Brambletye House: Or, Cavaliers and Roundheads : a Novel, Volume 2H. Colburn, 1826 - 413 pages |
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... morning of the summer , he had wandered with a book into the gardens of the Luxemburg Palace , situated in the imme- diate vicinity of his residence , whose stately marble fountains , terraces , groves , parterres , grottoes , and ...
... morning of the summer , he had wandered with a book into the gardens of the Luxemburg Palace , situated in the imme- diate vicinity of his residence , whose stately marble fountains , terraces , groves , parterres , grottoes , and ...
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... morning to practise their evo- lutions , taking upon himself the task of equip- ping both his pages in an elegant suit of half- armour . Intense was the public curiosity , and inde- scribable was the individual anxiety , as the ...
... morning to practise their evo- lutions , taking upon himself the task of equip- ping both his pages in an elegant suit of half- armour . Intense was the public curiosity , and inde- scribable was the individual anxiety , as the ...
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... morning arrived , ushered in by a cloudless sun , as if heaven itself were anxious to add splen- dour to a scene already emblazoned with all the magnificence of earth . When the sound of trumpets and kettle - drums gave notice that the ...
... morning arrived , ushered in by a cloudless sun , as if heaven itself were anxious to add splen- dour to a scene already emblazoned with all the magnificence of earth . When the sound of trumpets and kettle - drums gave notice that the ...
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... morning . The knights of the carousal , formed into four parties or quadrilles , and attended by their squires , pages , and footmen , with kettle - drums and trumpets , commenced the procession . Each quadrille was distinguished by its ...
... morning . The knights of the carousal , formed into four parties or quadrilles , and attended by their squires , pages , and footmen , with kettle - drums and trumpets , commenced the procession . Each quadrille was distinguished by its ...
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... morning , after an over - night's supper of unusually deep potations , in which the widow had kindly par- ticipated , he was astonished to find her sitting by his bed - side , holding a handkerchief to her eyes , trying to pump up a sob ...
... morning , after an over - night's supper of unusually deep potations , in which the widow had kindly par- ticipated , he was astonished to find her sitting by his bed - side , holding a handkerchief to her eyes , trying to pump up a sob ...
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