 | 1804 - 574 pages
...Accordingly, he entered the vault, at dead of night, seized the president, muffled him once more in the cloak, without speaking a single word, and, using...up. The joy of his friends, and the less agreeable surprize of his successor, may be easily conceived, when he appeared in court, to reclaim his office... | |
 | Books - 1804 - 994 pages
...to Lfith ?andï, set down the ajioninhed judg* MINSTRELSY OF THE ICOTTISH BORDER. ipot where he hail taken him up. The joy of his friends, and the less agreeable surprize t>( his successor, may lie easily conceived, when he appeared in court, to reclaim his iffice... | |
 | Scott - Ballads, Scots - 1821 - 516 pages
...cloak, without speaking a single word, and, using the same mode of transportation, conveyed him to Lcith sands, and set down the astonished judge on the very...conceived, when he appeared in court, to reclaim his oflicc and honours. All embraced his own persuasion, that he had been spirited away by witchcraft ;... | |
 | Walter Scott - English literature - 1833 - 1104 pages
...Accordingly, he entered the vault at dead of night, seized the president, muffled him once more in the cloak, without speaking a single word, and, using...of his friends, and the less agreeable surprise of nis successor, may be easily conceived, when he appeared in court, to reclaim his office and honours.... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1842 - 746 pages
...Accordingly, he entered the vault at dead of night, seized the president, muffled him once more in the cloak, without speaking a single word, and, using...of his friends, and the less agreeable surprise of nis successor, may be easily conceived, when he appeared in court, to reclaim his office and honours.... | |
 | William Chambers, Robert Chambers - Tracts - 1846 - 282 pages
...Accordingly, he entered the vault at the dead of night, seized the president, muffled him once more into the cloak, without speaking a single word ; and using...surprise of his successor, may be easily conceived, when the president appeared in court to reclaim his office and honours. All embraced his own persuasion... | |
 | William Howitt - Abbeys - 1864 - 254 pages
...of tranfportation, conveyed him to Leith Sands, and fet down the aftonifhed judge at the very fpot where he had taken him up. The joy of his friends, and the lefs agreeable furprife of his fucceflbr, may eafily be conceived, when he appeared in court to reclaim... | |
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1870 - 264 pages
...Accordingly, he entered the vault at the dead of night, seized the president, muffled him once more into the cloak, without speaking• a single word ; and using...surprise of his successor, may be easily conceived, when the president appeared in court to reclaim his office and honours. All embraced his own persuasion... | |
 | William Chambers, Robert Chambers - 1870 - 530 pages
...Accordingly, he entered the vault at the dead of night, seized the president, muffled him once more into the cloak, without speaking a single word ; and using...surprise of his successor, may be easily conceived, when the president appeared in court to reclaim his office and honours. All embraced his own persuasion... | |
 | Robert Borland - Border reivers - 1898 - 338 pages
...the president's cloak, set him on a horse, and rode off with him to the place where he had found him. The joy of his friends, and the less agreeable surprise of his successor, may be more easily imagined than described, when the judge appeared in court to reclaim his office and honours.... | |
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Accordingly, he entered the vault at the dead of night, seized the president, muffled him once more into the cloak, without speaking• a single word ; and using the same mode of transportation, conveyed him to Leith sands, and set down the astonished... 
