Mary of Burgundy: Or, The Revolt of Ghent |
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Alice of Imbercourt amongst arms bold bosom calm chamber Charles of Burgundy Charles the Bold citizens of Ghent city of Ghent companion Count de Meulan countenance cried dark deep door druggist Duchess of Burgundy Duke of Burgundy Duke of Cleves Duke of Gueldres eschevins exclaimed eyes fair father fear feelings Flanders forest France gates gazed green riders hand heard heart horse house of Burgundy Hugh de Mortmar instantly knew lady look Lord of Hannut Lord of Imbercourt Lord of Neufchâtel madam Maillotin du Bac Margaret of York Martin Fruse Mary of Burgundy Matthew Gournay mind never night noble once palace party passed paused person Prévôt prince Princess prisoner proceeded replied Albert Maurice seemed smile soldiers soon speak spoke stood thou thought tone town town-house turned Vert Gallant voice whole words young burgher young citizen
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Page i - Glamis thou art, and Cawdor, and shalt be What thou art promised. Yet do I fear thy nature; It is too full o' the milk of human kindness To catch the nearest way. Thou wouldst be great, Art not without ambition, but without The illness should attend it. What thou wouldst highly That wouldst thou holily; wouldst not play false, And yet wouldst wrongly win. Thou'dst have, great Glamis, that which cries, "Thus thou must do, if thou have it, And that which rather thou dost fear to do Than wishest should...
Page 55 - ... days of fire, oh, sing to me, then ! When suns are brightest, and skies are clearest, Sing, sing in the woods again. Sing to me still in the autumn's glory ; In the golden fall-time, oh be not mute : Some sweet, wild ditty from ancient story, That well with the times may suit. Sing to me still in the hours of sadness, When winter across the sky is driven ; But sing not the wild tones of mirth and gladness — Then sing of peace and heaven.
Page 75 - ... of antique construction and very considerable extent. Escutcheons, shields, hatchments, and helmets were ranged around the walls, all referring to those who were calmly sleeping within its gloomy recesses, while coffins, pile upon pile, occupied the centre. One single window or spiracle of fifteen inches in diameter passed upwards, through the thick masonry, to the external air beyond, and one of those short, massive pillars, which we sometimes see in the crypts of very ancient churches, stood...
Page 359 - ... in a deep, sweet sleep—so calm and tranquil, though within the walls of a prison, suffering from injuries, and exposed to constant danger; gazing with a sense of envy and regret, " which few, perhaps, can appreciate fully, who have not felt the sharp tooth of remorse begin its sleepless gnawings on the heart. He would not have disturbed such slumbers for the world ; and, withdrawing again with a noiseless step, he retired to his own chamber, and cast himself down upon his bed, to snatch, at...
Page 55 - JAMES. SING to me in the days of spring-time, beloved ; In those days of sweetness, oh, sing to me ! When all things by one glad spirit are moved — From the sky-lark to the bee. Sing to me in the days of summer-time, dearest ; In those days of fire, oh, sing to me, then ! When suns are brightest, and skies are clearest, Sing, sing in the woods again. Sing to me still in the autumn's glory ; In the golden fall-time, oh be not mute : Some sweet, wild ditty from ancient story, That well with the times...
Page 124 - ... by the good people of Horn. The day after his father's funeral, Otto Hemmerich was installed as an inmate in the sacristan's somewhat gloomy house, and within a fortnight he had become a regular attendant at the principal school of the place, and had apparently settled down unresistingly into a life as different as it is possible to conceive from that which he had led hitherto. How all this had been brought about neither Schnarcher nor the boy ever troubled themselves to relate, and there was...
Page 359 - President gazed for a moment or two on his face — as he lay so calm and tranquil, within the walls of a prison, suffering from injuries, and exposed to constant danger — with a feeling of envy and regret, which, perhaps, few can appreciate fully, who have not felt the sharp tooth of remorse begin its sleepless gnawing on the heart. He would not have disturbed such slumbers for the world ; and, withdrawing again with a noiseless step, he retired to his own chamber...
Page 393 - ... his country. It is scarcely necessary, perhaps, to state that it was the common custom of the day for a person publicly drinking to another in such a manner, to taste the wine himself, and then to send the cup to him whom he addressed. Ganay, accordingly, at the end of his oration, raised the hanap to his lips, and held it there for a moment; and then, according to form, gave it to the cupbearer, who presented it to the young burgher. Albert Maurice, after taking the chalice, rose at once, while...