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And till her Majesty, that knows I was never bird of prey, finds it to agree with her will and her service that my wings should be imped again, I have committed myself to the mire. No power but my God's and my Sovereign's can alter this resolution of "Your retired friend, "ESSEX." But after Essex's mad attempt in the city a new state of things arose.
And so they went on for three or four hours, encouraging their birds, whooping the death of the quarry, watching with all the sportsman's keenness the soaring and stooping of the peregrines, the raking off of the goshawks; listening to the thrilling tinkle of the bells, and taking back their birds to sit triumphant and complacent on their master's wrists, when the quarry had been fairly struck, and furious and sullen when it had eluded them two or three times till their breath left them in the dizzy rushes, and they "canceliered" or even returned disheartened and would fly no more till they had forgotten till at last the shadows grew long, and the game more wary, and the hawks and ponies tired; and the boys put up the birds on the cadge, and leashed them to it securely; and jogged slowly homewards together up the valley road that led to the village, talking in technical terms of how the merlin's feather must be "imped" to-morrow; and of the relative merits of the "varvels" or little silver rings at the end of the jesses through which the leash ran, and the Dutch swivel that Squire Blackett always used.
Even if I succeed in making myself a name, a position; even if I become all that you have caused me to dream of being, this dreadful imped ed ediment, this stammering which renders me ridiculous in the eyes of every one, in her eyes even, will" "Your stammering is only the effect of timidity," answered Madeleine, soothingly.
The faithful declarations and testimonies given in favor of the covenanted reformation and uniformity, were all on a sudden given up with; the viper received into our bosom, and again advanced unto the regal dignity, who soon discovered himself to be of the serpentine seed, and by his wicked agency imped the dragon his master, by casting out of his mouth a flood of persecution after the church, that he might cause her to be destroyed therewith.
"I have joined the wing, father, and I have imped the feathers; but I fear it will be Christmas ere she can fly again." "This is a hard saying," said Sir John; "for indeed I have seen no bolder better bird. Her wing was broken by a heron's beak last Sabbath sennight, holy father, and Mary has the mending of it."
"You drew a picture which made me feel what a worth orth orthless mortal I am, and this incited me to throw off the garment of slothfulness, and put on armor for the battle of life." "So be it! Now tell us what you have determined upon." "My unfortunate imped ed ediment is my great drawback.
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