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 27
... stood an iron pan , in which wood seemed once to have been burnt , for ashes might be discovered in it , as also scattered about the floor . The only furniture was a small table and a chair , and in one corner stood C 2 stood a large ...
... stood an iron pan , in which wood seemed once to have been burnt , for ashes might be discovered in it , as also scattered about the floor . The only furniture was a small table and a chair , and in one corner stood C 2 stood a large ...
Page 28
... stood a large oaken chest , over which hung a rude wooden crucifix . Lord William looked around him with marks of dejection at the appearance of the place , which the leader observing , told him that it should be made more comfortable ...
... stood a large oaken chest , over which hung a rude wooden crucifix . Lord William looked around him with marks of dejection at the appearance of the place , which the leader observing , told him that it should be made more comfortable ...
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... stood a stone jug of malt li- quor and a flask of spirits . It was at this moment some small relief to him to find a supply for his appetite , and having eaten what necessity required , and drunk a draught of the spirits , in the hope ...
... stood a stone jug of malt li- quor and a flask of spirits . It was at this moment some small relief to him to find a supply for his appetite , and having eaten what necessity required , and drunk a draught of the spirits , in the hope ...
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... stood fixed in silence and surprise his eyes encountering those of the leader " Give my child to Lord Rufus ! " he exclaimed , after a pause . " As I say , " returned the leader . " Never , by Heaven ! " answered the Baron ...
... stood fixed in silence and surprise his eyes encountering those of the leader " Give my child to Lord Rufus ! " he exclaimed , after a pause . " As I say , " returned the leader . " Never , by Heaven ! " answered the Baron ...
Page 52
... . He imagined his daughter sinking under the ferocious em- braces of Lord Rufus , and calling to him for assistance , while he stood by at a short short distance , anxiously desiring to res- cue her from 52 MYSTERIOUS FREEBOOTER .
... . He imagined his daughter sinking under the ferocious em- braces of Lord Rufus , and calling to him for assistance , while he stood by at a short short distance , anxiously desiring to res- cue her from 52 MYSTERIOUS FREEBOOTER .
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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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