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... gazing towards the abode of the Parisian syren , unconscious that , although from that distance the prisoners on he summit of the Châtelet could seem little more than a confused ant - hill astir , eyes , filled with remorse , and ...
... gazing towards the abode of the Parisian syren , unconscious that , although from that distance the prisoners on he summit of the Châtelet could seem little more than a confused ant - hill astir , eyes , filled with remorse , and ...
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... gazing prisoners ! " There is the Petit - Châtelet , too , " said Cape- luche , coldly , " but I thought we need only reckon what is out of sight ! " " Go on who will to the Palais ! to For l'Evêque ! to St. Martin ! St. Magloire ! St ...
... gazing prisoners ! " There is the Petit - Châtelet , too , " said Cape- luche , coldly , " but I thought we need only reckon what is out of sight ! " " Go on who will to the Palais ! to For l'Evêque ! to St. Martin ! St. Magloire ! St ...
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... gazing with wide eyes at the summit of the Châtelet . Luckily the tribune was interrupted in the midst of his amorous harangue , which might have completed the confusion of Huéline's thoughts into madness , by an unexpected address to ...
... gazing with wide eyes at the summit of the Châtelet . Luckily the tribune was interrupted in the midst of his amorous harangue , which might have completed the confusion of Huéline's thoughts into madness , by an unexpected address to ...
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... gazing with all her soul in her eyes at the tower above , " thou art not cheerful , and yet the moment of vengeance is nigh ! heard the monks say how Deborah of victory ? —Let us , too , sing ! " Hast thou not sang the song And she ...
... gazing with all her soul in her eyes at the tower above , " thou art not cheerful , and yet the moment of vengeance is nigh ! heard the monks say how Deborah of victory ? —Let us , too , sing ! " Hast thou not sang the song And she ...
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... gazing in great admiration at Capeluche , to one of her neigh- bours . " Ah , they may well say that fine feathers make fine birds ! He seems to me by far the handsomest person present ! " " And how gracefully he kills people ...
... gazing in great admiration at Capeluche , to one of her neigh- bours . " Ah , they may well say that fine feathers make fine birds ! He seems to me by far the handsomest person present ! " " And how gracefully he kills people ...
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Owen Tudor: An Historical Romance, Volume 1 - Primary Source Edition, Band 1 Emma Robinson Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 2013 |
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Seite 314 - Pepys' tastes and pursuits led him into almost every department of life. He was a man of business, a man of information, a man of whim, and, to a certain degree, a man of pleasure. He was a statesman, a bel-esprit, a virtuoso, and a connoisseur.
Seite 314 - Diary that throws a distinct and vivid light over the picture of England and its government during the period succeeding the Restoration. If, quitting the broad path of history, we look for minute information concerning ancient manners and customs, the progress of arts and sciences, and the various branches of antiquity, we have never seen a mine so rich as these volumes. The variety of Pepys' tastes and pursuits led him into almost every department of life.
Seite 312 - The Peerage and Baronetage," &c. SECOND AND CHEAPER EDITION, 2 vols., post 8vo, 21s. bound. The memoirs of our great families are replete with details of the most striking and romantic interest, throwing light on the occurrences of public as well as domestic life, and elucidating the causes of many important national events. How little of...
Seite 315 - All these qualifications for a biographer and an historian she has brought to bear upon the subject of her volumes, and from them has resulted a narrative interesting to all, and more particularly interesting to that portion of the community to •whom the more refined researches of literature afford pleasure and instruction. The whole work should be read, and no doubt will be read, by all who are anxious for information. It is a lucid arrangement of facts, derived from authentic sources, exhibiting...
Seite 314 - Of all the records that have ever been published, Pepys' Diary gives us the most vivid and trustworthy picture of the times, and the clearest view of the state of English public affairs and of English society during the reign of Charles II. We see there, as in a map, the vices of the monarch, the intrigues of the Cabinet, the wanton follies of the court, and the many calamities to which the nation was subjected during the memorable period of fire, plague, and general licentiousness.
Seite 315 - We must pronounce Miss Strickland beyond all comparison the most entertaining historian in the English language. She is certainly a woman of powerful and active mind, as well as of scrupulous justice and honesty of purpose." — Morning Post. " Miss Strickland has made a very judicious use of many authentic MS. authorities not previously collected, and the result is a most interesting addition to our biographical library.
Seite 314 - Diary makes us comprehend the great historical events of the age, and the people who bore a part in them, and gives us more clear glimpses into the true English life of the times than all the other memorials of them that have come down to our own.