The Ingoldsby Legends: Or, Mirth and Marvels, Volume 2G. Routledge, 1889 |
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... hand upon a long MS . corre- spondence of my great - uncle , Sir Peregrine Ingoldsby , a cadet of the family , who somehow contrived to attract the notice of George the Second , and received from his " honour - giving hand " the ...
... hand upon a long MS . corre- spondence of my great - uncle , Sir Peregrine Ingoldsby , a cadet of the family , who somehow contrived to attract the notice of George the Second , and received from his " honour - giving hand " the ...
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... hands of Pennalosa , was the unfortunate monarch's mamma , and not his sister . I would gladly rectify the error , but then , what am I to do for a rhyme ? -On the whole , I fear I must content myself , like So St. Foix might have wrote ...
... hands of Pennalosa , was the unfortunate monarch's mamma , and not his sister . I would gladly rectify the error , but then , what am I to do for a rhyme ? -On the whole , I fear I must content myself , like So St. Foix might have wrote ...
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... hand , " Being nearly related to Louis le Grand . It had been all the same had that King been his brother ; He fought sometimes with one , and sometimes with another ; For war , so exciting , He took such delight in , He did not care ...
... hand , " Being nearly related to Louis le Grand . It had been all the same had that King been his brother ; He fought sometimes with one , and sometimes with another ; For war , so exciting , He took such delight in , He did not care ...
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... hand that clasp'd his - yester - morn ! And there are widows wand'ring there , That roam the blood - besprinkled plain , And listen in their dumb despair For sounds they ne'er may hear again ! One word , however faint and low , - Ay , e ...
... hand that clasp'd his - yester - morn ! And there are widows wand'ring there , That roam the blood - besprinkled plain , And listen in their dumb despair For sounds they ne'er may hear again ! One word , however faint and low , - Ay , e ...
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... hand you may see that old Jezebel raise , Arm'd with the blade , So oft used in her trade , The horrible calling e'en now she is plying , Despoiling the dead , and despatching the dying ! For these " nimble Conveyancers , " after such ...
... hand you may see that old Jezebel raise , Arm'd with the blade , So oft used in her trade , The horrible calling e'en now she is plying , Despoiling the dead , and despatching the dying ! For these " nimble Conveyancers , " after such ...
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