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The footsteps drew nearer, and pass'd almost under the gallows. 'Twas an officer, for, as he pass'd, he called out "Sergeant Downs! Sergeant Downs!" A voice from the guardroom in the barbican answer'd him through the darkness. "Why is not the watch set?" "In a minute, sir: it wants a minute to six." "I thought the Colonel order'd it at half past five?"
"'Tis my head that aches," answer'd the girl. The men finish'd their drink, and saunter'd out. I crept from under the counter, and look'd at her. "Father'll kill me for this!" "Then you shall say Is it forward or back I must go?" "Neither." She pull'd up a trap close beside her feet, and pointed out a ladder leading down to the darkness. "The courts are full of troopers," she added. "The cellar?"
She propounded one and another for me; but none would do, said Mrs. Loyd was about her Age. October 3. 2. Waited on Madam Winthrop again; 'twas a little while before she came in. Her daughter Noyes being there alone with me, I said, I hoped my Waiting on her Mother would not be disagreeable to her. She answer'd she should not be against that that might be for her Comfort. By and by in came Mr.
Meantime from Persia's hosts the deep'ning shout Answer'd their shout; no time for cold delay; But ship 'gainst ship its brazen beak impell'd. First to the charge a Grecian galley rush'd; Ill the Phoenician bore the rough attack Its sculptured prow all shatter'd. Each advanced, Daring an opposite.
Yet many of his verses consist of ten syllables, and the words not much behind our present English: as for example, these two lines, in the description of the carpenter's young wife: Wincing she was, as is a jolly colt, Long as a mast, and upright as a bolt. I have almost done with Chaucer, when I have answer'd some objections relating to my present work.
Hall's is down the lane that turns off by that big locust tree," answer'd the woman, pointing to the direction through the open door; "it's about half a mile from here to his house." The youth, for a minute or two, puff'd the smoke from his mouth very leisurely in silence. His manner had an air of vacant self-sufficiency, rather strange in one of so few years. "I wish to see Mr.
She answer'd she would be at home. October 1. Satterday, I dine at Mr. Stoddard's: from thence I went to Madam Winthrop's just at 3. Spake to her, saying, my loving wife died so soon and suddenly, 'twas hardly convenient for me to think of marrying again; however I came to this Resolution, that I would not make my Court to any person without first Consulting with her.
Goring to Sweden, where he had found he had many friends That Goring had also been at Berlin to propose a Match for the Young Pretender, with the King of Prussia's Sister, and that he had since sent for Sir John Graham to Berlin to make the same proposals, that they were both answer'd very civilly, that it was not a proper time, but they had no encouragement to speak further upon the Subject The Pretender said that he beleiv'd he had many friends in England, but that he had no fighting friends; the best service his friends in England could do him at present was to supply him with money The night they arriv'd at Paris, the Pretender went to a Bagnio Pickle thinks it is call'd Gains' Bagno, and from thence to Sir John Graeme's House, as Pickle believes, but where he went, or how long he staid at Paris, he does not know.
"What time doth 'a swing?" ask'd another of the soldiers. "I heard the Colonel give orders for nine o'clock to-morrow," answer'd the first soldier, spitting again. The clock over the barbican struck four: and in a minute was being answer'd from tower after tower, down in the city. "Four o'clock!" cried the man on the ladder: "time to stop work, and here goes for the last nail!"
That which is fit for thine ear of the things I have settled in purpose, None or of Gods or of Men shall in that be partaker before thee; But whensoever my will is apart from the Gods to determine, Cease from a prying unmeet, nor with rash curiosity question." Haughtily glancing on Zeus, thus answer'd majestical Hera: "Oh, ever dark and austere! What a word hast thou utter'd, Kronion!
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