Romances of the chivalric ages. The pilgrim brothers [signed Timotheus Scribewell].E. Bull, 1833 |
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Adam Turvile Anchoret appeared Archer armour beau Sire behold Black Guilbert bold bosom brother in arms brow castle cause chapel Clencham concealed countenance dark deed disguise door Dover Earl Esquire evil exclaimed eyes fair faith Falcon father Faulconbridge favour fear feelings followed free companions Fulchartley Gascony gentle Giraud glance hand hath hauberk hear heard heart Heaven holy honour horse interrupted Julian King knaves Knight of Montalban knightly Lady Bertha lance light look Lord Constable Lord of Chilham maiden master Minstrel Morice noble paces passed paused pray present prisoner Pursuivant raised Ralph de Lucy replied Roland of Montalban royal Saint Saint George Saracen scarce seemed Seneschal silence Sir Knight Sir Ralph Sir Roland Sir Tristan smile soul speak summoned sword tell thee thine thou hast thought tion tower traitor Tristan de Vertain turned Tybalt voice words
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Page 190 - And now have reached her chamber door; And now doth Geraldine press down The rushes of the chamber floor. The moon shines dim in the open air, And not a moonbeam enters here. But they without its light can see The chamber...
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Page 223 - Tis yet dead night ; yet all the earth is clutch'd In the dull leaden hand of snoring sleep. No breath disturbs the quiet of the air, No spirit moves upon the breast of earth, Save howling dogs, night-crows, and screeching owls, Save meagre ghosts, Piero, and black thoughts. I am great in blood, Unequal'd in revenge : — you horrid scouts That sentinel swart night, give loud applause From your large palms...
Page 152 - Thus while he spake, each passion dimmed his face, Thrice changed with pale — ire, envy, and despair ; Which marred his borrowed visage, and betrayed Him counterfeit, if any eye beheld : For Heavenly minds from such distempers foul Are ever clear. Whereof he soon aware...
Page 57 - There sat his wife, and his children three. She was singing one to rest ; Another, under her downy breast 'Gan trying his voice to learn her song ; The third (a hungry owl was...
Page 1 - That dwelt upon the waters. He had been Where sweeps the blue Atlantic a wide world — Had seen the sun light up the flowers like gems In the bright Indian isles — had breathed the air When sweet with cinnamon and gum and spice, But he said that no air brought health or balm Like that on his own hills, when it had swept O'er orchards in their bloom, or hedges where...