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Side 8
He thus describes what happened to him on the night of St Bartholomew : ' I was
in bed , and awakened from sleep three hours after midnight by the sound of all
the bells , and the confused cries of the populace . My tutor , St Julian , with my ...
He thus describes what happened to him on the night of St Bartholomew : ' I was
in bed , and awakened from sleep three hours after midnight by the sound of all
the bells , and the confused cries of the populace . My tutor , St Julian , with my ...
Side 9
Henry of Navarre and his cousin , the Prince of Condé , were sleeping at the
Louvre on the night of the massacre . They were awakened by a number of
soldiers about two hours before day , and conveyed into the king ' s presence ,
passing ...
Henry of Navarre and his cousin , the Prince of Condé , were sleeping at the
Louvre on the night of the massacre . They were awakened by a number of
soldiers about two hours before day , and conveyed into the king ' s presence ,
passing ...
Side 7
In the Bombay Courier of August 31 , 1799 , we have the following : ' A Malay
proa was making for the port of Amboyna ; but the pilot , finding she could not
enter it before dark , brought her to anchor for the night close under the island of ...
In the Bombay Courier of August 31 , 1799 , we have the following : ' A Malay
proa was making for the port of Amboyna ; but the pilot , finding she could not
enter it before dark , brought her to anchor for the night close under the island of ...
Side 11
... that the approach of night would be detrimental to the dissection , a thought
struck me that I could take him alive . I imagined , if I could strike him with the
lance behind the head , and pin him to the ground , I might succeed in capturing
him .
... that the approach of night would be detrimental to the dissection , a thought
struck me that I could take him alive . I imagined , if I could strike him with the
lance behind the head , and pin him to the ground , I might succeed in capturing
him .
Side 19
The ` rattle ' is a most useful warning to the prairie hunter at night , when it would
be utterly impossible to make out the whereabouts of a rattlesnake except by the
noise of the rattle as the reptile winds its way amidst the rank herbage . The first ...
The ` rattle ' is a most useful warning to the prairie hunter at night , when it would
be utterly impossible to make out the whereabouts of a rattlesnake except by the
noise of the rattle as the reptile winds its way amidst the rank herbage . The first ...
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Side 21 - Now by the lips of those ye love, fair gentlemen of France, Charge for the golden lilies now — upon them with the lance! A thousand spurs are striking deep, a thousand spears in rest, A thousand knights are pressing close behind the snow-white crest; And in they burst, and on they rushed, while, like a guiding star, Amidst the thickest carnage blazed the helmet of Navarre.
Side 3 - Blow up the fire, my maidens! Bring water from the well! For a' my house shall feast this night, Since my three sons are well.
Side 22 - D'Aumale hath cried for quarter. The Flemish count is slain. Their ranks are breaking like thin clouds before a Biscay gale ; The field is heaped with bleeding steeds, and flags, and cloven mail. And then we thought on vengeance, and, all along our van, " Remember St. Bartholomew," was passed from man to man. But out spake gentle Henry, " No Frenchman is my foe : Down, down, with every foreigner, but let your brethren go.
Side 27 - ... grown cauld to me. When we came in by Glasgow town We were a comely sight to see : My Love was clad in the black velvet, And I mysell in cramasie. But had I wist, before I kist...
Side 3 - Up then crew the red, red cock, And up and crew the gray; The eldest to the youngest said,
Side 20 - Full fifteen stane o' Spanish iron, They hae laid a' right sair on me ; Wi' locks and keys I am fast bound Into this dungeon dark and dreirie.
Side 2 - Wi ae lock o his gowden hair We'll theek our nest when it grows bare. "Mony a one for him makes mane, But nane sail ken where he is gane; Oer his white banes when they are bare, The wind sail blaw for evermair.
Bibliografiske oplysninger
| Titel | Chambers's miscellany of instructive & entertaining tracts, Bind 13 Chambers's miscellany of instructive & entertaining tracts, Chambers W. and R., ltd |
| Forfatter | Chambers W. and R., ltd |
| udgivet | 1871 |
| Oprindeligt fra | Oxford University |
| Digitaliseret | 31. jul 2006 |
| Eksporter henvisning | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |