The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal, Հատոր 33A. Constable, 1820 |
From inside the book
Արդյունքներ 72–ի 1-ից 5-ը:
Էջ 9
... necessary to premise , that Cedric , one of the few Saxon thanes who still retained the ample possessions of his forefathers , and bravely made head against the insolent usurpations of the Norman nobility , had long acted as guardian to ...
... necessary to premise , that Cedric , one of the few Saxon thanes who still retained the ample possessions of his forefathers , and bravely made head against the insolent usurpations of the Norman nobility , had long acted as guardian to ...
Էջ 10
... necessary to admit the passage of the head , from which it may be inferred , that it was put on by slipping it over the head and shoulders , in the manner of a modern shirt , or ancient hauberk . Sandals , bound with thongs made of ...
... necessary to admit the passage of the head , from which it may be inferred , that it was put on by slipping it over the head and shoulders , in the manner of a modern shirt , or ancient hauberk . Sandals , bound with thongs made of ...
Էջ 26
... necessary allowance for a very light air of wind , which had just arisen , and shot so successful- ly , that his arrow alighted in the very centre of the target . " A Hubert ! a Hubert ! " shouted the populace , more interested in a ...
... necessary allowance for a very light air of wind , which had just arisen , and shot so successful- ly , that his arrow alighted in the very centre of the target . " A Hubert ! a Hubert ! " shouted the populace , more interested in a ...
Էջ 28
... necessary . The Black Knight , whose prowess had so materially contri- buted to Wilfrid's victory , had glided from the lists the moment the contest had ceased , and paced along the woodlands till night- fall ; when he lost his way ...
... necessary . The Black Knight , whose prowess had so materially contri- buted to Wilfrid's victory , had glided from the lists the moment the contest had ceased , and paced along the woodlands till night- fall ; when he lost his way ...
Էջ 31
... necessary on his part ; but , filling both cups , and saying , in the Saxon fashion , " Waes hael , Sir Sluggish Knight ! " he emptied his own at a draught . draught . " Drink hael ! Holy Clerk of Copmanhurst , " answered the warrior ...
... necessary on his part ; but , filling both cups , and saying , in the Saxon fashion , " Waes hael , Sir Sluggish Knight ! " he emptied his own at a draught . draught . " Drink hael ! Holy Clerk of Copmanhurst , " answered the warrior ...
Այլ խմբագրություններ - View all
Common terms and phrases
abuses admit afford American amount appears beauty Black Knight Britain capital cause Cedric character charity classes Committee consequence Crown Demosthenes distress duty effect employment England equal evil favour feel foreign France fund give gneiss Government honour House of Commons important increase industry interest Ireland Ivanhoe Knight labour land late less Lord Lord Bolingbroke Lord Grenville Lord Peterborough Lord Sidmouth manner manufactured means measure meeting ment millions Mozart music of Italy nature neral never North Rona observed occasion operation orator original parish Parliament passed period persons poor Poor-Laws Pope present produce racter readers reason Rebecca remarkable revenue rocks Rowena Scotland seems society spirit supposed taxation taxes Templar thee ther thing thou tion trade vols wages Wamba whole wine workmen
Սիրված հատվածներ
Էջ 69 - In the four quarters of the globe, who reads an American book? or goes to an American play? or looks at an American picture or statue?
Էջ 68 - The schoolboy whips his taxed top; the beardless youth manages his taxed horse, with a taxed bridle, on a taxed road ; and the dying Englishman, pouring his medicine, which has paid...
Էջ 133 - Committee of the House of Commons, appointed to inquire into the Bankrupt Laws ; and i This and the two preceding motions were lost by large majorities.
Էջ 16 - Thus exhorted Hubert resumed his place, and not neglecting the caution which he had received from his adversary, he made the necessary allowance for a very light air of wind, which had just arisen, and shot so successfully that his arrow alighted in the very centre of the target. " A Hubert! a Hubert!" shouted the populace, more interested in a known person than in a stranger. " In the clout! — in the clout! — a Hubert forever!" " Thou canst not mend that shot, Locksley," said the Prince, with...
Էջ 15 - One by one the archers, stepping forward, delivered their shafts yeomanlike and bravely. Of twentyfour arrows shot in succession, ten were fixed in the target, and the others ranged so near it that, considering the distance of the mark, it was accounted good archery. Of the ten shafts which hit the target, two within the inner ring were shot by Hubert, a forester in the service of Malvoisin, who was accordingly pronounced victorious. "Now, Locksley...
Էջ 28 - They pull down the piles and palisades; they hew down the barriers with axes. His high black plume floats abroad over the throng, like a raven over the field of the slain. They have made a breach in the barriers — they rush in — they are thrust back!
Էջ 333 - Lands intersected by a narrow frith Abhor each other. Mountains interposed, Make enemies of nations, who had else Like kindred drops been mingled into one.
Էջ 27 - A singular novelty,' muttered the knight, ' to advance to storm such a castle without pennon or banner displayed! Seest thou who they be that act as leaders ?' 'A knight, clad in sable armour, is the most conspicuous,' said the Jewess; ' he alone is armed from head to heel, and seems to assume the direction of all around him.