The Library of Romance: A Collection of Traditions, Poetical Legends, and Short Standard Tales and Romances, of All NationsO. Hodgson, 1837 - 440 páginas |
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... Grave The Forsaken of God . — By the Author of " The Five Nights of St. Albans " The Use of Tears . - By Lord Morpeth Morning Calls The Skeleton Dance . - From the German of Goethe The Parting Precept ·· The Return . - By G. R. Carter ...
... Grave The Forsaken of God . — By the Author of " The Five Nights of St. Albans " The Use of Tears . - By Lord Morpeth Morning Calls The Skeleton Dance . - From the German of Goethe The Parting Precept ·· The Return . - By G. R. Carter ...
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... grave , and that she would never again be linked with aught but the clay that moul- dered in his coffin . " Sandy , gude mon ! " exclaimed the greatest gossip in Lilyburn , " Make haste and come here , and tell me what ye see . " Sandy ...
... grave , and that she would never again be linked with aught but the clay that moul- dered in his coffin . " Sandy , gude mon ! " exclaimed the greatest gossip in Lilyburn , " Make haste and come here , and tell me what ye see . " Sandy ...
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... grave ! " The baillie returned in sadness to his home ; but he did not neglect his promise . Johnny Myrvin , in due time , was promoted to a seat in the baillie's counting - house ... GRAVE . The Widow -By Mrs S C Hall A Voice from the Grave.
... grave ! " The baillie returned in sadness to his home ; but he did not neglect his promise . Johnny Myrvin , in due time , was promoted to a seat in the baillie's counting - house ... GRAVE . The Widow -By Mrs S C Hall A Voice from the Grave.
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... graves which are to yield up their pale inhabitants for my pleasure , that I dare not trifle with . Besides , would he not ever after despise me as a coward , big of speech , but faint of resolution , should I now sneak to bed , and ...
... graves which are to yield up their pale inhabitants for my pleasure , that I dare not trifle with . Besides , would he not ever after despise me as a coward , big of speech , but faint of resolution , should I now sneak to bed , and ...
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... grave physicians who are feed to give names to what they cannot cure ? " Hermann mused in silence . " Here , " continued Frederick , planting his foot upon a new - made grave- " here lies one who but yesterday was laid in the earth ...
... grave physicians who are feed to give names to what they cannot cure ? " Hermann mused in silence . " Here , " continued Frederick , planting his foot upon a new - made grave- " here lies one who but yesterday was laid in the earth ...
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abbess Alfred Alice bag-piper battle of Waterloo beauty Bertha Bill Jones Black Norris Blâinor bosom bride bright brow child Clerville Clorinda comtesse Conrad countenance cried curse dark daughter dead death door Esfahan Euphemia Eveleen exclaimed eyes face fair father Fazio fear feeling fell felt Frederick gazed Genoa grave grew gudesire hand happy heard heart heaven Hela Hermann honour hope hour husband hyæna knew lady Lancey laughed length Leopold light lips living looked lover Lowton Lubeck marriage monk Montalto morning mother Mowbray never night once pale passed passion Pisa poor Rebecca Redgauntlet replied returned rich ward Richard Vernon Roderick Schwartzwald seemed silent smile soldier soon sorrow soul Steenie stood stranger tears tell thee thing thou thought Three ravens turned Uric Vernon voice wife words wrecker Yorkshire Wolds young youth
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Página 207 - They that waited at the table were just the wicked serving-men and troopers, that had done their work and cruel bidding on earth. There was the Lang Lad of the Nethertown, that helped to take Argyle; and the bishop's summoner, that they called the Deil's Rattle-bag; and the wicked guardsmen in their laced coats; and the savage Highland Amorites, that shed blood like water; and...
Página 207 - And there was Claverhouse, as beautiful as when he lived, with his long, dark, curled locks, streaming down over his laced buff-coat, and his left hand always on his right spuleblade, to hide the wound that the silver bullet had made.
Página 196 - ... and few folk liked either the name or the conditions of the creature — they thought there was something in it by ordinar — and my gudesire was not just easy in mind when the door shut on him, and he saw himself in the room wi' naebody but the laird, Dougal MacCallum, and the major, a thing that hadna chanced to him before.
Página 192 - twas a gallant thing to see that crowning show, Valor and love, and a king above, and the royal beasts below. Ramped and roared the lions, with horrid laughing jaws; They bit, they glared, gave blows like beams, a wind went with their paws; With wallowing might and stifled roar they rolled...
Página 203 - Speak out, sirrah," said the Laird, assuming a look of his father's, a very particular ane, which he had when he was angry — it seemed as if the wrinkles of his frown made that self-same fearful shape of a horse's shoe in the middle of his brow ; — — " Speak out, sir! I will know your thoughts ; — do you suppose that I have this money ?" " Far be it frae me to say so,
Página 206 - They rode into the outer courtyard, through the muckle faulding yetts and aneath the auld portcullis; and the whole front of the house was lighted, and there were pipes and fiddles, and as much dancing and deray within as used to be at Sir Robert's house at Pace and Yule, and such high seasons.
Página 199 - it shall never break my service to Sir Robert; and I will answer his next whistle, so be you will stand by me, Hutcheon.' Hutcheon had nae will to the wark, but he had stood by Dougal in battle and broil, and he wad not fail him at this pinch; so...
Página 193 - Ilk, who lived in these parts before the dear years. The country will lang mind him ; and our fathers used to draw breath thick if ever they heard him named. He was out wi' the Hielandmen in Montrose's time; and again he was in the hills wi...
Página 198 - ... the order of the grand funeral. Now, Dougal looked aye waur and waur when night was coming, and was aye the last to gang to his bed, whilk was in a little round just opposite the chamber of dais, whilk his master occupied while he was living, and where he now lay in state, as they...
Página 200 - ... against him in the rental-book. Weel, away he trots to the Castle, to tell his story, and there he is introduced to Sir John, sitting in his father's chair in deep mourning, with weepers and hanging cravat, and a small walking rapier by his side, instead of the auld broadsword that had a hundred weight of steel about it, what with blade, chape, and basket-hilt.