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Pagina 4
... dark shade of sorrow which had obscured her youth . She shrank from the boisterous playfulness of the heir , who was her destined betrothed , and sought rather the society of his younger and gentler brother , who , being intended for ...
... dark shade of sorrow which had obscured her youth . She shrank from the boisterous playfulness of the heir , who was her destined betrothed , and sought rather the society of his younger and gentler brother , who , being intended for ...
Pagina 9
... dark curls ( which , when lifted by the light air , be- trayed the use of an exquisite perfume ) fell on his shoulders . His mantle was richly embroidered , and by its gay colour confirmed what the admirably wrought hauberk it covered ...
... dark curls ( which , when lifted by the light air , be- trayed the use of an exquisite perfume ) fell on his shoulders . His mantle was richly embroidered , and by its gay colour confirmed what the admirably wrought hauberk it covered ...
Pagina 15
... dark eyes glistened as she named him- " had been thinking day and night , for weeks , of the little offering he wished to make her ; for she was so good and kind to him ! Her mother would be vexed that she was not at home , when Sir ...
... dark eyes glistened as she named him- " had been thinking day and night , for weeks , of the little offering he wished to make her ; for she was so good and kind to him ! Her mother would be vexed that she was not at home , when Sir ...
Pagina 16
... . The form of rounded symmetry , the eyes and hair of the colour of the hazle nut , the dark but glowing complexion , and daz- zling teeth of the rustic beauty , were all by turns the subject of the warm enco- miums he 16 THE RANSOM .
... . The form of rounded symmetry , the eyes and hair of the colour of the hazle nut , the dark but glowing complexion , and daz- zling teeth of the rustic beauty , were all by turns the subject of the warm enco- miums he 16 THE RANSOM .
Pagina 36
... and hair , the same dark but glowing complexion , but the eyes wandered wildly , or were fixed vacantly , and the mouth , never closed , feeble and weak , revealed the sad fact that intellect was altogether 36 THE RANSOM .
... and hair , the same dark but glowing complexion , but the eyes wandered wildly , or were fixed vacantly , and the mouth , never closed , feeble and weak , revealed the sad fact that intellect was altogether 36 THE RANSOM .
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The Ransom: A Tale of the Thirteenth Century, Founded on a Family ..., Volume 1 Laura Valentine Volledige weergave - 1846 |
The Ransom: A Tale of the Thirteenth Century, Founded on a Family Tradition ... Laura Valentine Geen voorbeeld beschikbaar - 2015 |
Veelvoorkomende woorden en zinsdelen
Alinor answered Artois asked Baron Fitzwalter Baynard's Castle beauty beheld beside betrothed brave brother brow captive chamber churl Cicely Fitzwalter companion Constance de Lingard Count d'Artois Count of Artois crusaders Cyprus Damietta damsel dark daugh daughter dead death deep Dickon Duke of Burgundy eagerly English Eudocia Eudocia Comnena exclaimed eyes fair fair lady father fear Fitz gallant gazed gentle girl Grace guerite Hall hand hast hath heard Heaven holy honour hope Joinville King Louis Knight of Leighton Lady Cicely Lady Fitzeustace Limisso listened looked lord Lord Fitzwalter Lucy maiden morning murderer never noble Oriflamme pale Paul Comnenus paused Perrot poor pray priest Prince Provençal ransom Regnier replied Robert of Artois royal Saracen Seneschal silent Sir Edmund Fitzwalter Sir Knight smile sorrow spirit spoke squire stood sweet tell thank thee thou thought tone Trafford truth turned Venetian Wilfred young knight youth
Populaire passages
Pagina 89 - And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life.
Pagina 299 - What years, i' faith ? Vio. About your years, my lord. Duke. Too old, by heaven; let still the woman take An elder than herself ; so wears she to him, So sways she level in her husband's heart. For, boy, however we do praise ourselves, Our fancies are more giddy and unfirm, More longing, wavering, sooner lost and worn, Than women's are.
Pagina 265 - Noble madam, Men's evil manners live in brass; their virtues We write in water.
Pagina 33 - Friendship is constant in all other things Save in the office and affairs of love: Therefore all hearts in love use their own tongues; Let every eye negotiate for itself, And trust no agent; for beauty is a witch, Against whose charms faith melteth into blood.
Pagina 169 - TURN, gentle Hermit of the dale, And guide my lonely way To where yon taper cheers the vale With hospitable ray. " For here forlorn and lost I tread, With fainting steps and slow; Where wilds, immeasurably spread, Seem lengthening as I go." " Forbear, my son," the Hermit cries, " To tempt the dangerous gloom ; For yonder faithless phantom flies To lure thee to thy doom.
Pagina 3 - Can such things be, And overcome us like a summer's cloud, Without our special wonder?
Pagina 21 - ... there's a divinity that shapes our ends, rough hew them how we will.
Pagina 226 - And on his breast a bloody cross he bore, The dear remembrance of his dying Lord. For whose sweet sake that glorious badge he wore, And dead (as living) ever him adored: Upon his shield the like was also scored, For sovereign hope, which in his help he had...
Pagina 28 - ... this situation, the Earl of Artois sore repented of his headstrong rashness, when it was too late; and, seeing Earl William Longespee fighting bravely against the chief brunt of the enemy, he called out to him in a cowardly manner to flee, as God fought against them. But William bravely answered, "God forbid that my father's son should flee from the face of a Saracen.
Pagina 3 - This is the prettiest low-born lass that ever Ran on the green sward : nothing she does or seems, But smacks of something greater than herself; Too noble for this place.