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Pagina xi
... Lord , was of a feudal nature , and could be transferred by the ordinary modes of aliena- tion ; and if the Lord did not choose to act in his own person , he nominated a Freigraff " to execute the office in his stead . The court itself ...
... Lord , was of a feudal nature , and could be transferred by the ordinary modes of aliena- tion ; and if the Lord did not choose to act in his own person , he nominated a Freigraff " to execute the office in his stead . The court itself ...
Pagina 15
... lord of the castle . He proceeded to recount the vow which was made by the Knight of Geierstein to Our Lady of Einsiedlen ; and , while he spoke , the castle , rocks , woods , and precipices , again faded in mist . But as he concluded ...
... lord of the castle . He proceeded to recount the vow which was made by the Knight of Geierstein to Our Lady of Einsiedlen ; and , while he spoke , the castle , rocks , woods , and precipices , again faded in mist . But as he concluded ...
Pagina 44
... lord to whom they had of yore appertained . A summons to the hospitable board disturbed the train of the English merchant's reflections ; and a large company , comprising the whole inhabitants of every description that lived under ...
... lord to whom they had of yore appertained . A summons to the hospitable board disturbed the train of the English merchant's reflections ; and a large company , comprising the whole inhabitants of every description that lived under ...
Pagina 63
... Lord Count to drive his bullocks to the pasture , and whether his Excellency the High and Well - born , could , without derogation , sow a field or reap it , are questions which should be settled beforehand . I see you are confounded ...
... Lord Count to drive his bullocks to the pasture , and whether his Excellency the High and Well - born , could , without derogation , sow a field or reap it , are questions which should be settled beforehand . I see you are confounded ...
Pagina 66
... lord , he would have been plucked out of the Vulture's Nest , and treated with as little ceremony as if he had been the vulture himself . Neither , to say the truth , did my brother's occasional visits to Geierstein afford his vassals ...
... lord , he would have been plucked out of the Vulture's Nest , and treated with as little ceremony as if he had been the vulture himself . Neither , to say the truth , did my brother's occasional visits to Geierstein afford his vassals ...
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Anne of Geierstein Annette answered appeared Archibald de Hagenbach arms Arnheim Arnold Biederman Arthur Philipson Bâle baron baroness Berne Bernese betwixt Black Priest Burgundian Campo-Basso Cantons castle character Charles of Burgundy Colvin command companion Contay court danger desire Duke of Burgundy Duke of Lorraine duke's duty Earl of Oxford elder Philipson England English eyes father Ferette Ferrand France German governor guest hand hast hath hear heard Heaven holy honour horse journey Kilian King René knight lady Landamman look lord Lorraine maiden manner Margaret Margaret of Anjou merchant Mount Pilatus mountain never noble passed peace person present Priest of St prince Provence purpose queen received replied Rhine Rudolph Donnerhugel Saint Schreckenwald secret seemed Sigismund soldiers speak stood stranger Swiss Switzers sword tell thee Thiebault thou thought town travellers tribunal Unterwalden voice wine word yonder young Englishman youth
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