The Fatal Countess and Other StudiesW. Green & son, limited, 1924 - 298 páginas |
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affair afterwards alleged Andrew Lang appears asked Austrey Blackadder Blanchard body called Captain charge Chartley Chartley Castle counsel Countess Court crime Cross-examined daughter death defence Doctor dominie Donellan drowning Dublin Earl Edinburgh Entail epilepsy evidence examined fact father favour Favourite Galt Galt's gentleman George Gervase Elwes give guilty Gurney hand heard Howth husband Ibid Ireland's Eye Isabella James Jaque John John Galt jury justice Kelso King King's Kirkwood Kirkwood's Plea Kirwan knew Lady Boughton laurel water Leddy letters Literary Lobell Long Hole Lord Advocate Lord Ferrers Lord Tamworth lordship Margaret matter Miss Darling Miss Smith murder Nangle never o'clock opinion Overbury Overbury's Patrick person Peter Williamson plaintiff prisoner prisoner's proceedings proved remarkable Robert Fergusson Roughead Rutherford Scots Sir Theodosius Sir Thomas Somerset Spaewife told trial Weston Wielobycki wife Wight William witness woman writing wrote
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Página 186 - ALGERNON. My letters! But my own sweet Cecily, I have never written you any letters. CECILY. You need hardly remind me of that, Ernest. I remember only too well that I was forced to write your letters for you.
Página ix - I have been in the deep : in journeyings often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils by mine own countrymen, in perils by the heathen, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren : in weariness and painfulness, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness.
Página 126 - ... them before their eyes, whilst the others were cutting, piercing, and tearing the flesh from their breasts, hands, arms, and legs, with red-hot irons, till they were dead. The third unhappy victim was reserved a few hours longer, to be, if possible, sacrificed in a more cruel manner; his arms were tied close to his body, and a hole being dug, deep enough for him to stand upright, he was put into...
Página 119 - This vacance is a heavy doom On Indian Peter's coffee-room, For a' his china pigs are toom; Nor do we see In wine the sucker biskets soom As light's a flee. But stop, my Muse, nor mak a mane, Pate disna fend on that alane ; He can fell twa dogs wi' ae bane, While ither fock Maun rest themselves content wi
Página 14 - My lord is lusty and merry, and drinketh with his men; and all the content he gives me, is to abuse me, and use me as doggedly as before: I think I shall never be happy in this world, because he hinders my good, and will ever, I think so; remember, I beg for God's sake, and get me from this vile place. — Your affectionate, loving daughter, Frances Essex.
Página iii - And what of this new book the whole world makes such a rout about? — Oh ! 'tis out of all plumb, my Lord, — quite an irregular thing!— not one of the angles at the four corners was a right angle.— I had my rule and compasses, etc., my Lord, in my pocket.— Excellent critic!
Página 36 - ... which caused great fear, tumult, and confusion among the spectators and throughout the hall, every one fearing hurt, as if the devil had been present, and grown angry to have his workmanship showed to such as were not his own scholars.
Página 49 - LORD, before my mouth, and keep the door of my lips. 4 O let not mine heart be inclined to any evil thing ; let me not be occupied in ungodly works with the men that work wickedness, lest I eat of such things as please them. 5 Let the righteous rather smite me friendly, and reprove me. 6 But let not their precious balms break my head; yea, I will pray yet against their wickedness.
Página 42 - Mithridates' body was by the use of treacle and preservatives, that the force of the poisons were blunted upon him: Weston confessing, when he was chid for not dispatching him, that he had given him enough to poison twenty men.
Página 125 - ... and at the same time threatening to burn me entirely if I cried out. Thus tortured as I was, almost to death, I suffered their...