The Abbot: Being the Sequel to The Monastery. In Two Volumes |
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Pàgina 68
Nay , but , good now Master Holiday , come ye out , do ye - Here ' s a mon would
to Wayland Smith , and I care not to shew him way to devilhis horse hath cast
shoe . ' Quid mihi cum caballo , ' replied the man of learning from within ; ' I think ...
Nay , but , good now Master Holiday , come ye out , do ye - Here ' s a mon would
to Wayland Smith , and I care not to shew him way to devilhis horse hath cast
shoe . ' Quid mihi cum caballo , ' replied the man of learning from within ; ' I think ...
Pàgina 71
... of Maro , “ Uno avulso non deficit alter ; ” and , even as a tradesman's
apprentice sets himself up in his master's shop when he is dead , or hath retired
from business , so doth this Wayland assume the dangerous trade of his defunct
master .
... of Maro , “ Uno avulso non deficit alter ; ” and , even as a tradesman's
apprentice sets himself up in his master's shop when he is dead , or hath retired
from business , so doth this Wayland assume the dangerous trade of his defunct
master .
Pàgina 72
This Wayland takes no money , indeed , nor doth ... Nay , my good Gammer
Sludge , ' answered the preceptor , “ Ricardus shall go but to the top of the hill ,
and indicate with his digit to the stranger , the dwelling of Wayland Smith .
Believe not ...
This Wayland takes no money , indeed , nor doth ... Nay , my good Gammer
Sludge , ' answered the preceptor , “ Ricardus shall go but to the top of the hill ,
and indicate with his digit to the stranger , the dwelling of Wayland Smith .
Believe not ...
Pàgina 73
The boy gave him a knowing side - look , which seemed to promise
acquiescence , while at the same time he exclaimed , “ I be your guide to
Wayland Smith ' s ! Why , man , did I not say that the devil might fly off with me ,
just as the kite there ...
The boy gave him a knowing side - look , which seemed to promise
acquiescence , while at the same time he exclaimed , “ I be your guide to
Wayland Smith ' s ! Why , man , did I not say that the devil might fly off with me ,
just as the kite there ...
Pàgina 75
Ay , and that great flat stone in the midst , which lies across the top of these
uprights , ' said the boy , ' is Wayland Smith's counter , that you must tell down
your money upon . ' • What do you mean by such folly ? ' said the traveller ,
beginning to ...
Ay , and that great flat stone in the midst , which lies across the top of these
uprights , ' said the boy , ' is Wayland Smith's counter , that you must tell down
your money upon . ' • What do you mean by such folly ? ' said the traveller ,
beginning to ...
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
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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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