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Pàgina 74
... easy to decide whether she made any actual pretensions to a direct and
supernatural call , like the celebrated Elizabeth Barton , commonly called the Nun
of Kent ; or whether she only dwelt upon the general duty which was incumbent
on all ...
... easy to decide whether she made any actual pretensions to a direct and
supernatural call , like the celebrated Elizabeth Barton , commonly called the Nun
of Kent ; or whether she only dwelt upon the general duty which was incumbent
on all ...
Pàgina 144
... hastened by a letter which she wrote to Queen Elizabeth , in which she treated
her jealous rival , and the Countess of Shrewsbury , with the keenest irony and
ridicule . As the ladies met together , the Queen said , 144 THE ABBOT .
... hastened by a letter which she wrote to Queen Elizabeth , in which she treated
her jealous rival , and the Countess of Shrewsbury , with the keenest irony and
ridicule . As the ladies met together , the Queen said , 144 THE ABBOT .
Pàgina 265
Happy Elizabeth ! to whom political interest is every thing , and whose heart
never betrays thy head . And now must I seek this other boy , if I would prevent
daggers - drawing hetwixt bim and the young Seyton . and . Ardre d and d . 6
Roland ...
Happy Elizabeth ! to whom political interest is every thing , and whose heart
never betrays thy head . And now must I seek this other boy , if I would prevent
daggers - drawing hetwixt bim and the young Seyton . and . Ardre d and d . 6
Roland ...
Pàgina 280
It is madness and ruin , " he said ; better commit herself to the savage
Highlanders or wild Bordermen , than to the faith of Elizabeth . A woman to a rival
woman - a presumptive successor to the keeping of a jealous Queen ! —Roland
Herries is ...
It is madness and ruin , " he said ; better commit herself to the savage
Highlanders or wild Bordermen , than to the faith of Elizabeth . A woman to a rival
woman - a presumptive successor to the keeping of a jealous Queen ! —Roland
Herries is ...
Pàgina 281
... whenever my Court shall be formed . ? * Your Court formed in England ! and
while Elizabeth lives and reigns ? ' said the Abbot that will be when we shall see
two suns in one heaven !! Do not think so , ' replied the Queen ; THE ABBOT . 281
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... whenever my Court shall be formed . ? * Your Court formed in England ! and
while Elizabeth lives and reigns ? ' said the Abbot that will be when we shall see
two suns in one heaven !! Do not think so , ' replied the Queen ; THE ABBOT . 281
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Què en diuen els usuaris - Escriviu una ressenya
No hem trobat cap ressenya als llocs habituals.
Altres edicions - Mostra-ho tot
Frases i termes més freqüents
Abbot answered apartment appearance arms attend Avenel bear better Castle Catherine cause command Countess court desire door Douglas Earl Elizabeth entered expression eyes face fair faith father favour fear followed Foster gave give grace hand hast hath head hear heard heart Heaven hold honour hope horse Janet keep knight lady Lambourne land learned least leave Leicester light live Lochleven look lord madam manner Mary Master means mind mistress natural never noble observed once passed person pleasure poor present Queen received remained replied Roland Græme Saint seemed seen Seyton side soon speak stood sword tell thee thing thou thought tone Tressilian true trust turned Varney voice Wayland woman young youth
Passatges populars
Pàgina 102 - Unbonneting at the same time, he fixed his eager gaze on the Queen's approach, •with a mixture of respectful curiosity , and modest yet ardent admiration , which suited so well with his fine features , that the warders, struck •with his rich attire and noble countenance, suffered him to approach the ground over which the Queen was to pass , somewhat closer than was permitted to ordinary spectators.
Pàgina 104 - It is no longer mine," said Walter; "when Your Majesty's foot touched it, it became a fit mantle for a prince, but far too rich a one for its former owner.
Pàgina 103 - You have this day spoiled a gay mantle in our service, young man. We thank you for your service, though the manner of offering it was unusual, and something bold." "In a sovereign's need," answered the youth, ''it is each liegeman's duty to be bold.
Pàgina 103 - ... by two or three ladies and the nobles of her household. She looked more than once at the wherry in which the young adventurer was seated, spoke to those around her, and seemed to laugh. At length one of the attendants, by the Queen's order apparently, made a sign for the wherry to come alongside, and the young man was desired to step from his own skiff into the Queen's barge, which he performed with graceful agility at the fore part of the boat, and was brought aft to the Queen's presence, the...
Pàgina 101 - It was even so. The royal barge, manned with the Queen's watermen, richly attired in the regal liveries, and having the banner of England displayed, did indeed lie at the great stairs which ascended from the river, and along with it two or three other boats for transporting such part of her retinue as were not in immediate attendance on the royal person.
Pàgina 188 - ... of this royal castle was, on the south and west sides, adorned and defended by a lake partly artificial, across which Leicester had constructed a stately bridge, that Elizabeth might enter the castle by a path hitherto untrodden, instead of the usual entrance to the northward, over which he had erected a gate-house or barbican, which still exists, and is equal in extent, and superior in architecture, to the baronial castle of many a northern chief.
Pàgina 102 - The night had been rainy, and just where the young gentleman stood, a small quantity of mud interrupted the Queen's passage. As she hesitated to pass on, the gallant, throwing his cloak from his shoulders, laid it on the miry spot, so as to insure her stepping over it dry-shod.
Pàgina 103 - Go to the wardrobe keeper, and he shall have orders to supply the suit which you have cast away in our service. Thou shalt have a suit, and that of the newest cut, I promise thee, on the word of a princess.
Pàgina 188 - The external wall of this royal castle was, on the south and west sides, adorned and defended by a lake partly artificial, across which Leicester had constructed a stately bridge, that Elizabeth might enter the castle by a path hitherto untrodden, instead of the usual entrance to the northward, over which he had erected...
Pàgina 188 - We cannot but add, that of this lordly palace, where princes feasted and heroes fought, now in the bloody earnest of storm and siege, and now in the games of chivalry, where beauty dealt the prize which valour won, all is now desolate.
Informació bibliogràfica
| Títol | The Abbot: Being the Sequel to The Monastery. In Two Volumes |
| Autor | Walter Scott |
| Editor | Hickman & Hazzard, 1821 |
| Original de | Biblioteca Pública de Nova York |
| Digitalitzat el | 25 Gen. 2007 |
| Nre. de pàgines | 285 pàgines |
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