Historical romances of the author of Waverley, Volume 2 |
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... castle . " Where is Front - de - Bouf ? " said the latter , who had superintended the defence of the fortress on the other side ; " men say he hath been slain . " " He lives , " said the Templar coolly , " lives as yet ; but had he worn ...
... castle . " Where is Front - de - Bouf ? " said the latter , who had superintended the defence of the fortress on the other side ; " men say he hath been slain . " " He lives , " said the Templar coolly , " lives as yet ; but had he worn ...
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... castle . How fought these villain yeomen on thy side ? " " Like fiends incarnate , " said De Bracy . " They swarmed close up to the walls , headed , as I think , by the knave who won the prize at the archery , for I knew his horn and ...
... castle . How fought these villain yeomen on thy side ? " " Like fiends incarnate , " said De Bracy . " They swarmed close up to the walls , headed , as I think , by the knave who won the prize at the archery , for I knew his horn and ...
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... castle more closely , and may , if not well watched , gain some unguarded corner of a tower , or some forgot- ten window , and so break in upon us . Our num- bers are too few for the defence of every point , and the men complain that ...
... castle more closely , and may , if not well watched , gain some unguarded corner of a tower , or some forgot- ten window , and so break in upon us . Our num- bers are too few for the defence of every point , and the men complain that ...
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... castle against a vagabond troop of outlaws , led by swine - herds , jesters , and the very refuse of mankind ? -Shame on thy coun- sel , Maurice de Bracy ! -The ruins of this castle shall bury both my body and my shame , ere I con- sent ...
... castle against a vagabond troop of outlaws , led by swine - herds , jesters , and the very refuse of mankind ? -Shame on thy coun- sel , Maurice de Bracy ! -The ruins of this castle shall bury both my body and my shame , ere I con- sent ...
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... castle indeed was divided from that barbican by the moat , and it was impos- sible that the besiegers could assail the postern door , with which the out - work corresponded , with- out surmounting that obstacle ; but it was the opinion ...
... castle indeed was divided from that barbican by the moat , and it was impos- sible that the besiegers could assail the postern door , with which the out - work corresponded , with- out surmounting that obstacle ; but it was the opinion ...
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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
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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.