The Monastery: A Romance, Volume 1Clayton & Kingsland, 1820 |
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... monks and their dwellings , which I had sport- ed freely in all the presumption of superior infor- mation . And here I cannot but remark , that much of the stranger's arguments and inductions rested upon the authority of Mr. Deputy ...
... monks and their dwellings , which I had sport- ed freely in all the presumption of superior infor- mation . And here I cannot but remark , that much of the stranger's arguments and inductions rested upon the authority of Mr. Deputy ...
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... Monk and Mil- ler's Wife , in order to retreat with some honour , under cover of a parting volley . Here , however , my flank was again turned by the eternal stran- ger . " You are pleased to be facetious , sir , ” said he , " but you ...
... Monk and Mil- ler's Wife , in order to retreat with some honour , under cover of a parting volley . Here , however , my flank was again turned by the eternal stran- ger . " You are pleased to be facetious , sir , ” said he , " but you ...
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... speaking with a Catholic clergyman ? " " An unworthy Monk of the order of Saint Be- nedict , " said the stranger , " belonging to a com munity of your own countrymen , long established in France INTRODUCTORY EPISTLE . 19.
... speaking with a Catholic clergyman ? " " An unworthy Monk of the order of Saint Be- nedict , " said the stranger , " belonging to a com munity of your own countrymen , long established in France INTRODUCTORY EPISTLE . 19.
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... Monk ; " I am a Scots- man by extraction only , and never was in this neighbourhood during my whole life . ” " Never in this neighbourhood , and yet so mi- nutely acquainted with its history , its traditions , and even its external ...
... Monk ; " I am a Scots- man by extraction only , and never was in this neighbourhood during my whole life . ” " Never in this neighbourhood , and yet so mi- nutely acquainted with its history , its traditions , and even its external ...
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... Monks had an easy life of it , and , as the old song goes , -made gude kale On Fridays when they fasted . " I understand you , sir , " said the Benedictine ; " it is difficult , saith the proverb , to carry a full cup without spilling ...
... Monks had an easy life of it , and , as the old song goes , -made gude kale On Fridays when they fasted . " I understand you , sir , " said the Benedictine ; " it is difficult , saith the proverb , to carry a full cup without spilling ...
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