The outcasts, tr. from the Germ. (of the baroness de la Motte Fouqué) by G. Soane |
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... without satisfaction ; there are some striking scenes , and some happy sketches of character , that set this little tale far above the generality of German Romances , and , upon the whole , it is a singular appearance in PREFACE . XI.
... without satisfaction ; there are some striking scenes , and some happy sketches of character , that set this little tale far above the generality of German Romances , and , upon the whole , it is a singular appearance in PREFACE . XI.
Page xii
... appearance in Northern literature . Of the translation itself , little need be said . As it is of course only intended for the English reader , and not for the scholar in German , I have allowed myself many deviations from the original ...
... appearance in Northern literature . Of the translation itself , little need be said . As it is of course only intended for the English reader , and not for the scholar in German , I have allowed myself many deviations from the original ...
Page 30
... finding words to say it . When I left Barbican it was quite clear to me , but your unexpected appearance here , in the midst of my relations , somewhat staggered me ; I attributed to cun- ning calculation 30 THE OUTCASTS .
... finding words to say it . When I left Barbican it was quite clear to me , but your unexpected appearance here , in the midst of my relations , somewhat staggered me ; I attributed to cun- ning calculation 30 THE OUTCASTS .
Page 83
... appearance only , they called for the poor refreshment which could be supplied by a village - inn , and seated themselves in the remotest corner of the room , but without exchanging much more than single words , and these Ralph caught ...
... appearance only , they called for the poor refreshment which could be supplied by a village - inn , and seated themselves in the remotest corner of the room , but without exchanging much more than single words , and these Ralph caught ...
Page 96
... appearance would have done more with the people than the rough experience of your father , whom we might have better employed in looking after the treacherous Lords . I had stu- diously arranged that my husband should un- dertake the ...
... appearance would have done more with the people than the rough experience of your father , whom we might have better employed in looking after the treacherous Lords . I had stu- diously arranged that my husband should un- dertake the ...
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Page 253 - Her heart, replete with this love of literature and serious studies, and with tenderness towards her husband, who was deserving of her affection, had never opened itself to the flattering allurements of ambition ; and the information of her advancement to the throne was by no means agreeable to her. She even refused to accept...
Page 253 - Greek languages, besides modern tongues ; had passed most of her time in an application to learning; and expressed a great indifference for other occupations and amusements, usual with her sex and station. Roger Ascham, tutor to the Lady Elizabeth, having...
Page 284 - And while she dress'd it in her lap Her husband made the infant pap. Anon, the sexton thither came, And finding them there by the fire; The drunken knave, all void of shame, To drive them out was his desire ; And spurning out the noble dame, Her husband's wrath he did inflame.
Page 280 - When God had taken for our sin That prudent Prince King Edward away, Then bloody Bonner did begin His raging malice to bewray ; AH those that did God's word profess He persecuted more or less.
Page 250 - Virgin, whose flesh, being the outward man, was sinfully begotten, and born in sin ; and consequently, he could take none of it : but the Word, by the consent of the inward man of the Virgin, was made flesh n.
Page 284 - With cap and knee they court'sy make, But none of them would pity take. Lo, here a princess of great blood Doth pray a peasant for relief, With tears bedewed as she stood, Yet few or none regard her grief. Her speech they could not understand, But some gave money in her hand. When all in vain her speeches spent, And that they could no house-room get, Into a church-porch...