The Last Earl of Desmond:: A Historical Romance of 1599-1603. ... In Two Volumes. ...Hodges and Smith, 104, Grafton-Street., 1854 |
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... thou dost owe ; For the great God hath commanded That we should forgive a foe : " Freely will I grant him pardon , That he slew my much loved sire , If with gracious ear he hearken To my bosom's fond desire . " Now I see , " said the ...
... thou dost owe ; For the great God hath commanded That we should forgive a foe : " Freely will I grant him pardon , That he slew my much loved sire , If with gracious ear he hearken To my bosom's fond desire . " Now I see , " said the ...
Page 127
... dost thou not fear to stray So lone and lovely through this bleak way ? Are Erin's sons so good , or so cold , As not to be tempted by woman or gold ? ” " Sir Knight , I feel not the least alarm : No son of Erin will offer me harm ; For ...
... dost thou not fear to stray So lone and lovely through this bleak way ? Are Erin's sons so good , or so cold , As not to be tempted by woman or gold ? ” " Sir Knight , I feel not the least alarm : No son of Erin will offer me harm ; For ...
Page 158
... thee not , lady , enter . This spacious room is , as thou know- est , the chamber of sickness ; so tread lightly on ... dost expect to catch the breathing of the pale form , which lies here . Yes , she still breathes . LADY MARGARET ...
... thee not , lady , enter . This spacious room is , as thou know- est , the chamber of sickness ; so tread lightly on ... dost expect to catch the breathing of the pale form , which lies here . Yes , she still breathes . LADY MARGARET ...
Page 160
... dost thou derive this strength , and confidence , and holy joy , in the prospect of death ? " " From this book , on my pillow , " said she , turning her eyes to where the New Testament - of which we have before spoken - lay ; " and now ...
... dost thou derive this strength , and confidence , and holy joy , in the prospect of death ? " " From this book , on my pillow , " said she , turning her eyes to where the New Testament - of which we have before spoken - lay ; " and now ...
Page 241
... Thou dost now feel the serpent's sting at thy heart . Thou dost now writhe and strain within its coils . Yes , here we see the father and the priest . And it redeems thy character . Thou wert , after all , more man than demon . When ...
... Thou dost now feel the serpent's sting at thy heart . Thou dost now writhe and strain within its coils . Yes , here we see the father and the priest . And it redeems thy character . Thou wert , after all , more man than demon . When ...
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Archbishop of Cashel Archer Blarney blood bosom bownoughs brother Burke Buttevant called Captain cave CHAPTER child Cork Countess of Desmond cousin death Dermond O'Conor Dermot Dost thou Earl of Desmond Earl's escape exclaimed eyes face father fear Fitzgibbon Florence Mac Carthy hand harper hast head hear heard heart honour horse inquired Ireland Irish James Fitz-Thomas Jephson Jesuit John Kathleen Kilmallock knew Lady Desmond Lady Margaret letter looked Lord Barry Lord President lordship Lyshin Castle Mac Rory Majesty's Mallow Castle milé murther never Nugent O'Conor Don Peter Lacy President of Munster President's priest prisoner Queen reader rebel Redmond Burke replied servant SHAKSPEARE Sir George Carew Sir Walter Sir Walter Raleigh smile soldiers sorrow soul speak Sugane Earl tell thee thought thousand pounds Tower Tower of London treachery treason White Knight wife wild woman wood word young
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Page 240 - ... the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.
Page 69 - The mother of Sisera looked out at a window and cried through the lattice Why is his chariot so long in coming? why tarry the wheels of his chariots?
Page 116 - Stuarts' throne; The bigots of the iron time Had called his harmless art a crime. A wandering Harper, scorned and poor, He begged his bread from door to door ; And tuned, to please a peasant's ear. The harp, a king had loved to hear.
Page 358 - O Woman ! in our hours of ease Uncertain, coy, and hard to please, And variable as the shade By the light quivering aspen made; When pain and anguish wring the brow, A ministering angel thou!
Page 191 - I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree. Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.
Page 105 - Seemed to have known a better day; The harp, his sole remaining joy, Was carried by an orphan boy. The last of all the Bards was he, Who sung of Border chivalry: For, welladay!
Page 322 - Did alwaies sore, beating his yron wings ; And after him Owles and Night-ravens flew, The hatefull messengers of heavy things, Of death and dolor telling sad tidings, Whiles sad Celeno, sitting on a clifte, A song of bale and bitter sorrow sings, That hart of flint asonder could have rifte ; Which having ended after him she flyeth swifte.
Page 197 - And, behold, thou hast with thee Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite of Bahurim, which cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim : but he came down to meet me at Jordan, and I sware to him by the LORD, saying, I will not put thee to death with the sword.
Page 127 - RICH and rare were the gems she wore, And a bright gold ring on her wand she bore ; But oh ! her beauty was far beyond Her sparkling gems, or snow-white wand. " Lady ! dost thou not fear to stray " So lone and lovely through this bleak way ? " Are Erin's sons so good or so cold, " As not to be tempted by woman or gold...
Page 192 - How are they brought into desolation, as in a moment ! They are utterly consumed with terrors. As a dream when one awaketh ; So, 0 Lord, when Thou awakest, Thou shalt despise their image.