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... LOYS DE DREUX , Knight - Novice . Initiated Druses - DJABAL , Khalil , Anael , Maani , KarSHOOK , RAGHIB , AYOOB and others . Uninitiated Druses . Prefect's Guard , Nuncio's Attendants , Admiral's Force . TIME , 14- PLACE , An Islet of ...
... LOYS DE DREUX , Knight - Novice . Initiated Druses - DJABAL , Khalil , Anael , Maani , KarSHOOK , RAGHIB , AYOOB and others . Uninitiated Druses . Prefect's Guard , Nuncio's Attendants , Admiral's Force . TIME , 14- PLACE , An Islet of ...
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... Loys ? Is not Loys gone Ayoob . Loys , the Frank Knight , returned ? The Druse . Loys , the boy , stood on the leading prow Conspicuous in his gay attire , and leapt Into the surf the foremost . Since day - dawn I kept watch to the ...
... Loys ? Is not Loys gone Ayoob . Loys , the Frank Knight , returned ? The Druse . Loys , the boy , stood on the leading prow Conspicuous in his gay attire , and leapt Into the surf the foremost . Since day - dawn I kept watch to the ...
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... ( Loys back , whom Djabal sent To Rhodes that we might spare the single Knight Worth sparing ! ) The Druse . Enter a second Druse . I espied it first ! Say , I First spied the Nuncio's galley from the South ! Said'st thou a Crossed - keys ...
... ( Loys back , whom Djabal sent To Rhodes that we might spare the single Knight Worth sparing ! ) The Druse . Enter a second Druse . I espied it first ! Say , I First spied the Nuncio's galley from the South ! Said'st thou a Crossed - keys ...
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... Loys , in truth ! Yet Djabal cannot err ! Kar . [ to KHA . ] And who takes charge of Loys ? That's forgotten , Despite thy wariness ! Will Loys stand And see his comrades slaughtered ? Loys . [ Aside . ] And whisper , with those rapid ...
... Loys , in truth ! Yet Djabal cannot err ! Kar . [ to KHA . ] And who takes charge of Loys ? That's forgotten , Despite thy wariness ! Will Loys stand And see his comrades slaughtered ? Loys . [ Aside . ] And whisper , with those rapid ...
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... Loys , Djabal makes Account of , and precisely sent to Rhodes For safety ? —I take charge of him ! [ To Loys . ] Sir Loys , - Loys . There , cousins ! Does Sir Loys strike you dead ? Kha . [ advancing . ] Djabal has intercourse with few ...
... Loys , Djabal makes Account of , and precisely sent to Rhodes For safety ? —I take charge of him ! [ To Loys . ] Sir Loys , - Loys . There , cousins ! Does Sir Loys strike you dead ? Kha . [ advancing . ] Djabal has intercourse with few ...
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Anael bear believe blood break bring brow Charles child comes Count crown D'Ormea dare dead death deed Djabal doubt Druses earth Enter eyes face faith fall father fear feel follow give goes gold guard Hakeem hand hast head hear heart heaven hold hope hour Isle Italy keep Khalil King laugh least leave light live look Loys Master mean meet never night Nuncio o'er once pass past play Polyxena praise Prefect prove rest ride rose round sake seemed serve side soul speak stand sure tell thee There's things thou thought till tribe true truth turn Victor voice whole wrong
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Page 82 - By Hasselt, Dirck groaned; and cried Joris, "Stay spur! " Your Roos galloped bravely, the fault's not in her, " We'll remember at Aix " — for one heard the quick wheeze Of her chest, saw the stretched neck and staggering knees, And sunk tail, and horrible heave of the flank, As down on her haunches she shuddered and sank.
Page 80 - Good speed!" cried the watch, as the gate-bolts undrew; "Speed!" echoed the wall to us galloping through; Behind shut the postern, the lights sank to rest, And into the midnight we galloped abreast.
Page 106 - THE gray sea and the long black land; And the yellow half-moon large and low; And the startled little waves that leap In fiery ringlets from their sleep, As I gain the cove with pushing prow, And quench its speed i
Page 110 - Is it too late then, Evelyn Hope ? What, your soul was pure and true, The good stars met in your horoscope, Made you of spirit, fire and dew — And, just because I was thrice as old And our paths in the world diverged so wide, Each was nought to each, must I be told ? We were fellow mortals...
Page 111 - No, indeed! for God above Is great to grant, as mighty to make, And creates the love to reward the love: I claim you still, for my own love's sake! Delayed it may be for more lives yet, Through worlds I shall traverse, not a few: Much is to learn, much to forget Ere the time be come for taking you.
Page 110 - It was not her time to love ; beside, Her life had many a hope and aim, Duties enough and little cares, And now was quiet, now astir, Till God's hand beckoned unawares, — And the sweet white brow is all of her.
Page 216 - O world, as God has made it ! all is beauty : And knowing this, is love, and love is duty.
Page 113 - Now, — the country does not even boast a tree, As you see, To distinguish slopes of verdure, certain rills From the hills Intersect and give a name to (else they run Into one) Where the domed and daring palace shot its spires...
Page 125 - Some think fireflies pretty, when they mix i' the corn and mingle, Or thrid the stinking hemp till the stalks of it seem a-tingle. Late August or early September, the stunning cicala is shrill, And the bees keep their tiresome whine round the resinous firs on the hill. Enough of the seasons, — I spare you the months of the fever and chill.
Page 149 - And I first played the tune all our sheep know, as, one after one, So docile they come to the pen-door till folding be done.