Black dwarf. Old mortalityA. Constable & Company, 1823 |
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Page 137
... tone of subdued and tremulous whis- per which implies a failure of resolution . " Not a line from the Earl of D , nor a single gentleman from the southern side of the Border . " " What's he that wishes for more men from Eng- land ...
... tone of subdued and tremulous whis- per which implies a failure of resolution . " Not a line from the Earl of D , nor a single gentleman from the southern side of the Border . " " What's he that wishes for more men from Eng- land ...
Page 177
... tone of which indicated that his an- gry feelings were suppressed with difficulty . " No - no marriage , " replied Mareschal , " there's my hand and glove on't , " Sir Frederick Langley took his hand , and as he wrung it hard , said in ...
... tone of which indicated that his an- gry feelings were suppressed with difficulty . " No - no marriage , " replied Mareschal , " there's my hand and glove on't , " Sir Frederick Langley took his hand , and as he wrung it hard , said in ...
Page 345
Walter Scott. without reply , many courtly speeches addressed to her , in a tone of voice of that happy modulation which could alike melt in the low tones of interesting con- versation , and rise amid the din of battle , " loud as a ...
Walter Scott. without reply , many courtly speeches addressed to her , in a tone of voice of that happy modulation which could alike melt in the low tones of interesting con- versation , and rise amid the din of battle , " loud as a ...
Common terms and phrases
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