Waverly Novels: TalismanA. and C. Black, 1851 |
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Anne of Geier Anne of Geierstein answered appeared Archibald de Hagenbach arms Arnold Biederman Arthur Philipson Bâle Baron of Arnheim Berne Bernese betwixt blood Brisach Buttisholz Cantons castle chapel character Charles of Burgundy companion court damman danger deputies desire Duke of Burgundy Duke's duty Echevins elder Philipson English esquire executioner eyes father fear Ferette Germany Governor guest hand hath Hauptman heard Heaven holy honour journey judge Kilian knight La Ferette Lake of Lucerne Landam Landamman look lord maiden ment merchant mountain mule noble party passed peace person precipice present purpose replied Rhine rock Rudiger Rudolph Donnerhugel Schwitz seemed seen side Sigismund Sir Archibald soldiers Soleure speak spoke stood stranger Swiss Switzer Switzerland sword tell thee ther thou art thought tion town travellers Unterwalden Vehmic tribunals voice Waldstetten word worthy XLIV yonder young Englishman young Philipson youth
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Page 45 - Schiraz' walls I bent my way !" Curst be the gold and silver which persuade Weak men to follow far fatiguing trade ! The lily peace outshines the silver store ; And life is dearer than the golden ore : Yet money tempts us o'er the desert brown, To every distant mart and wealthy town. Full oft we tempt the land, and oft the...
Page 3 - The mists boil up around the glaciers ; clouds Rise curling fast beneath me, white and sulphury, Like foam from the roused ocean of deep Hell, Whose every wave breaks on a living shore, Heap'd with the damn'd like pebbles.
Page 73 - IV. And now the well-known bow the master bore, Turn'd on all sides, and view'd it o'er and o'er ; "Whilst some deriding, " How he turns the bow [ Some other like it sure the man must know : Or else would copy— or in bows he deals ; Perhaps he makes them, or perhaps he steals.
Page 12 - ... the place where he committed suicide, Antonio did not pretend to explain. But a form was often, he said, seen to emerge from the gloomy waters, and go through the action of one washing his hands ; and when he did so, dark clouds of mist gathered first round the bosom of the Infernal Lake (such it had been styled of old), and then wrapping the whole upper part of the mountain in darkness, presaged a tempest or hurricane, which was sure to follow in a short space.