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Whilst the rest of human kind are led away captives in the chains of their infernal enemy, the faithful Persian alone reserves his religious adoration for his friend and protector Ormusd, and fights under his banner of light, in the full confidence that he shall, in the last day, share the glory of his triumph.
You have heard, I dare say, of the hunter and sportsman's saint and protector, St. Hubert, and of the noble stag, which appeared to him in the forest, with the holy cross between his antlers.
The earth which we were going to defend and protect had herself turned protector, and reaching out her strong arm had snatched her foolish children from the destruction which they had invited. It would be impossible to describe the chagrin of every member of the expedition. A Feeling of Shame.
He was a novice in the business, but in obedience to the instructions given him, he laid his hand on Mary's shoulder, and said, "By virtue of this writ, I replevin this woman, and deliver her to Mr. Hopper." Her protector immediately said to her, "Thou canst now go home with me." But her mistress seized her by the arm, and said she should not go.
"That's the last of him" said the children's protector smiling, "but now tell me, you three, what do you think of the change in my appearance?" For a moment the three children stared up at the tall figure, admiring yet puzzled, then Ann clapped her hands and shouted: "Oh, I know now who you are you're the Knight-mare!"
The memory of the latter's recent mishaps was too clear in his doggish mind to make him willing that a single bush should come between him and his protector. When they reached the little cottage, Mother Lemon sat spinning outside her low doorway. "Welcome, my man," she said when she finally saw, by squinting into the sunlight, who it was that approached, "but drive off that dog."
'But the truth being that he was my best protector and friend, and did me more good than all the masters put together, an irrational impulse seized me to pick him up, or go down with him. 'Hem! Permit me, sir, to have the honour, said Mr. Grewgious, advancing with extended hand, 'for an honour I truly esteem it. I am proud to make your acquaintance. I hope you didn't take cold.
I was completely worn out; and I fell asleep, in spite of my resolution to watch through the night. In my forlorn situation, forsaken in a strange place, I dreamed of you again, and I appealed to you again as my one protector and friend.
"Don't hit me, and I'll be good, indeed, I will." Mrs. Marteen had taken no notice of her providential protector. Her head was sunk upon her breast and her hands hung limp in her lap. The young man whistled twice, never relaxing his hold.
It was at the dying instigation of this, her last surviving friend and protector, that her destitute situation had been represented to the king by the Lady Wriothesly, to whose good offices she was indebted for her present honourable station.
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