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"Well, thou hast given him leave to keep the hound, so there is an end of it. But to this piece of learned heathenness say'st thou the Scot met him in the desert?" "No, my liege, the Scot's tale runs thus: He was dispatched to the old hermit of Engaddi " "'Sdeath and hell!" said Richard, starting up, "by whom dispatched, and for what?
Randan," cried the squire, "is she not a delicate piece of stuff? 'Sdeath! I have a good mind if I thought she was a single person."
"Bad news?" muttered Crispin, as though he understood not the meaning of the words. "Bad news?" he repeated musingly. Then bracing himself, "What is this news?" "And you have brought the lady too!" Hogan complained. "Faith, I had hoped that you had failed in that at least." "Sdeath, Harry," Crispin exclaimed. "Will you tell me the news?" Hogan pondered a moment.
Five tribunes to defend their vulgar wisdoms, Of their own choice: One's Junius Brutus, Sicinius Velutus, and I know not 'Sdeath! The rabble should have first unroof'd the city; Ere so prevail'd with me; it will in time Win upon POWER, and throw forth greater themes For INSURRECTION'S arguing. Men. This is strange. Mar. Mes. Where's Caius Marcius? Mar. Here; What's the matter? Mes.
I never was more my own master than I am at present, as I will prove to you." "Prove it, then, by explaining how you came to sign that paper. You could not mean to run counter to me?" "But I did," Sir Francis rejoined, highly offended. "I meant to run counter to you in signing it, and I mean it now." "'Sdeath! you besotted fool, you are playing into their hands!"
The king makes a sheep of himself and bargains for his wool and his skin, as if he had not wherewithal to defend himself. 'Sdeath! if we were in his place, we would rather risk the whole kingdom than let ourselves be treated in this fashion." But the king did not like to risk the kingdom; and he had more confidence in negotiation than in war. Two of his principal advisers, the constable De St.
"'Sdeath!" cried Hogarth, aside to the poet. "You've ruined my hopes." "Advanced them rather," replied Gay, in the same tone. "Miss Thornhill's a charming girl. I think a wife a needless incumbrance, and mean to die a bachelor. But, if I were in your place, I know what I'd do " "What what would you do?" asked Hogarth, eagerly. "Run away with her," replied Gay. "Pish!" exclaimed Hogarth.
He has fastened upon you at last," answers Comyn, taking the paper. "'Sdeath! Garrick," Carlisle puts in, very solemn, "what have you done to offend the Terrible Unknown? Talebearing to his Majesty, I'll warrant! I gave you credit for more discretion." At these words Mr. Garrick seized the chair for support, and swung heavily into it.
There are duties due from an individual, duties due from a nation, duties due from a family; as my ancestors thought, so think I. They left me the charge of their name, as the fief-rent by which I hold their lands. 'Sdeath, sir! Pardon me the expletive; I was about to say that if I am now a childless old man, it is because I have myself known temptation and resisted.
"Then there was a man there all the time," he cried bitterly to himself, "and he has escaped in that puppy's clothes! 'Sdeath, if I catch him now...!" He ground his teeth together in his rage, and dug the rowels of his spurs into the horse's side. Without another word they rode at the gallop through the growing darkness.
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