2012, ISBN: 9781130355161

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustra… More...

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1814 edition. Excerpt: ...wis he stood not still, And soon he met fair Emmeline's page Come elimhing up the hill. 'Now Christ thee save, thou little foot-page, Now Christ thee save and see! Oh tell me how does thy lady gay, And what may the tidings he?' 'My lady she is all woe-hegone, And the tears they fall from her eyne; And aye she laments the deadly feud Between her house and thine.; And here she sends thee a silken searf Bedew' d with many a tear, And hids tltee sometimes think on her, Who lovtd thee so dear. 'And here she sends thee a ring of gold, The last hoon them mayst have, And hids thee wear it Cor her sake, Wlren she is laid in grave. 'For ah! her gentle heart is hroke, And in grave soon must she he, Sinee her father hath ehose her a new love, And forhid her to think of thee. Her father hath hrought her a ehurlish knight, Sir John of the north eountry, And within three days she must him wed, Or he vows he will her slay. Now hie thee haek, thou little foot-page, And greet thy Lady from me, And tell her that I her own true love Will die, or set her free. 'Now hie thee haek, thou little foot-page, And let thy fair Lady know This night will I he at her ho,ver-window, Betide me weal or woe.' The hoy he tripped, the hoy he ran, He neither stint nor stay'd Until he eame to fair Emmeline's hower, When, kneeling down, he said, 'O Lady, I've heen with thy own true love, And he greets thee well hy me; This night will he he at thy hower-window, And die or set thee free.' Now day was gone, ami night was eome, And all were fast asleep, All save the Lady Emmeline, Who sat in her ho,ver to weep: And soon she heard her true love's voiee Low whispering at the wall, 'Awake, auake, my dear Lady, 'Tis I, thy true love, eall. 'Awake, awake, my Lady dear, Come, mount this fair... Weight:0.31 lbs, RareBooksClub.com, 6/28/2012 0:00:00, This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1862 Excerpt: ...error, vapour.2 able and ible; as, probaWe, possible.3 DICTATION EXERCISE. The rider escaped the massacre. The bundle was carried with some trouble. He left the towel on the gravel. Having drunk the liquor, he fell into a stupor. The colour of this flower does not equal its odour. He is a very sociable and sensible man. The subscribers met in the centre of the theatre. They put a ban-el of oysters and a bushel of oats in the hovel. The doctor is in a bad humour. The pastor preaches with fervour. The object is not only discernible, but clearly visible. This venerable man is incapable of such baseness. The boys read a chapter in the Bible. He tarnished the 1 Er is generally the ending of words signifying an agent, as rider, walker, &c.; one who rides, walks, &c. Most of these words are derived from Latin through French. The Latin form ended in or, the French ends in ear. From the latter comes the English ending our. The present tendency is to omit the u. Many of these words were formerly spelled in our, which now reject the u; as authowr, erroar, creatow, &c. The same rule that applies to words ending in ance and ence will also apply to the endings able and ible. lustre of his character. An eagle flew through the tunnel. This is but a minor error. Endeavour to act with vigour. His forcible arguments made an indelible impression on the audience. You must filter the water. My uncle opened the bottle with a chisel. The tutor begged the sculptor to do him a favor. They laboured to appease his rigour. The information was invaluable to me. ice, eive, and ieve. 1. When the termination ice is accented, it has the i sounded long; as, nice, advice. 2. But, when unaccented, this termination is sounded as if written iss; as, justice, notice. 3. The endings ei... Weight:0.32 lbs, RareBooksClub.com, 5/15/2012 0:00:00, This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1777 Excerpt: ... not thou now within my power to feize? Yet I'll releafe thee, Carlos, on thy word; Give rr.e t'ny word, that on the monow neon, Before the king in perfon thoo wilt anfwer, And take the fhelter of the night to leave me. Car. O! thou haft found the way to fix my ruin I It muft be fo, thou fhalt have ample vengeance; Pnrfu'd by thee, my life's not worth the faving; But then that fatal honour, my engagement, That at the hour propos'd, I'll meet my fate--s But muft we part, Ximna, like fworn foes? Has love no fenfe of alj its perifh'd hopes? Difmifs my rniferies, at leaft, with pity: May I not breathe upon this injur'd b'ofom One parting figh, to eafe my wounded foal, And loofe the anguifh of a broken heart?' Xim. Support me, heav'n--we meet again to-morrow. Car. To-morrow we muft rr.eet, like enemies, Thy piercing eyes, relentlefs in revenge, A.id all the fcftnefs of thy heart forgotten; This only moment is our life of love. 0 take not frcm this littlp interval, The poor expiring comfort that is left m». Ximena w:tpi. My heart's confounded with thy fpf( com.paHJou, And doa.ts upon the virtue that deftfoys me., Xim. O! I fhall have the flart of thee io woe; Thou can'ft but fall for her trfou loy'U; but v.hal. Muft fhe endure that Ipves theer;---and deftroys theejf Yet, Carlos, take this comfort in thy fte That if the hapd of juftice fhou'd o'ertake the?. Thy mournful urn ftuli hold Ximena afties. Car. O miracle of love! Xim. O mortal farrow! But hafte, O kave me while my heart's refalv'd;: Fly, fly me, Carloi, le!l thou fain, t my fame f Left in this ebbing rigour of my foul 1 tell the?, th ' I profp.cute thy fafe, My fccret wiOi is, that my caufe may fail me. f, Car. O fpirit of companion! QXtmena! What'pangs aud ruin have our parents coft us! Farewel. th... Weight:0.4 lbs, RareBooksClub.com, 3/6/2012 0:00:00<