The outcasts, tr. from the Germ. (of the baroness de la Motte Fouqué) by G. Soane |
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... the side , rise up dark and colourless into the grey mist , as if their turrets mingled in the pale dance of spirits that flitter over them like a VOL . I. D fleecy rack . Richard , I fear some evil is THE OUTCASTS . 33.
... the side , rise up dark and colourless into the grey mist , as if their turrets mingled in the pale dance of spirits that flitter over them like a VOL . I. D fleecy rack . Richard , I fear some evil is THE OUTCASTS . 33.
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... Council , have been in vain striving to persuade Lady Grey to accept the crown . Pale , like a lily in a night - storm , she leans her head on Dudley's breast , looking up into his blue eyes as if she had no understanding 58 THE OUTCASTS .
... Council , have been in vain striving to persuade Lady Grey to accept the crown . Pale , like a lily in a night - storm , she leans her head on Dudley's breast , looking up into his blue eyes as if she had no understanding 58 THE OUTCASTS .
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... moment , and evidently struggling with some question . At last he ventured to open his lips , and timidly said , " Excuse me , sir , you have twice spoken of the Lady Jane , or Lady Grey ; why do you not call her Queen ? 74 THE OUTCASTS .
... moment , and evidently struggling with some question . At last he ventured to open his lips , and timidly said , " Excuse me , sir , you have twice spoken of the Lady Jane , or Lady Grey ; why do you not call her Queen ? 74 THE OUTCASTS .
Page 76
... Grey , the grand - daughter of Mary of England , Henry the Seventh's sister . ' Curious shopmen , and idle maid - servants , stood before their doors , gaping at the show , and joined in the cry , while the more respectable citizens ...
... Grey , the grand - daughter of Mary of England , Henry the Seventh's sister . ' Curious shopmen , and idle maid - servants , stood before their doors , gaping at the show , and joined in the cry , while the more respectable citizens ...
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... I heard of this too , yet the evil omen , to which I alluded , was of a much more fearful character . " " Speak it then quickly ; I stand on red - hot coals . " " It is whispered that , just as Lady Grey THE OUTCASTS . 87.
... I heard of this too , yet the evil omen , to which I alluded , was of a much more fearful character . " " Speak it then quickly ; I stand on red - hot coals . " " It is whispered that , just as Lady Grey THE OUTCASTS . 87.
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