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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Výsledky 1 - 5 z 34.
Strana 27
... walls of stone , appeared once to have been plastered , but were now , in many places , bare , and in others covered ... wall . In the middle of the apartment stood an iron pan , in which wood seemed once to have been burnt , for ashes ...
... walls of stone , appeared once to have been plastered , but were now , in many places , bare , and in others covered ... wall . In the middle of the apartment stood an iron pan , in which wood seemed once to have been burnt , for ashes ...
Strana 33
... walls appeared strong in every part , and fully capable of resisting the efforts of an unarmed individual to force a pas- sage through them . He observed that they were not in every part bare , but that here and there fragments of ...
... walls appeared strong in every part , and fully capable of resisting the efforts of an unarmed individual to force a pas- sage through them . He observed that they were not in every part bare , but that here and there fragments of ...
Strana 34
... wall beneath appeared perfectly firm in every part . The leader bad , on the preceding night , said that it would be his own fault if his imprisonment was of long duration ; thus all he had now to do was to await in patience the ...
... wall beneath appeared perfectly firm in every part . The leader bad , on the preceding night , said that it would be his own fault if his imprisonment was of long duration ; thus all he had now to do was to await in patience the ...
Strana 58
... walls . They then began to recede from it , and their sounds were heard by him gradually decreasing , till they died away amongst the whisperings of the floating breeze . It was the first time since his confine- ment that he had heard ...
... walls . They then began to recede from it , and their sounds were heard by him gradually decreasing , till they died away amongst the whisperings of the floating breeze . It was the first time since his confine- ment that he had heard ...
Strana 60
... wall on one side , leaving the rest of the room in dark . shade . He directly rose , to replenish the fire , and as he approached it , he heard a noise , resembling the rubbing of two pieces of iron against each other : he stopped , and ...
... wall on one side , leaving the rest of the room in dark . shade . He directly rose , to replenish the fire , and as he approached it , he heard a noise , resembling the rubbing of two pieces of iron against each other : he stopped , and ...
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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...