Historical romances of the author of Waverley, Volume 2 |
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... Black Knight and Locksley . They were well pleased to find they had a friend within the place , who might , in the moment of need , be able to facilitate their entrance , and readily agreed with the Saxon that a storm , under whatever ...
... Black Knight and Locksley . They were well pleased to find they had a friend within the place , who might , in the moment of need , be able to facilitate their entrance , and readily agreed with the Saxon that a storm , under whatever ...
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... Black Knight ; true as if Saint Dunstan himself had said it.— And now , good Locksley , were it not well that noble Cedric should assume the direction of this assault ? " " Not a jot I , " returned Cedric ; " I have never been wont to ...
... Black Knight ; true as if Saint Dunstan himself had said it.— And now , good Locksley , were it not well that noble Cedric should assume the direction of this assault ? " " Not a jot I , " returned Cedric ; " I have never been wont to ...
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... Black Knight ; " and if I be thought worthy to have a charge in these matters , and can find among these brave men so many as are willing to follow a true knight , for so I call myself , I am ready , with such skill as my experience has ...
... Black Knight ; " and if I be thought worthy to have a charge in these matters , and can find among these brave men so many as are willing to follow a true knight , for so I call myself , I am ready , with such skill as my experience has ...
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... Black Knight ; the sun is descending to the west - and I have that upon my hands which will not permit me to tarry with you another day . Besides , it is a marvel if the horsemen come not upon us from York , unless we speedily ...
... Black Knight ; the sun is descending to the west - and I have that upon my hands which will not permit me to tarry with you another day . Besides , it is a marvel if the horsemen come not upon us from York , unless we speedily ...
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... Black Knight , closely followed by Cedric , threw himself upon the bridge , and reached the opposite side . Here he ... knight had no such shelter ; two were instantly shot with cross- bow bolts , and two more fell into the moat ...
... Black Knight , closely followed by Cedric , threw himself upon the bridge , and reached the opposite side . Here he ... knight had no such shelter ; two were instantly shot with cross- bow bolts , and two more fell into the moat ...
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Abbot Albert answered arms Athelstane Avenel Beaumanoir better betwixt Black Knight blood Bracy brethren Brian de Bois-Guilbert brother called Captain castle Cedric champion church companion Dame Elspeth Dame Glendinning daughter death evil exclaimed eyes Father Eustace Father Philip fear Fitzurse Friar Friar Tuck Front-de-Bœuf glen Glendearg Grand Master Gurth hand hath head heart Heaven Holy Order honour horse Isaac Ivanhoe Jedediah Cleishbotham Jewess King knave knowest lance Locksley look maiden Malvoisin Monastery Monk never noble Order Outlaw pray Preceptor priest Prince John Prior ransom Rebecca replied reverend father Richard Richard Plantagenet Rowena Sacristan Saint Dunstan Saint George Saint Mary's Saxon shew Sir Knight stranger Sub-Prior sword tell Templar Temple Templestowe thee ther thine thou art thou dost thou hast thou shalt thou wilt Tibb tion tower voice Waldemar Wamba Wilfred woman words yeoman
Popular passages
Page 312 - His fall was destined to a barren strand, A petty fortress, and a dubious hand; He left the name, at which the world grew pale, To point a moral, or adorn a tale.
Page 19 - Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more; Or close the wall up with our English dead ! In peace, there's nothing so becomes a man, As modest stillness, and humility : But when the blast of war...
Page 19 - And you, good yeomen, Whose limbs were made in England, show us here The mettle of your pasture; let us swear That you are worth your breeding— which I doubt not; For there is none of you so mean and base That hath not noble lustre in your eyes.
Page 182 - With priest's and warrior's voice between. No portents now our foes amaze, Forsaken Israel wanders lone : Our fathers would not know Thy ways, And Thou hast left them to their own. But present still, though now unseen ! When brightly shines the...
Page 183 - To temper the deceitful ray. And oh, when stoops on Judah's path In shade and storm the frequent night, Be THOU, long-suffering, slow to wrath, A burning, and a shining light! Our harps we left by Babel's streams, The tyrant's jest, the Gentile's scorn; No censer round our altar beams, And mute our timbrel, trump, and horn.