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Page 44
... land has shaken from her lap , as á drunk- ard flings from him his treasures , so much that is precious in the eyes of God and of his children . There thousands of our best and most godly men such whose righteousness might come between ...
... land has shaken from her lap , as á drunk- ard flings from him his treasures , so much that is precious in the eyes of God and of his children . There thousands of our best and most godly men such whose righteousness might come between ...
Page 46
... land no man dares sepa- rate himself from his defences ; and whether in the city or in the field , in the ploughed land or the forest , men keep beside them their weapons , as did the Jews at the rebuilding of the Temple . So we sallied ...
... land no man dares sepa- rate himself from his defences ; and whether in the city or in the field , in the ploughed land or the forest , men keep beside them their weapons , as did the Jews at the rebuilding of the Temple . So we sallied ...
Page 49
... land men , and , fetching a circuit , attacked the Red Warriors in the rear . The surprise , as is usual amongst savages , had complete effect ; for they doubted not that they were assailed in their turn , and placed betwixt two hostile ...
... land men , and , fetching a circuit , attacked the Red Warriors in the rear . The surprise , as is usual amongst savages , had complete effect ; for they doubted not that they were assailed in their turn , and placed betwixt two hostile ...
Page 51
... land which he had rescued . " Here Bridgenorth , who had told this singular story with an eloquence and vivacity of detail very contrary to the usual dryness of his con- versation , paused for an instant , and then re- sumed : — “ Thou ...
... land which he had rescued . " Here Bridgenorth , who had told this singular story with an eloquence and vivacity of detail very contrary to the usual dryness of his con- versation , paused for an instant , and then re- sumed : — “ Thou ...
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... land . The whole space is surrounded by double walls of great strength and thickness ; and the access to the interior , at the time which we treat of , was only by two flights of steep and narrow steps , divided from each other PEVERIL ...
... land . The whole space is surrounded by double walls of great strength and thickness ; and the access to the interior , at the time which we treat of , was only by two flights of steep and narrow steps , divided from each other PEVERIL ...
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Page 227 - Then again for pathos, where will you mend the dying scene of Arcite ? Alas, my heartis queen ! alas, my wife ! Giver at once, and ender of my life. What is this world ? — What axen men to have ? Now with his love — now in his cold grave Alone, withouten other company. But I tire you, sir; and do injustice to the poet whom I remember but by halves.
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...