 ... It was on a daik rainy night in the month of November, that an old midwife sat musing by her cottage fire-side, when on a sudden she was startled by a loud knocking at the door. On opening it she found a horseman, who told her that her assistance...  The poetical works of Walter Scott - Página 149por sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1820Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | Walter Scott - 1818 - 312 páginas
...assistance was reqnired immediately by a person of rank, and that she shonld he handsomely rewarded, bnt that there were reasons for keeping the affair a strict secret, and, therefore, she mnst snbmit to he blindfolded, and to he condncted in that condition to the hedchamher of the lady.... | |
 | 1822 - 522 páginas
...piei-e of it -*,.:., . „ . . , . . . *• reasons for keeping the affair a strict secret', arid, therefore, she must submit to be blind-folded, and...conducted in that condition to the bedchamber of the lady! After proceeding • -1 F -11 in silence for many miles through rough and dirty lanes, they stopped,... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1823 - 336 páginas
...a horse- | man, who told her that her assistance was required immediately by a person of rank, and that she should be handsomely rewarded, but that there...hesitation the midwife consented ; the horseman bound her «yes, and placed her on a pillion behind him. After proceeding in * 1 think there is a chapel on one... | |
 | John Galt - 1824 - 462 páginas
...horseman, who told her that her assistance was required im- • mediately by a person of rank, and that she should be handsomely rewarded, but that there...in that condition to the bed-chamber of the lady. After proceeding in silence for many miles through rough and dirty lanes, they stopped, and the midwife... | |
 | John Galt - 1824 - 464 páginas
...found a horseman, who told her that her assistance was required immediately by a person of rank, and that she should be handsomely rewarded, but that there...in that condition to the bed-chamber of the lady. After proceeding in silence for many miles through rough and dirty lanes, they stopped, and the midwife... | |
 | John Burke - 1835 - 776 páginas
...immediately by a person of rank, and that she should be handsomely rewarded, but that there were leasons for keeping the affair a strict secret, and therefore she must submit to being blindfolded, and to be conducted to the bedchamber of the lady. AVith some hesitation the midwife... | |
 | 1836 - 436 páginas
...found a horseman, who told her that her assistance was required immediately by a parson of rank, and that she should be handsomely rewarded, but that there were reasons for keeping the at'. fair a strict secret, and, therefore, >he muit submit to be blindfolded, and to be conducted in... | |
 | Walter Scott, J. W. Lake - 1838 - 496 páginas
...found a horseman, who tolil her that her assistance was required immediately by a person ol rank, and that she should be handsomely rewarded, but that there...in that condition to the bed-chamber of the lady. \Vilh some hesitation the midwife consented; the horseman hound her eyes, and placed her on a pillion... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1838 - 744 páginas
...was required immediately by a person of rank, and that she should be handsomely rewarded, but lhat there were reasons for keeping the affair a strict...conducted in that condition to the bed-chamber of (he lady. After proceeding in silence for many miles through rough and dirly lanes, they stopped, and... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1841 - 848 páginas
...found a horseman, who told her that her assistance was required immediately by a person of rank, nnd ppell doorc, and found it wasted and broken. And within...found a faire altar, full richly arrayed with cloth of bo conducted in that condition to the bedchamber of the lady. With some hesitation the midwife consented;... | |
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