The talismanArchibald Constable and Company Edinburgh; and Hurst, Robinson, and Company London., 1825 - 368 páginas |
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Sir Walter Scott. He withdrew slowly , turning from time to time his head , as if to observe whether the devoted knight might not recall him either by word or signal . At last his turbaned figure was lost among the labyrinth of tents ...
Sir Walter Scott. He withdrew slowly , turning from time to time his head , as if to observe whether the devoted knight might not recall him either by word or signal . At last his turbaned figure was lost among the labyrinth of tents ...
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... a traitor ! whom thou shalt see die a traitor's death . " - And he drew back the weapon as in act to strike . Colourless , but firm as a marble statue , the Scot stood before him , with his bare head unco- TALES OF THE CRUSADERS . 25.
... a traitor ! whom thou shalt see die a traitor's death . " - And he drew back the weapon as in act to strike . Colourless , but firm as a marble statue , the Scot stood before him , with his bare head unco- TALES OF THE CRUSADERS . 25.
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... head of the weapon towards the ground , he exclaimed , " But there was blood , Neville- there was blood upon the place . Hark thee , Sir Scot - brave thou wert once , for I have seen thee fight - Say thou hast slain two of the dogs in ...
... head of the weapon towards the ground , he exclaimed , " But there was blood , Neville- there was blood upon the place . Hark thee , Sir Scot - brave thou wert once , for I have seen thee fight - Say thou hast slain two of the dogs in ...
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... head like a crystal goblet . But I cannot strike where there is neither fear nor resistance . " There was a pause . 66 My lord , " said Kenneth- " Ha ! " replied Richard , interrupting him , " hast thou found thy speech ? Ask grace from ...
... head like a crystal goblet . But I cannot strike where there is neither fear nor resistance . " There was a pause . 66 My lord , " said Kenneth- " Ha ! " replied Richard , interrupting him , " hast thou found thy speech ? Ask grace from ...
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... , or shame to your arms - and that your head be severed from the trunk by the sword of the executioner . " " It is kind , " said the knight , in a low and rather submissive tone of voice , as one who recei- 34 TALES OF THE CRUSADERS .
... , or shame to your arms - and that your head be severed from the trunk by the sword of the executioner . " " It is kind , " said the knight , in a low and rather submissive tone of voice , as one who recei- 34 TALES OF THE CRUSADERS .
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Página 237 - ... companion of our pleasures and our toils, hath invested him with a nature noble and incapable of deceit. He forgets neither friend nor foe — remembers, and with accuracy, both benefit and injury. He hath a share of man's intelligence, but no share of man's falsehood. You may bribe a soldier to slay a man with his sword, or a witness to take life by false accusation ; but you cannot make a hound tear his benefactor — he is the friend of man, save when man justly incurs his enmity.
Página 159 - Alarum'd by his sentinel, the wolf, Whose howl's his watch, thus with his stealthy pace. With Tarquin's ravishing strides, towards his design Moves like a ghost.
Página 310 - ... across the cushion, applying the edge so dexterously, and with so little apparent effort, that the cushion seemed rather to fall asunder than to be divided by violence.
Página 265 - I weep not for an absent swain, for time may happier hours recall, And parted lovers meet again. " I weep not for the silent dead, Their pains are past, their sorrows o'er, And those that loved their steps must tread, When death shall join to part no more.