The exile. The owl. The German knight. The Florentine kinsmen. The carrier's wife. The two faithful lovers of Sicily. The Venetan countess. A tale of the harem. The chestnut tree. The fair maid of Ludgate. The three brothersWilliam H. Ainsworth, 1827 - 1827 |
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Page 166
... Hidalgo was walking in a lonely plain , in the neighbourhood of Granada , when he was suddenly attacked by a small wild Spanish bull . The spiteful creature , with red sparkling eyes , and a body as black as any coal , made a run at the ...
... Hidalgo was walking in a lonely plain , in the neighbourhood of Granada , when he was suddenly attacked by a small wild Spanish bull . The spiteful creature , with red sparkling eyes , and a body as black as any coal , made a run at the ...
Page 167
... Hidalgo , weary at heart of this game , where all his moves tended to no purpose , at last gave up the point , and removed higher up in the tree , in order to amuse himself with the surrounding prospect , which was now enlivened by the ...
... Hidalgo , weary at heart of this game , where all his moves tended to no purpose , at last gave up the point , and removed higher up in the tree , in order to amuse himself with the surrounding prospect , which was now enlivened by the ...
Page 168
... Hidalgo , to get away , but the bull still intercepted them in the same manner ; so that at last they were fain to dis- pose themselves as comfortably as they could on a lower branch , and await the pleasure of 168 THE CHESTNUT TREE .
... Hidalgo , to get away , but the bull still intercepted them in the same manner ; so that at last they were fain to dis- pose themselves as comfortably as they could on a lower branch , and await the pleasure of 168 THE CHESTNUT TREE .
Page 169
... Hidalgo being a shy , reserved man by nature , as well as very haughty on account of his nation and his birth , did not choose to make any advances towards his fellow - lodgers in the tree , who by their dress were people of the common ...
... Hidalgo being a shy , reserved man by nature , as well as very haughty on account of his nation and his birth , did not choose to make any advances towards his fellow - lodgers in the tree , who by their dress were people of the common ...
Page 170
... Hidalgo , therefore , felt a natural curiosity to behold so remarkable a character ; and peep- ing down very cautiously between the leaves , he saw the two men sitting astride , with their faces towards each other , on the lowermost ...
... Hidalgo , therefore , felt a natural curiosity to behold so remarkable a character ; and peep- ing down very cautiously between the leaves , he saw the two men sitting astride , with their faces towards each other , on the lowermost ...
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