John of England1846 |
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... scene , when the watch - fires of the Britons burned upon the wold , and the galleys of Cæsar first appeared in sight . No remembrance of young England here interferes with the reverie of the wanderer ; but lost in dreams of early and ...
... scene , when the watch - fires of the Britons burned upon the wold , and the galleys of Cæsar first appeared in sight . No remembrance of young England here interferes with the reverie of the wanderer ; but lost in dreams of early and ...
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... Scenes of violence and uproar were not uncommon in that age , when municipal authorities , although they were strict to punish , were lax to restrain ; but the times were critical , and the present hubbub seemed to engage the attention ...
... Scenes of violence and uproar were not uncommon in that age , when municipal authorities , although they were strict to punish , were lax to restrain ; but the times were critical , and the present hubbub seemed to engage the attention ...
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... scene he beheld . A belief in witchcraft was in that ignorant age so prevalent , that neither station nor sex was any bar to persecution , if once suspicion fastened itself upon the victim . In the present instance , a crooked hag ...
... scene he beheld . A belief in witchcraft was in that ignorant age so prevalent , that neither station nor sex was any bar to persecution , if once suspicion fastened itself upon the victim . In the present instance , a crooked hag ...
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... scenes of blood , but who had been stayed by respect for the esquire of a Daundelyonne , now showed symptoms of executing summary vengeance upon their victim . The old hag , who had , in fact , been quite at their mercy during the ...
... scenes of blood , but who had been stayed by respect for the esquire of a Daundelyonne , now showed symptoms of executing summary vengeance upon their victim . The old hag , who had , in fact , been quite at their mercy during the ...
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... scene , was that portion of John's reign , in which Philip the Fair , of France , espousing the cause of the nephew of the English monarch , laid claim in his behalf to the crown of England , together with the territories of Ireland ...
... scene , was that portion of John's reign , in which Philip the Fair , of France , espousing the cause of the nephew of the English monarch , laid claim in his behalf to the crown of England , together with the territories of Ireland ...
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Adela amidst amongst apartment appeared arms Arthur attendants barons beauty beheld beneath Bertha Daundelyonne Bossu Brabançon Brabant caitiff castle cavern chamber Cinque Port Clothaire companion dark Daunde Dauphin death Dover Castle dreadful endeavoured England English escape esquire exclaimed fair Bertha Falaise Faulconbridge favour fear followers fortress gazed glance Gondibert guard hall hand hath heard heart heaven horse hour Hubert de Burgh inquired Isabella of Angoulême Isle of Thanet Jester John John of England King King's knave Knight of Daundelyonne Lady Bertha land looked Lord of Folkstone Mayor men-at-arms ment methinks minstrel Mirabeau monarch monk noble party passed present Prince prisoner Queen replied returned royal ruffian Salmstone Sandwich scene seemed seen SHAKESPERE side Sir Gilbert Sir Knight Sir Raoul sirrah soldier sound steed Stonar stood suddenly sword thee Thou art thought tower town turned walls Walter Mauluc weapon whilst yonder youth
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Էջ 56 - I'd have you do it ever : when you sing, I'd have you buy and sell so ; so give alms ; Pray so ; and, for the ordering your affairs, To sing them too. When you do dance, I wish you A wave o...
Էջ 144 - I have of late— but wherefore I know not— lost all my mirth, forgone all custom of exercises; and indeed it goes so heavily with my disposition that this goodly frame, the earth, seems to me a sterile promontory; this most excellent canopy, the air, look you, this brave o'erhanging firmament, this majestical roof fretted with golden fire, why, it appears no other thing to me than a foul and pestilent congregation of vapours.
Էջ 280 - The king doth wake to-night, and takes his rouse, Keeps wassail, and the swaggering up-spring reels ; And, as he drains his draughts of Rhenish down, The kettle-drum and trumpet thus bray out The triumph of his pledge.
Էջ 107 - John. It is the curse of kings, to be attended By slaves, that take their humours for a warrant To break within the bloody house of life ; And, on the winking of authority, To understand a law ; to know the meaning Of dangerous majesty, when, perchance, it frowns More upon humour, than advis'd respect.
Էջ 154 - . when the last account 'twixt heaven and earth Is to be made, then shall this hand and seal Witness against us to damnation. How oft the sight of means to do ill deeds Makes deeds ill done...
Էջ 61 - Upon the middle of the night, Waking she heard the night-fowl crow: The cock sung out an hour ere light: From the dark fen the oxen's low Came to her: without hope of change, In sleep she seem'd to walk forlorn, Till cold winds woke the gray-eyed morn About the lonely moated grange. She only said, The day is dreary, He cometh not,' she said; She said, 'I am aweary, aweary, I would that I were dead!
Էջ 250 - Subtle as Sphinx ; as sweet, and musical, As bright Apollo's lute, strung with his hair ; And, when love speaks, the voice of all the gods Makes heaven drowsy with the harmony.
Էջ 278 - s his watch, thus with his stealthy pace, With Tarquin's ravishing strides, towards his design, Moves like a ghost.
Էջ 80 - Old faces glimmer'd thro' the doors, Old footsteps trod the upper floors, Old voices called her from without. She only said, "My life is dreary, He cometh not...
Էջ 278 - Come, you spirits That tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here; And fill me, from the crown to the toe, top-full Of direst cruelty. Make thick my blood, Stop up th...