'd, For soveraine hope which in his helpe he had.
Page 291 - That lasie seemd in being ever last, Or wearied with bearing of her bag Of needments at his backe.
Page 185 - Every day at early morning, To despite me more. I wist. He who slew my sire doth ride by, With a falcon on his fist. ' At my tender doves he flies it ; Many of them hath it slain. See .' their blood hath dyed my garments With full many a crimson siain. • List ! — The king who doth not justice. He deserveth not to reign ;
Page 131 - We advanced yet some steps onward, and then came to a stand, because we were at the end of the twine. The end of this Federigo fastened to his buttonhole, stuck the candle among some stones, and then began to sketch the deep passage. I sat close beside him upon one of the stones ; he had desired me to fold my hands and to look upwards. The light was nearly...
Page 328 - twas a pleasing fear, For I was as it were a child of thee, And trusted to thy billows far and near, And laid my hand upon thy mane - as I do here.