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whence the king would cord is remarkably and a x rd excellent by ic chronicle of i i call her the woman of the locks and whereas the queen of s eyes were of a cold grey colour and too prominent s were blue with round about and whereas the queen of did nothing from to night but and talk like the was ever caring for othe... | 2 |
his breath bitterly so all men love me i am a is mine my i did but to keep them from notorious lying and violence and taking of by a few examples and they i hang men for one for another then i and that of all men kings are born to trouble as the fly upward and i pitied him in my heart i that nothing including worldly p... | 2 |
it might be of a difficult the prayer bell would ring and after prayers came dinner and after dinner the hour of when it was to note after what various and child like the would all under the holy mother s eye and in her hearing too and if ihe heard a word thought and they were many the was which for the of the i never... | 2 |
which i was allowed and a named was in this art and gave me much fo that i became in the execution of delicate and ornamental letters when i had this art months i happened to obtain a view of the i had illuminated for king alfred which he had lent unto the holy mother and alone as i was in the my cheeks were warmly whe... | 2 |
with thy poor and would have touched them with a little a thing i looked not for in a though i dared not her with my lips mine eyes did fo in fo plainly that thou art red now we will let nature hold her own and her hand by ic chronicle of led that night the king told me more of the current affairs of the realm during ... | 2 |
for of another fort by the of the holy mother she was of middle age hale and hearty but one day ate too freely of a raw which full well her could not bear well we all have our temptations and we know we are not to abide here for ever and ihe had the ufe of the that came from rome too late for it her not from and wheref... | 2 |
i was but young yet i have that the barbarous of the had all along been very grievous unto me being very little removed from the of cats i now took them to on this matter and told them how it was to devotion but my was only received with looks i was to carry this matter through and being gifted with an harmonious voice... | 2 |
might have worn a crown he would not left the world be too great a unto him yet and if all our good men were to up what manner of rulers we have ruled the ruler ever and anon even after his death as will be related hereafter he took the at times rome and in a one feature of his was notable he would try to out the quali... | 2 |
glory of the age for fifteen days a burning the and all i thought of the of who their faces that they might the who indeed fled away to a man but not before they had fire to the and burned every foul alive and now here were very headed by the chiefs and matters and in cruelty and within our fight and even our hearing f... | 2 |
my brother would that i could have aided thee or that the of and and had been in thee to know what to do and to do it then after the year of seven battles thou not have been years a fugitive and by ic chronicle of a wanderer on the face of the earth hunted like a on the mountains a like david the of in the thy dwelling... | 2 |
the latch and begged looked they all and what are we found out here v and the king held with me but i let him not wit who i was i begged by ic chronicle of for a of bread and the king bade the fetch a loaf the we have but one left and this we can the king this poor needs it i am minded that he have half oh that all the... | 2 |
or ere many had came the glad tidings that he had rallied his people in at the of they met a to be much by the news of his taking arms like the people unto him with nothing was to be heard but horns trumpets and the ringing of arms two days continued the on the third the king led them forward he their with his words wh... | 2 |
height the old tree is a of great age and great size with curiously curved branches its bark with years and with fine green grey moss it stands forward a little in advance of a wood it is the home of thousands of living things whose separate colonies exist upon it undisturbed except in so far as they prey on one anothe... | 2 |
said la what would you do if you were on the seat of war i come from where we have been beaten by the earl of the of that place y i ne he since taken and se er i and and has now sat down be re the mr key of tie country how i it will hold out heave only know bat it is to lie feared its fall will be v o time but oh if y... | 2 |
put any one to sleep said by way of encouragement when he had finished thou art already go to bed this instant and you too why are you resting your head upon your hand are you ill or only tired looked ashamed and took up her there there said more kindly put away thy spinning and go to bed leave off dreaming with thine ... | 2 |
best to bring you up in the ways of and above all to lying i have told no lies said bursting into tears i never caught you in one till this mo pursued and i hope i never shall again for i would rather you had never been born than that you should depart from the ways of poor we are and homely but honest and sincere we h... | 2 |
possessed by the evil one said reproachfully and may not she be i wonder to hear you father talk so of your own daughter may not the child have had intercourse with heaven after all the worst of it is i fear it may only be an idle tale to account for her letting the sheep go astray and her spinning idle tale wicked tal... | 2 |
which a noble purpose the young knight had failed to make anything of was supplied no doubt from some heavenly quarter by that beautiful little statue of our lady which is to be seen to this day t and which to be more attractive to the s daughter was perfectly black was black then inquired no question of it said and s... | 2 |
likely to know most about it here comes father though my lad you ll oblige me by sitting on this bench it s just as soft as the stool at least no harder and always likes his own seat well as i was saying i suppose you ll settle some of these days no you weren t said but it don t signify yes i suppose i shall well th... | 2 |
be that i shall set the dog at you said here knows better than to fly at me said snapping his fingers at him and whistling which the dog however did not exactly incline to take in good part the long and short is that you are promised to me and my wife you shall be so why make more nobly won a c who promised me to you ... | 2 |
they said or seemed to say that she must do and suffer great things they bade her go forth fearing nothing that flesh could do unto her for that she should be with strength for a certain allotted task by power from high and when the a noble purpose voices ceased and the mysterious passed away she used to weep and that ... | 2 |
a noble purpose and what have they said has it been in this very house this is deeply interesting simply and earnestly told her tale and and his wife believed every word of it dear heart said he after a thoughtful pause and have you communicated this to your father and mother yes uncle and they believe it no more than ... | 2 |
such as you are born to do great things i could no more speak and look like you than i could fly like an eagle if so be and it so being that you must speak to the king you have no more to do than to speak and look at the governor just as you do to me to turn him round your finger that is just what i hope and think uncl... | 2 |
that must not be said and she looked so that her pitying uncle said if indeed there really were need of thy remaining in oh indeed there is need of it why then there is the wife of a worthy who at a word from me would give thee a lodging nobly won oh speak the word then uncle so to the they went meanwhile de and de we... | 2 |
of about thirty years of age put a few questions to who was quiet and of her words and then returned to her own affairs spent much of her time in prayer and filled up the rest of it in spinning for her hostess on the following day she was preparing to repeat her visit to sir robert de when standing at her door exclai... | 2 |
said wiping her poor eyes as dropped the money into her lap and pray what did he give them to you for nobly won for my trouble in going to him and wherefore did you go because he sent for me with a safe conduct and the governor himself took me with ever so many men at arms yes yes said in a subdued voice the grand peop... | 2 |
i shall think there is something amiss in the fare or the invitation come come there s nothing amiss in the fare i will undertake to say observed for a noble purpose what s good enough for you must be good enough for us i always say what will do for me ought to do for my guests yes if they take you by surprise said oth... | 2 |
another about the state of the country and she do better than listen de spoke nobly won of the english as and de observed how in times the had been the and the whole realm of england to their and he described how the english hated them and were by them which was all new to and he went on to tell how king john of englan... | 2 |
have put duke charles up to sending for the maid on pretence of wanting her assistance for the purpose of seeing what she really t nobly won was and whether she laid claim to any miraculous powers or not it may have been so said de musing she conducted herself on that occasion in a way no one could have reckoned on de ... | 2 |
a little and then said since the troop as you tell us is so numerous it will be no cowardice but mere prudence to do as you say only let us beware of nobly won going far astray and coming back again to the same place for though i have been before it was long ago richard the replied de knows the wood well and says he c... | 2 |
on which the poor woman s fears were and when she found what they wanted she gladly gave them refreshment for she had just her cow and drawn a of hot from the oven she was very kind to and said to her i see you are a woman for your long hair has escaped from your hood and she took her into another room to wash her face... | 2 |
passed the night comfortably in and next day conveyed the five hundred carts triumphantly into their camp before so many of the carts were laden with that they call it the battle of the only one englishman of note was killed only one prisoner made and he was a the intense disgust of the at this cannot be described as ... | 2 |
well have been vol p a noble purpose the said princess s lords in waiting and one of whom at least was personally known to some of the council as to the king they were received not with a country girl s short quick dipping courtesy but with a slight grave bend of the head on their inquiring the nature of her message to... | 2 |
shall become his lieutenant in the realm of france come that is a good hearing said charles no longer but how am i to know that you say true gentle said she earnestly why will you not believe me i tell you that god has pity on you and your people for st louis and are on their knees before him day and night praying for ... | 2 |
the king and earnestly fixed her eyes a little above his head heaven be praised said she softly crossing her arms on her bosom said the king sharply at his voice she violently started and instantly awoke how came you why came you said he fearfully the angel brought me i followed the angel said she simply you hear her s... | 2 |
than a bond said de so as de saw his heart was in it he made no more opposition but took pen ink and and wrote out a form somewhat shorter than du s but to the same purport to all whom these letters present may concern de diet de and de of the king of france s stable greeting be it known to you that to confirm perpetua... | 2 |
her have the sword marked with five crosses in the church of st at which was accordingly sent for the of st sent her a crimson velvet embroidered with golden de lis and from some other quarter she received a blue satin hat and fringed with gold but her preference was for she gave her own directions for her banner it wa... | 2 |
size of a man and woman servant looking eagerly out of near the doorway up and down stated to a noble purpose their master we should only make a j and a failure we should not achieve a success like the man must have had an he could at will let run riot or control the bounds bound the one of his was a inscribed a impos... | 2 |
she spoke of returning to her spinning returning to her spinning indeed cried no no you may depend on it shell not do that my will be a and hold up her head with any of them in and cut work with the wide sleeves they call which in my mother s time were called because they would hold whatever you put into them the was ... | 2 |
were not backward to obey these instructions and talked eagerly till a plain plentiful meal was served she helped them herself and said now it is my time to talk that you may eat i am longing said to hear all you have to say the king said who is a right noble gentleman has been very good to me he would not believe in m... | 2 |
very easy to say so but who is to send them we had hoped your majesty aye aye you hope my majesty my i majesty has very little peace or quiet day or night what with your hopes one minute and your fears the next what you are short of provisions hey and of men your majesty the fewer the mouths to feed my good fellow now ... | 2 |
attended by la and a few others was early in the saddle and saw the train file by him in the following order the d carrying the white banner to the wind in full with a white such as we see in the to s flowing in graceful folds over her plate father on a mule noble purpose de and de well mi and richly armed with two th... | 2 |
may be said but not of a fine war horse like that my sister rides marry i should like him to see her now perhaps you would like him to see you now said louis well it seems a long while since i left home said innocently and i should like to see him and for him to see me home sick said not in the least said stoutly ah sa... | 2 |
she was the wonder of the hour women looked at her with tearful eyes and men regarded her with curiosity and reverence as she passed onward to the cathedral there was no lack of attendance that evening at afterwards the grey haired old in gown and gold chain her and her companions with his best but reminded him it was ... | 2 |
shepherd the man was not at home but his wife was and believing her friendly to him asked her for shelter and concealment she knew him well enough and hated him so when he asked her for a little water she gave him some milk and made believe that she wished him well and made up a bed for him but directly he was asleep s... | 2 |
are re assuming their arms for their country s cause they only wait for her to cheer and them them and welcome said the but to undertake anything in the nature of command will be simply ridiculous i for one am not going to be led by a she wear oo da i nobly won with her hair flowing over it i understand tied by a strin... | 2 |
down my i suppose no said i want you to carry to along the north that is all all bless my soul my good girl interposed la hire i nobly won t dear captain said she to him do you believe me sent by heaven or not he was silent u i dare know nothing of the matter i am simply sent as a messenger to lead you to victory if yo... | 2 |
day it may be supposed that such as these were as acceptable in many instances as a biting north wind to a person with a bad cold and that sundry ladies with or round like the moon pronounced her a very set up young person vastly and disagreeable but yet there were others pricked to the heart and by her enthusiasm who ... | 2 |
whose black eyes were full of tears as she averted them from her lover evening was closing in upon them as they stood leaning against the sea wall of a little town overlooking the the place was romantic enough there were flights of steps a seemingly without beginning or end cut in the rock and hanging between earth and... | 2 |
by the reading as he approached the man looked up at him with a pair of frank well opened black eyes and said how far is it to v scarcely two miles replied are you going there towards it but not to it replied the man rising and his bag my wares are likely to sell better in country than town you are a then a book more p... | 2 |
and kitchen composed the chief furniture coats straw hats pictures of saints hung on the walls in one corner stood a loom in which the home spun was woven for the linen of the family such was the home from which had stolen that morning and to which he must have brought had he prevailed on her to marry him but he saw no... | 2 |
show their than in defence of their if you have no money you have things i can turn to money i see no lack of plenty here your orange and apple trees are loaded with fruit your are spread out to dry your are in the sun and how many of them are ours t if the hen does but a brood in comes the or in comes the and carries... | 2 |
a curious book it has a great air of truth nay i cannot but be persuaded it is true but there is not a word in it about the pope s new chapter iv the js i cannot bear to see people in grief i will not dwell on the distress which s letter caused to his family not being much of a he had got a comrade to write it who had ... | 2 |
eats well with meat this was composed like most of green red root and the of hard boiled eggs the three colours were opposed the stranger looked up perhaps you like this v repeated the young man and rapidly indicating with his finger the red white and green you are right said the other quickly in the combination is sug... | 2 |
day and night they did not object however to my speaking occasionally to the lady and to the servant maid to the latter i said under my breath i shall escape impossible returned she in the same manner do not attempt it you will only be i laugh at i replied i have worn them so long already i then bade her presently goss... | 2 |
delight and admiration fell aside with her brother and conversed with him apart at the window dear said she softly it is impossible to tell you how glad i am to see you are you well and happy v quite well my sister as to happy the life here is not too what is there wanting v said she looking at him earnestly what do yo... | 2 |
very pleasant too said pleasant enough no doubt but how very improper why did she come to any harm v not that i know of where was the harm then if she did not feel she was doing wrong it was not against the customs of her country but it was against ours true but do you know i have learned to think we are in some of our... | 2 |
i believe they to be copies of the holy bible which you know is quite unfit for general circulation indeed i do not know it because i never read it said i think i should like to do so if it came in my way for my curiosity is excited ah you young people have mostly ears said father the way this rascal s crime was discov... | 2 |
nook cried establishing herself in the shadow of the nobody is likely to interrupt us which book shall we read toss up looked i do not think you are serious enough to like my book said he try me i will be as grave as a judge which will the prefer v yours said drawing out her work i know my husband likes it here it is t... | 2 |
mean what would think my love of your all about the neighbourhood with dear mamma he would think nothing of it he would like it he sent me home expressly to be happy happy my dear yes by all means in a reasonable sort of way but this is quite unheard of quite quite outrageous i am sure said with a tear in her eye which... | 2 |
that it seemed as if they had been apart a thought how delightful it must be to be so united and wondered whether he was in the way his father was out his mother was nursing the baby his aunt was at prayers he thought he would smoke a cigar how it with you v said suddenly not particularly well said but i have been deli... | 2 |
he offered me his books for sale he is a named he appeared a good sort of fellow his language was good and his dress and bearing respectable ah well you love darkness better than light i verily believe o no we are for light you have aspirations rather than principles and whatever you may thirst for you never yourselves... | 2 |
master has disappeared said he disappeared says why he has gone to has he not says he oh sir said she you surely know he is under arrest poor young gentleman i feared to shock you says my father oh you needn t fear that sir says with a toss of her head my feelings are not at all concerned about him well young woman say... | 2 |
of the you have not been guilty of v no sir i was speaking with regard to whose words they as such precisely do you keep up your spirits tolerably in this place i m afraid mine would flag terribly i think of st paul s words sir but none of these things move me he bore a good deal more than i have been called to do yet ... | 2 |
many generations when they met their female friends their greeting was an affectionate kiss and it was pleasant to see the of these poor people whose lives in general were a monotonous round of hard work even the baby carried in the arms of its father came in for a share of the entertainment among the carriages which w... | 2 |
in my favour i must be soon or late and were i to escape a stain would rest on my character so like him exclaimed such madness ejaculated why he ll die as sure as i sit here no he feels the confidence of innocence said he does not know that the evidence he on said will altogether fail him it will never do to let the ma... | 2 |
for me it would not do for me no but it would do for some that i could name for instance said removing his cigar and looking at him i thought he observed presently that was some years older than you only twenty months and his moustache might be got rid of true well i see your game i cannot say it is right but you have... | 2 |
both in this way did try to the generous spark of energy in his young relative and invite him to scorn delights and live laborious days who was alive to every noble impulse lent a ready ear to him and promised to read more think more take more exercise and smoke less the rest of the journey was infinitely agreeable to ... | 2 |
think anybody was sorry they could not find him indeed how should they he escaped by sea oh indeed yes of course that was the easiest way and the recollected afterwards having seen a boat they could not make out put off and disappear behind the point well said after a pause i think i shall go into the town and hear all... | 2 |
then after gazing wistfully into her glazed eyes he spoke into her ear as distinctly as it was possible to articulate safe he is safe it was difficult to say whether a faint expression of gladness did not on the poor mother s face persuaded himself of it though the nurse thought otherwise and after lingering by her a ... | 2 |
it was the first chapter of st s gospel which so seized on the attention of mr alexander afterwards bishop of that he read on and on till from an incredulous son of he became a believing christian s mind was much less he was no deep but he had an of deception and having accepted the bible for the word of truth on the w... | 2 |
we know them so well already but to they were quite new and with ever increasing interest he followed through his career with him step by step he received a letter from one from the journey and voyage had been effected in safety his kind companions had frankly offered him a home as long as he needed one but he would no... | 2 |
a letter from who wrote to him by her secretary about once a quarter and the old felt more interest in her genuine affection than in the love letters it was usually his lot to pen we pray for you daily she said and we pray for a speedy and righteous peace father keeps on well but seems tired at times you know he is alw... | 2 |
more of the lady whom he concluded to be english but who did not by any means realize his ideas of an the lady giving her a little with her heel and her rein lightly in advance and could not help admiring her a turn of the road brought them close to the groom and prostrate animal the former of whom immediately began to... | 2 |
years i certainly have been but during my early life i had little change so that being now without home ties with ho near relative in fact except my brother i wander hither and thither at will for i am quite old enough now to do anything that is respectable and now she added after a moment s pause l pray tell me someth... | 2 |
as well as anything else as for instance said as for instance sat upon a wall which i may by what shall i say is not the thing i e r non of course should have been however was immensely at this nonsense and especially at the number of feet in the last line which he said were quite enough for to stand upon and he want... | 2 |
her rein to her groom alighted and crossed the fields seated at the door with her youngest brother at her knee raised her large liquid eyes and said enter enter dirt and discomfort so evidently reigned within that miss hesitated however dragging up her habit to escape if possible she picked her way into the kitchen say... | 2 |
money it is only when nature is a harsh to her children that she has good sons then again your police your by the way you have a prison here i should like to see it have you ever been into it v yes said but i don t think it would repay your trouble it repay my trouble the worse it is the more it needs to be seen let u... | 2 |
going to teach courage v oh well one can but die once and it will be in good company ril engage to bring you home to dinner i ve had points put into my sails on purpose to please you it was impossible to resist this proof of consideration so miss consented to the sail without another word of objection just as she had ... | 2 |
smiled and told him to lock his hands together and raise them when she stepped on them she laid her hand on his shoulder sprang up and down she came because of course had opened his hands so she and others laughed and so did he with a little confusion and would have made way for her groom no no try again try twenty ti... | 2 |
to see the pictures at the where the and party were before them and where miss made a direct attack on by up to him and saying in a loud hard voice can you tell me the subject of that great ugly picture put on a look of not her with a distant bow on which she looked hard at him and then walked off saying ho i thought... | 2 |
myself if i were to be to morrow there are several ways in which i could earn money how v i might write a book or copy a picture or teach music or my own language or french and italian or be a daily or resident or teacher or or be a nursing sister or keep a fancy shop or a boarding e or many other things you have so m... | 2 |
world for ever was overwhelmed with melancholy for friendship had made some amends to his heart for his disappointment in love and now he felt quite alone in the world to the who had occasionally spoken kindly to him he was surprised and delighted at his holding out to him an italian testament and asking whether he wou... | 2 |
confidences she comprehended the situation come home with if you will said she kindly and spend the evening at our house it must be very pleasant for friends so long to meet and under such touching circumstances coloured to his temples and at once by the of the lady saluted her with the greatest respect and after a has... | 2 |
of his own character and principles with dignity well i am greatly mistaken if he be not a he is in no want of money there is a frenchman with whom he is very intimate and whence they derive their supplies i know not but between them they are certainly well off a poor of ours named who married an english girl of eighte... | 2 |
that he had against the emperor that emperor who was as the event proved to be the friend in need of italy after all his death was not as terrible as that which he had intended for the emperor he went to the sadly with a certain sorrowful dignity about him but the the stain die as he would must live on that is just w... | 2 |
the yet he was struck by its simplicity and and was interested in the sermon in the course of which the preacher remarked that the first convert to christianity was an italian and dwelt on the special obligation which rested on his hearers to their pure christian doctrine by their lives as quitted the church he was str... | 2 |
quiet but at times and seasons in cloudy weather for instance he gives himself a little and then the little girls can t make too much noise for him he with them races with them becomes a child himself dr will find me a very quiet neighbour said i shall have no other then v no other sir and i and that is all is one of y... | 2 |
arriving and insisted on receiving and who had just joined his friends what a happy evening that was to them after hearing all there was to hear abroad they came home to the temperate little supper neatly spread for them in s best room where on excuse of common cause the whole house drew together dr from his study and ... | 2 |
the captive s narrative was given at length he was determined to join the army though his health did not promise a very efficient but he declared that freedom and happiness would soon make a man of him again and so the event proved on the morning before good friday we english were startled by two at complete with each ... | 2 |
it is with a hasty exclamation sprang to his feet threw away his cigar and walked quickly towards the cart followed a few paces behind by while and were struggling with laughter the recognition had taken place before came up in a very like attitude was clasping her father s hand in both her own and bending down her fac... | 2 |
the plains with fields of and and the vines hang in between the trees here and there a walled town or an old castle crowns a distant height this fair scene was destined to be the field of a battle the cavalry were driven back by the upon where they were brought up by the force of and a fierce contest took place in the ... | 2 |
evidence when he saw bending over her father the next instant he found his hand tenderly clasped by his beloved mother o the bliss of that moment henceforth they were very happy even in spite of the began to think he should live to see italy made yet believed in the emperor and could not forget all he had done for them... | 2 |
weather and swollen rivers he would stand crying in the market places la la holding an open volume high aloft and seldom or never in vain one day having arrived at he met an old jew going towards the the jew him with the single word v hebrew no said but i wish well to the oh indeed said the old man rather that is a rar... | 2 |
is but on yonder behind the cherry orchard and i will there take out your thorn before you can say ave it will be long enough before i say ave returned the traveller smiling but i thank you heartily good mother and will readily ac your kindness gently then don t hurry said she helping him up if it were not for this loa... | 2 |
to foot there was something foreign and picturesque in his simple dress he was of yet vigorous make and appeared about eight and twenty of age the expression the of his mouth and eyes was exceedingly good his complexion was brown and healthy his hair dark and slightly curling cried he drawing in his breath with a comic... | 2 |
corners of the streets blue green and scarlet will float from the windows the bells will ring the will sing hymns incense will the perfume the air the scene will be one of enchantment i and there is to be a miracle play added her grandmother and was to have played the virgin mary but another girl her out of the part w... | 2 |
will read you something about him and then you shall tell me who he is very well perhaps i may be deeper in legends than you think fellow though i am said smiling and dipping his brush into the white paint at this time began reading aloud in a distinct impressive voice there arose no small stir about that way for a cer... | 2 |
burn for he will take thereof and warm himself yea he it to bread and yet thereof a image and it he part thereof in the fire with part thereof he flesh he himself with it and i am warm i have seen the fire and with the thereof he a god t down to it it unto it deliver me for thou art my god i that is strongly put said ... | 2 |
obliged to break them with a stone in the morning i have resumed the chase but even the excitement of a life like this was not enough for me my mother died my sister went to live with some relations and i re i s history solved to be a soldier aud fight beside my farther i should have known you had been cried mother by... | 2 |
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