The Mysterious Freebooter: Or, The Days of Queen Bess. A Romance ...Printed at the Minerva Press, for Lane, Newman, and Company, 1806 |
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Page 10
... rendered it still more so , by passing over the cool measures of management , and issuing a command for the exertion of a last and desperate effort for disen- tangling themselves from the lines of the enemy . In order to atone for what ...
... rendered it still more so , by passing over the cool measures of management , and issuing a command for the exertion of a last and desperate effort for disen- tangling themselves from the lines of the enemy . In order to atone for what ...
Page 13
... render its direction fatal ; and the earth was bathed with reeking blood . But short was the duration of this mad carnage ; for sud- denly a fresh band of the Moss troopers appeared on the tops of those mountains which the party of De ...
... render its direction fatal ; and the earth was bathed with reeking blood . But short was the duration of this mad carnage ; for sud- denly a fresh band of the Moss troopers appeared on the tops of those mountains which the party of De ...
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... rendered him the most essential service he had now nothing of value left him with which to win the robbers to his cause , and he despaired of making an impression by any other means than those those of gold , on the heart of a free- 4.4 ...
... rendered him the most essential service he had now nothing of value left him with which to win the robbers to his cause , and he despaired of making an impression by any other means than those those of gold , on the heart of a free- 4.4 ...
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... render you no additional benefit . " . The Baron promised most solemnly not to reveal what should be imparted to him , and then proposed his first question- " What connexion is it that exists be- tween your chief , Allanrod , and Lord ...
... render you no additional benefit . " . The Baron promised most solemnly not to reveal what should be imparted to him , and then proposed his first question- " What connexion is it that exists be- tween your chief , Allanrod , and Lord ...
Page 72
... rendered his going down it not only dan- gerous but difficult . Arrived at the bottom , he resolved not to proceed by the regular path , lest he should encounter any any of his enemies returning to their haunt ; but 72 MYSTERIOUS ...
... rendered his going down it not only dan- gerous but difficult . Arrived at the bottom , he resolved not to proceed by the regular path , lest he should encounter any any of his enemies returning to their haunt ; but 72 MYSTERIOUS ...
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The Mysterious Freebooter, Or, The Days of Queen Bess: A Romance Francis Lathom No preview available - 1819 |
The Mysterious Freebooter, Or, The Days of Queen Bess: A Romance Francis Lathom No preview available - 1819 |
The Mysterious Freebooter, Or, The Days of Queen Bess: A Romance Francis Lathom No preview available - 1819 |
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Popular passages
Page 160 - But that I am forbid To tell the secrets of my prison-house, I could a tale unfold whose lightest word Would harrow up thy soul...
Page 75 - And thick around the woodland hymns arise. Roused by the cock, the soon-clad shepherd leaves His mossy cottage, where with peace he dwells ; And from the crowded fold, in order, drives His flock, to taste the verdure of the morn.
Page 160 - I could a tale unfold whose lightest word Would harrow up thy soul, freeze thy young blood, Make thy two eyes, like stars, start from their spheres, Thy knotted and combined locks to part And each particular hair to stand on end, Like quills upon the fretful porcupine : But this eternal blazon must not be To ears of flesh and blood.
Page 39 - Whose howl's his watch, thus with his stealthy pace, With Tarquin's ravishing strides, towards his design Moves like a ghost. Thou sure and firm-set earth...
Page 304 - Can such things be, And overcome us like a summer cloud, Without our special wonder...
Page 130 - ... army appeared before Brixen, it was feared they would commit some excess, and Hormayr immediately issued the following proclamation to tranquillize them. " Faithful Tyroleans ! so true to your religion and so attached to your native country, the greatest pride of my heart is to be your countryman, and the happiest moment of my life is that in which I am able to take a part in your deliverance. " Yes, you have proved yourselves worthy to be free, you have proved that you deserve that constitution...