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... worthless consort's foul dishonour . Had Adeliza and the young serpent been at- tached it would not have surprised me , indeed it was what I wished ; but for this old adultress ; fie , file , fire ! THE TOWERS OF RAVENSWOLD . 31.
... worthless consort's foul dishonour . Had Adeliza and the young serpent been at- tached it would not have surprised me , indeed it was what I wished ; but for this old adultress ; fie , file , fire ! THE TOWERS OF RAVENSWOLD . 31.
Side 32
William Henry Hitchener. this old adultress ; fie , file , fire ! my blood coagulates as I dwell on the reflection . Shall I follow , and at a distance , wit- ness this seene of diabolical infidelity ? Confusion light on the suggestion ...
William Henry Hitchener. this old adultress ; fie , file , fire ! my blood coagulates as I dwell on the reflection . Shall I follow , and at a distance , wit- ness this seene of diabolical infidelity ? Confusion light on the suggestion ...
Side 36
... fire ! The day shone bright before me ; suddenly as by the magic power of some foul fiend , a dreadful change arose , and I was thrust out with indignity . I have battled with it since , and storm and sun- shine are now to me the same ...
... fire ! The day shone bright before me ; suddenly as by the magic power of some foul fiend , a dreadful change arose , and I was thrust out with indignity . I have battled with it since , and storm and sun- shine are now to me the same ...
Side 64
... fire kindled in the middle , around which sat six persons regaling themselves ; the sight , from the reflection of the blaze , on their pallid faces , half covered with beard , at first struck him with surprise ; they heeded not the ...
... fire kindled in the middle , around which sat six persons regaling themselves ; the sight , from the reflection of the blaze , on their pallid faces , half covered with beard , at first struck him with surprise ; they heeded not the ...
Side 70
... fire they had kindled ; " there was no one here when we arrived , we merely put in for shelter till the fury of the squall was over , and ( catching the features of Ethel- bald from the reflection of the flame ) - " by hell it is my ...
... fire they had kindled ; " there was no one here when we arrived , we merely put in for shelter till the fury of the squall was over , and ( catching the features of Ethel- bald from the reflection of the flame ) - " by hell it is my ...
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The Towers of Ravenswold: Or, Days of Ironside: a Romance; Vol. I William Hitchener Ingen forhåndsvisning - 2017 |
The Towers of Ravenswold: Or, Days of Ironside: a Romance; Vol. I William Hitchener Ingen forhåndsvisning - 2017 |
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abode Adeliza afflicted agitated alarm apartment appearance arms arrived astonishment Athelstan attend Barbold began bosom brother Canute castle cave cavern chamber CHAP choly conceal confusion Corrina cries dare dark death deed desperate desperate band disguise domestics dreadful Earl Earl's Edmund Ironside endeavoured escape Ethel Ethelbald evil spirit exclaims Father Ambrose fear Flori Florimund followed friar Furbrand Gerald Gunilda happiness Harold heard heart heaven honour iron mask Isle of Wight Lady lamp Lord lover melan ment minstrels mund mysterious ness never night nilda noble Osric OVID pardon passion Patelina pearance perceived poniard poor silly head prisoner Red Sea replies rest retired revenge robbers Saxon wars secured SHAKSPEARE shelter sight silence sleep solicited soon soul surprise talk tell thing thought tion TOWERS OF RAVENSWOLD vassals voice Vortigern wander whilst Wolfred Wolfred's wretch
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Side 154 - And re-assembling our afflicted powers, Consult how we may henceforth most offend Our enemy; our own loss how repair; How overcome this dire calamity; What reinforcement we may gain from hope, If not, what resolution from despair.
Side 121 - Come, seeling night, Scarf up the tender eye of pitiful day ; And with thy bloody and invisible hand Cancel and tear to pieces that great bond Which keeps me pale...
Side 77 - Remote from multitude ; the world's a school Of wrong, and what proficients swarm around ! We must, or imitate, or disapprove ; Must list as their accomplices, or foes : That stains our innocence ; this wounds our peace.
Side 139 - Hung be the heavens with black ', yield day to night ! Comets, importing change of times and states, Brandish your crystal tresses in the sky ; And with them scourge the bad revolting stars, That have consented unto Henry's death ! f Henry the fifth, too famous to live long ! England ne'er lost a king of so much worth.
Side 47 - Scylla, bathing in the sea that parts Calabria from the hoarse Trinacrian shore : Nor uglier follow the night-hag, when call'd In secret riding through the air she comes, Lured with the smell of infant blood, to dance With Lapland witches, while the labouring moon Eclipses at their charms.
Side 169 - Passion and apathy, and glory and shame, Vain wisdom all, and false philosophy: Yet with a pleasing sorcery could charm Pain for a while, or anguish, and excite Fallacious hope, or arm the obdured' breast With stubborn patience as with triple steel.
Side 187 - How will you weather an eternal night, Where such expedients fail?
Side 18 - The cloud-capt towers, the gorgeous palaces, The solemn temples, the great globe itself; * Yea, all which it inherit, shall dissolve, And, like the baseless fabric of a vision, Leave not a wreck behind.
Side 13 - Oh, woman, lovely woman ! Nature made thee To temper man : we had been brutes without you! Angels are painted fair, to look like you : There's in you all that we believe of heav'n ; Amazing brightness, purity, and truth, Eternal joy, and everlasting love ! Belvi.
Side 42 - As sulphur blazes at the taper's touch, She long'd her hidden passion to reveal, And tell her pains, but had not words to tell ; She can't begin, but waits for the rebound, To catch his voice, and to return the sound.