The Mysterious Freebooter: Or, The Days of Queen Bess. A Romance ...Printed at the Minerva Press, for Lane, Newman, and Company, 1806 |
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Strana 19
... illumination to the scene . The country continued wild and deso- late in the extreme ; no vegetation could yet be perceived , except a short brown grass 1 grass , on which one solitary flock of sheep were MYSTERIOUS FREEBOOTER . 19.
... illumination to the scene . The country continued wild and deso- late in the extreme ; no vegetation could yet be perceived , except a short brown grass 1 grass , on which one solitary flock of sheep were MYSTERIOUS FREEBOOTER . 19.
Strana 33
... continued to walk round and round his prison , hoping to find some chink , some outlet which might flatter him with the hope of an escape ; but all in vain ; the walls appeared strong in every part , and fully capable of resisting the ...
... continued to walk round and round his prison , hoping to find some chink , some outlet which might flatter him with the hope of an escape ; but all in vain ; the walls appeared strong in every part , and fully capable of resisting the ...
Strana 36
... continued , " that it is in ' the power of Allanrod to confine you here for life ; to keep the spot of your confinement a secret , by detaining your captured sol- diers here like yourself ; and if the spot be suspected , and a force ...
... continued , " that it is in ' the power of Allanrod to confine you here for life ; to keep the spot of your confinement a secret , by detaining your captured sol- diers here like yourself ; and if the spot be suspected , and a force ...
Strana 62
... continued to rise slowly up , its eyes rolling wildly about , as if endeavouring to look through the misty gloom that pervaded the pri- son ; its right arm was now stretched out , and in this it held a lamp and a dagger . Lord William ...
... continued to rise slowly up , its eyes rolling wildly about , as if endeavouring to look through the misty gloom that pervaded the pri- son ; its right arm was now stretched out , and in this it held a lamp and a dagger . Lord William ...
Strana 66
... continued to pro- ceed , the light appearing to him to move at nearly the same pace he did , and be- coming neither stronger nor paler , till on a sudden it totally disappeared . In this dilemma , dilemma , Lord de Mowbray felt himself ...
... continued to pro- ceed , the light appearing to him to move at nearly the same pace he did , and be- coming neither stronger nor paler , till on a sudden it totally disappeared . In this dilemma , dilemma , Lord de Mowbray felt himself ...
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agita Algiers Allanrod Ambrose amongst apartment appeared arms arrived asked Rosalind attend awoke Baron beheld believed blessed booter breath cabin captivity chamber CHAP Clotilda command conduct D'Al D'Alton D'Altonville Dame Edith death deck door drawbridge dread Eloise endeavouring enemy entered exclaimed eyes fate father favour fear feel felt female Frasier freebooters Gertrude hand happiness heard heart Heaven honour hope hour idea informed Lady lamp leader light Lord Rufus Lord William mand marriage matchlock ment mind misery Monrose morning Moss-trooper Mowbray Castle mute night passed passion perceived placed portunity present prison quired ramparts Ravil recollection render replied returned rienced Rufus de Madginecourt salind scarcely scene sensation seraglio shew ship side sigh silence situation slaves sleep sound Spanish captain spirit spot stood suffer sunk thee thou thought threw tion tonville Toulon turned voice walls William de Mowbray wish wretched
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Strana 160 - But that I am forbid To tell the secrets of my prison-house, I could a tale unfold whose lightest word Would harrow up thy soul...
Strana 75 - And thick around the woodland hymns arise. Roused by the cock, the soon-clad shepherd leaves His mossy cottage, where with peace he dwells ; And from the crowded fold, in order, drives His flock, to taste the verdure of the morn.
Strana 160 - I could a tale unfold whose lightest word Would harrow up thy soul, freeze thy young blood, Make thy two eyes, like stars, start from their spheres, Thy knotted and combined locks to part And each particular hair to stand on end, Like quills upon the fretful porcupine : But this eternal blazon must not be To ears of flesh and blood.
Strana 39 - Whose howl's his watch, thus with his stealthy pace, With Tarquin's ravishing strides, towards his design Moves like a ghost. Thou sure and firm-set earth...
Strana 304 - Can such things be, And overcome us like a summer cloud, Without our special wonder...
Strana 130 - ... army appeared before Brixen, it was feared they would commit some excess, and Hormayr immediately issued the following proclamation to tranquillize them. " Faithful Tyroleans ! so true to your religion and so attached to your native country, the greatest pride of my heart is to be your countryman, and the happiest moment of my life is that in which I am able to take a part in your deliverance. " Yes, you have proved yourselves worthy to be free, you have proved that you deserve that constitution...