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...Excerpt: A terrible shriek rang through the great Manor-house of Amesbury. It was preceded by a loud explosion, and there was agony as well as terror in the cry. Then followed more shrieks and screams, some of pain, some of fright, others of anger and recrimination...

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...GRISLY GRISELL or THE LAIDLY LADY OF WHITBURN: A TALE OF THE WARS OF THE ROSES By Charlotte M. Yonge A Penn S... ...GRISLY GRISELL or THE LAIDLY LADY OF WHITBURN: A TALE OF THE WARS OF THE ROSES By Charlotte M. Yonge A Penn State Electronic Classic... ...GRISELL or THE LAIDLY LADY OF WHITBURN: A TALE OF THE WARS OF THE ROSES By Charlotte M. Yonge A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication GRI... ...E LAIDLY LADY OF WHITBURN: A TALE OF THE WARS OF THE ROSES By Charlotte M. Yonge A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication GRISLY GRISELL, ... ... Grisly Grisell the place, all the grown-up persons of the establishment— knights, squires, grooms, scullions, and females of every de- gree—had thro... ...this yard? A mercy we are not all blown to the winds.” The Countess, again ordering peace, reached the girl, whose moans showed that she was still ali... ...aning over, prying into his doings, had the brunt thereof.” “Thanks to the saints that no further harm was done,” ejaculated the lady shuddering, whil... ...lder gave a little scream at the sight and ran away. The other hung back. “Mary, come hither,” said Sister 29 Charlotte M. Young Avice. “This is Gris... ...th Apollo and the Python, which Ridley might be excused for taking for St. Michael and the Dragon. The Mayor in scarlet, white fur and with gold colla...

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...Preface: For an explanation of the allusions in the present Tale, scarcely any Notes are necessary, save a reference to the bewitching Chronicle of Froissart; and we cannot but hope that our sketch may serve as an inducement to some young readers to mak...

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...THE LANCES OF LYNWOOD By CHARLOTTE M. YONGE A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication The Lances of Ly... ...By CHARLOTTE M. YONGE A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication The Lances of Lynwood by Charlotte M. Yonge is a publication of the Pennsyl... ...E M. YONGE A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication The Lances of Lynwood by Charlotte M. Yonge is a publication of the Pennsylvania State... ...enn State Electronic Classics Series Publication The Lances of Lynwood by Charlotte M. Yonge is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. T... ...ph? A horn!” “The Lynwood note! My husband’s note! O thanks, thanks to the Saints!” cried the Lady, clasping her hands, whilst Eustace, vaulting into ... ...boy who was rubbing down the Knight’s tall war-horse, and at the same time ordering, giving directions, answering inquiries, or granting permission to... ...hat air and courte- ous demeanour that cannot be learnt here among us poor Knights of Somerset.” This was to his son, who, with a short abrupt reply t... ...d. “Kneel down, young Squire. Thy name is Eustace? In the name of God, St. Michael, and St. George, I dub thee Knight. Be faithful, brave and fortunat... ...spells were over me, and I could not open my lips to say so much as an Ave Mary. At last, the cold dew broke out on my brow, and I should have been de...

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Excerpt: Under the Storm, or Steadfast?s Charge by Charlotte M. Yonge.

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...Under the Storm Or Steadfast’s Charge By Charlotte M. Yonge A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication Und... ...Under the Storm Or Steadfast’s Charge By Charlotte M. Yonge A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication Under the Storm,... ...rlotte M. Yonge A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication Under the Storm, or Steadfast’s Charge by Charlotte M. Yonge is a publication of ... ...er the Storm, or Steadfast’s Charge by Charlotte M. Yonge is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This Portable Document file is furnis... ...the village churches even as they have dealt with the minster and with St. Mary’s, Redcliffe.” “A murrain on them!” muttered Kenton. “I wot that in th... ...the glass which bore the picture of the Last Judg- ment, and the Archangel Michael weighing souls in the bal- ance was gone! “Yes,” said Tom Oates, le... ...used it alike, but there were many lesser banners and pennons of lords and knights, waving on the breeze, and as the Kentons peeped down into the lane... ...ng officers were vehemently angry at sight of the fire, and shouted fierce orders to the guard of soldiers who had accompanied them to endeavour to ex... ...tress Lightfoot, but this was laughed to scorn. “The rulers of the army of saints had a right to be served first, above all before one who was believe...

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...Introduction: In sending forth this little book, I am inclined to add a few explanatory words as to the use I have made of historical personages. The origin of the whole story was probably Freytag?s first series of pictures of German Life: probably, I say, for its first commencement was a dream, dreamt some weeks after read...

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...THE DOVE IN THE EAGLE’S NEST by Charlotte M. Yonge A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Pulication The ... ...THE DOVE IN THE EAGLE’S NEST by Charlotte M. Yonge A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Pulication The Dove In The E... ... by Charlotte M. Yonge A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Pulication The Dove In The Eagle’s Nest by Charlotte M. Yonge is a publication of the ... ...ation The Dove In The Eagle’s Nest by Charlotte M. Yonge is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This Portable Document file is furnis... ...ketches. The return of the squire with the tidings of the death of the two knights was vividly depicted in sleep; and, though without local habitation... ...the adventures. The time could only be before the taming and bringing into order of the empire, when the Imperial cities were in their greatest splend... ...r to us as failing to keep up his authority in Flanders after the death of Mary of Burgundy, as lingering to fulfil his engagement with Anne of Britta... ... face; here a majestic head of an apostle or prophet; here a lovely virgin saint, seeming to play smilingly with the instrument of her martyrdom; here... ... in Paradise yet, among the saints! O! take her back! The two bright, holy Michaels would let her go, for indeed she had made but one mistake in her A...

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...The Prince and the Page By Charlotte M. Yonge A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication The... ...The Prince and the Page By Charlotte M. Yonge A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication The Prince and t... ...By Charlotte M. Yonge A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication The Prince and the Page by Charlotte M. Yonge is a publication of the Penns... ...ublication The Prince and the Page by Charlotte M. Yonge is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This Portable Document file is furnis... ...e. And thus Richard had heard his father’s exclamation on marking the well-ordered advance of the Royalists: “They have learnt this style from me. Now... ...y to Simon and Guy, with no letters to the French king! All kings, however saintly they may be called, are in league, and make common cause; as said m... ... Robert, smiling. “Wild work she makes with our novices.” “Wilder with our Knights Commanders, maybe, Sir,” re- torted, laughing, a fair open-faced yo... ...ign embassy that ever reached Louis IX. had been that of the Greek Emperor Michael Palaeologos, come to set before him the savage barbarities perpetra... ...t, that judg- ment, mercy, faith, and the subject’s welfare, were the pri- mary duties of a sovereign—an idea only now and then glimpsed by the feudal...

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...Excerpt: ?IT IS VERY KIND in the dear mother.? ?But--what, Rachel? Don?t you like it! She so enjoyed choosing it for you.? ?Oh yes, it is a perfect thing in its way. Don?t say a word to her; but if you are consulted for my next birthday present, Grace, c...

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...The Clever Woman of the F amily by Charlotte M. Y onge A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication Th... ...y Charlotte M. Y onge A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication The Clever Woman of the Family by Charlotte M. Yonge is a publication of th... ...onge A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication The Clever Woman of the Family by Charlotte M. Yonge is a publication of the Pennsylvania St... ...lassics Series Publication The Clever Woman of the Family by Charlotte M. Yonge is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This Portable ... ... a small child in one hand and a dress- ing-case in the other, and awaited orders. There was a clinging to the Major by all the children, only ended b... ... as strong as ever! Ailie, don’t tell Colin about this; but to-morrow is a saint’s day, and would you see Mr. Touchett, and try to arrange for me to g... ..., both being different ways of viewing the same truth. These may, like the knights in the old fable, find that both were right about the shield, both ... ...ning people out of the society? It is enough to make one only subscribe as Michael Miserly or as Simon Skinflint, or something equally uninviting to a... ...comprehension, that she held her peace. Rachel and Grace united in sending Mary Morris, the other child; they really could do nothing more, so heavily...

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Excerpt: The Heir of Redclyffe by Charlotte M. Yonge.

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...The Heir of Redclyffe by Charlotte M. Yonge A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication The Heir of Redc... ...by Charlotte M. Yonge A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication The Heir of Redclyffe by Charlotte M. Yonge is a publication of the Pennsyl... ...tte M. Yonge A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication The Heir of Redclyffe by Charlotte M. Yonge is a publication of the Pennsylvania Sta... ...enn State Electronic Classics Series Publication The Heir of Redclyffe by Charlotte M. Yonge is a publication of the Pennsylvania State Uni- versity.... ...counsellor at Hollywell, and the present vicar, Mr. Ross with his daughter Mary. Mary Ross was the greatest friend that the Miss Edmonstones possessed... ...ding too smooth a life with you. I want something unpleasant to keep me in order. Something famously horrid,’ repeated he, smack- ing the whip with a ... ...th half like a knight’s devotion to his lady-love, half like devotion to a saint, as Montrose did— ‘Great, good, and just, could I but rate ... ...depth, the mystery, the alle- gory—the beautiful characters of some of the knights.’ ‘You look through the medium of your imagination,’ said Philip; b... ...to some fixed time for coming back.’ ‘You said Redclyffe would be ready by Michaelmas.’ ‘I have told the builder it must be. So, Amy, as far as it dep...

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...Preface: To explain the present undertaking, it should be mentioned that a history of Hursley and North Baddesley was compiled by the Reverend John Marsh, Curate of Hursley, in the year 1808. It was well and carefully done, with a considerable a...

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...JOHN KEBLE’S PARISHES A HISTORY OF HURSLEY AND OTTERBOURNE By Charlotte M. Yonge A Penn State Electronic Cl... ...JOHN KEBLE’S PARISHES A HISTORY OF HURSLEY AND OTTERBOURNE By Charlotte M. Yonge A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication Joh... ...JOHN KEBLE’S PARISHES A HISTORY OF HURSLEY AND OTTERBOURNE By Charlotte M. Yonge A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication John Keble’s Par... ...story of Hursley and Otterbourne by Charlotte M. Yonge is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This Portable Document file is furnished... ...to the castle by the drawbridge. The entrance was on the east side, and in order to protect this and the back of the castle, by which is meant the nor... ...er- ation of the cathedral, is said to have built the second church of All Saints at Hurley, the tower of which still remains. William of Wykeham, amo... ...ishop Waynflete made over the property to his newly-founded College of St. Mary Magdalen at Ox- ford, in whose possession it has remained ever since, ... ...ame. Before this, however, Bishop Richard Toclive had a dis- pute with the Knights of St. John, who claimed the almshouse of Noble Poverty at St. Cros... ...s built upon the Apostles. In the west window, the Last Judgment, with St. Michael with his scales, and answering to Adam and Noah in the west window ...

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...Preface: It is the fashion to call every story controversial that deals with times when controversy or a war of religion was raging; but it should be remembered that there are some which only attempt to portray human feelings as affected by...

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...THE CHAPLET OF PEARLS BY CHARLOTTE M.YONGE A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication The Chaplet of P... ... BY CHARLOTTE M.YONGE A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication The Chaplet of Pearls by Charlotte M. Yonge is a publication of the Pennsyl... ...E M.YONGE A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication The Chaplet of Pearls by Charlotte M. Yonge is a publication of the Pennsylvania State ... ...enn State Electronic Classics Series Publication The Chaplet of Pearls by Charlotte M. Yonge is a publication of the Pennsylvania State Univer- sity.... ...blished facts, even if striking events have to be sacrificed, and that the order of time must be preserved. In Shakespeare’s days, or even in Scott’s,... ...y everywhere that it was a gift from the King of England to the bravest of knights. The precious heirlooms were scarcely held with the respect due to ... ... rejoicing in the use of the vernacular prayers and Scriptures. When Queen Mary had sent for her to consider of the revival of convents, her views had... ...ed. The reaction that half a century later filled the Gallican Church with saintliness had not set in; her ecclesi- astics were the tools of a wicked ... ...the mainland, and he had only returned to his poor farm a day or two after Michael-mas.’ So saying, he led them to the threshold of a ruinous building...