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Page 46
... keep beside them their weapons , as did the Jews at the rebuilding of the Temple . So we sallied forth with our guns and pikes , and heard the whoop of these incarnate devils , al- ready in possession of a part of the town , and ex ...
... keep beside them their weapons , as did the Jews at the rebuilding of the Temple . So we sallied forth with our guns and pikes , and heard the whoop of these incarnate devils , al- ready in possession of a part of the town , and ex ...
Page 84
... keep the law on our side . ” " Were it not better , " said Peveril , " if by any means these men could be induced to quit the island ? " 66 Surely , " replied the Earl ; " but that will be no easy matter - they are stubborn on princi ...
... keep the law on our side . ” " Were it not better , " said Peveril , " if by any means these men could be induced to quit the island ? " 66 Surely , " replied the Earl ; " but that will be no easy matter - they are stubborn on princi ...
Page 101
... keep the appointed ren- dezvous , that he might learn from Alice , if pos- sible , how the secret had transpired . He had also formed the intention of seeking out Bridge- north ; entertaining an idea that a person so rea- sonable and ...
... keep the appointed ren- dezvous , that he might learn from Alice , if pos- sible , how the secret had transpired . He had also formed the intention of seeking out Bridge- north ; entertaining an idea that a person so rea- sonable and ...
Page 183
... Keep , or inha- bited part of the Castle , by a series of obscure passages leading to a postern gate , which she unlocked with a key , selected from a bundle which she carried at her girdle . They now stood in the castle - yard , in the ...
... Keep , or inha- bited part of the Castle , by a series of obscure passages leading to a postern gate , which she unlocked with a key , selected from a bundle which she carried at her girdle . They now stood in the castle - yard , in the ...
Page 184
... Keep of the Castle ; and through this passage were the keys of the Castle every night carried to the Governor's apartment , so soon as the gates were locked , and the watch set . The custom was given up in James the First's time , and ...
... Keep of the Castle ; and through this passage were the keys of the Castle every night carried to the Governor's apartment , so soon as the gates were locked , and the watch set . The custom was given up in James the First's time , and ...
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Page 227 - What is this world ? what axen men to have ? Now with his love, now in his colde grave Alone withouten any compagnie.
Page 47 - ... fell fast by their unerring fire. In this state of confusion, and while we were about to adopt the desperate project of evacuating the village, and, placing the women and children in the centre, of attempting a retreat to the nearest settlement, it pleased Heaven to send us unexpected assistance. A tall man, of a reverend appearance, whom no one...
Page 218 - What made our poet meddle with a plot ? Was't that he fancied, for the very sake And name of plot, his trifling play might take ? For there's not in't one inch-board evidence...