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The Lamp and the Bell : A Drama in Five Acts

By: Edna Saint Vincent Millay

...rockway ’20 Arianna Margaret Hughes ’18 Claudia ...

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Rewards and Fairies

By: Rudyard Kipling

...hat he took no harm while he did it, But it was a great burden! De Aquila, Hugh, and I ceased work on the ships, and scoured all the Honour of the Eag... ...Una. ‘I have seen,’ said Sir Richard, gazing, and stretched out his hand. ‘Hugh’s work and mine was first to move the deer gently from all parts into ... ...er are afoot makes cripples and crones young again. De Aquila laughed when Hugh told him over the list of beaters. Half were women; and many of the re... ...lf were women; and many of the rest were clerks—Saxon and Norman priests. ‘Hugh and I had not time to laugh for eight days, till De Aquila, as Lord of... ...led him to the first shooting-stand—by the Mill on the edge of the forest. Hugh and I—it was no work for hot heads or heavy hands— lay with our beater... ...jibe over hard-fought, fair-lost Hastings fight. So, before the next beat, Hugh and I assembled and called the beaters over by name, to steady them. T... ...’s man.” 186 Rewards and Fairies ‘He pulled a writing from his scrip, and Hugh, coming up, read it. ‘It set out that the pilgrim was Rahere’s man, an... ...here was Latin writ at the back. ‘“What a plague conjuration’s here?” said Hugh, turning it over. “Pum-quum-sum oc-occ. Magic?” ‘“Black Magic,” said t... ...ny mercy to a man’s soul!” ‘“Does it serve?” said the pilgrim, plucking at Hugh’s cloak. “Oh, man of the King’s blood, does it cover me?” ‘Hugh was of...

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The Dove in the Eagles Nest

By: Charlotte Mary Yonge

... such surname. Master Gottfried had had a scapegrace younger brother named Hugh, who had scorned both books and tools, had been the plague of the work... ...rdial greeting 14 The Dove in the Eagle’s Nest of “Welcome, home, brother Hugh,” she trembled from head to foot, as she sank on her knees, and murmur... ...our followers shall be entertained in the hall,” he added. “Ay, ay,” quoth Hugh, “I will show you reason over a gob- let of the old Rosenburg. Is it a... ...t. She further brought a pair of her uncle’s furred slippers, while Reiter Hugh proceeded to dangle one of the boots in the air, expatiating on its fr... ... be taken from them. Alas! these assurances were little in accordance with Hugh’s rough reply, “And what is it to you what I do with 16 The Dove in t... ...of mine.” “And let her polish his flagons to the end of her days,” laughed Hugh grimly, but manifestly somewhat influenced by the notion of his brothe... ...e of thy mind’s eye?” “I have heard nothing of thy designs as yet, brother Hugh, save that thou wouldst take her to Adlerstein, which men greatly beli... ...y thy daughter to such an abode.” “It is the Freiherr’s command,” returned Hugh. “Look you, they have had wondrous ill-luck with their children; the F... ...urse was the person re- quired rather than a child like Christina; but, as Hugh truly observed, no nurse would voluntarily go to Adlerstein, and it wa...

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Kenilworth

By: Sir Walter Scott

...d his name.” “Why, villain, it was the very Cornish chough to whom old Sir Hugh Robsart destined his pretty Amy; and hither the hot-brained fool has c... ...hey say?” asked the Earl hastily; “who says? Did not V arney convey to Sir Hugh all we dare at present tell him concerning your happiness and welfare?... ...my father was bred up as the sworn brother and intimate of the present Sir Hugh Robsart, the only son of Sir Roger, and the heir of his honest, and ge... ...hough not equal to him in martial achievements.” “I have heard of good Sir Hugh Robsart,” interrupted the host, “many a time and oft; his huntsman and... ...n Will Badger, mine host,” said T ressilian, “you have heard enough of Sir Hugh Robsart; and therefore I will but say, that the hospitality you boast ... ...in the tale. Upon my father’s death, now several years since, the good Sir Hugh would willingly have made me his constant compan- ion. There was a tim... ...as different, mine host. My suit was highly ap- proved by the generous Sir Hugh Robsart; it was his daughter who was cold to my passion.” “She was the... ... country, and, availing himself of some distant family connection with Sir Hugh Robsart, spent much of his time in his company, until, at length, he a... ...Mine host,” answered T ressilian, “my father—such I must ever consider Sir Hugh Robsart—sits at home struggling with his grief, or, if so far recovere...

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Agnes Grey

By: Anne Brontë

... you how many unmistakeable admirers I had:- Sir Thomas Ashby was one,—Sir Hugh Meltham and Sir Broadley Wilson are old codgers, only fit companions f... ... that after a few months’ acquaintance. Then, there was Henry Meltham, Sir Hugh’s younger son; rather good-look- 66 Agnes Grey ing, and a pleasant fe... ...h the business. Nota bene.—Mr. Hatfield never spoke to me, neither did Sir Hugh or Lady Meltham, nor Mr. Harry or Miss Meltham, nor Mr. Green or his s... ...ucted in a straightforward course to the still more distant mansion of Sir Hugh Meltham. Thus there was always a chance of being accompanied, so far, ... ... of a smile— “But tell me plainly, Miss Murray, if I had the wealth of Sir Hugh Meltham, or the prospects of his eldest son, would you still refuse me... ...are you equally proud of having told him that his having the wealth of Sir Hugh Meltham would make no dif- ference to you, when that was not the case;...

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Chronicles of the Canongate

By: Sir Walter Scott

... “Well, then,” said the young drover, giving the scabbard of the weapon to Hugh Morrison, “you Lowlanders care noth- ing for these freats. Keep my dir... ...e knife.” The strong Westlandman laughed aloud. “Goodwife,” said he, “I am Hugh Morrison from Glenae, come of the Manly Morrisons of auld lang syne, t... ...henever you want it.” Robin was not particularly pleased with some part of Hugh Morrison’s speech; but he had learned in his travels more patience tha... ...ches. D’ye know who he may be?” “Hout aye; that might, could, and would be Hughie Morrison. I didna think he could hae peen sae weel up. He has made a... .... If his beasts be leg-weary, he will be maybe selling bargains.” “Na, na, Hughie Morrison is no the man for pargains—ye 188 Chronicles of the Canong... ...m not going north—maype I will never go north again. Give me pack my dirk, Hugh Morrison, or there will pe words petween us.” “Indeed, Robin, I’ll be ... ...enty notes, and twenty to that, if the drove sell.” “I thank you—thank ye, Hughie; but I go with good-will the gate that I am going. So the dirk, the ... ...” “Ill news in Balquidder, indeed!” echoed poor Robin. “But Cot speed you, Hughie, and send you good marcats. Ye winna meet with Robin Oig again, eith... ...garet Dalrymple, only daughter of John, Earl of Stair, married in 1700, to Hugh, third Earl of Loudoun. She died in 1777, aged one hundred. Of this ve...

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The Whole History of Grandfathers Chair or True Stories from New England History, 1620-1808

By: Nathaniel Hawthorne

...om to tell about them all. Among the rest, Grandfather spoke of the famous Hugh Peters, a minister of the gospel, who did much good to the inhabitants... ...e no mention of the good knight Sir Richard Saltonstall, nor of the famous Hugh Peters, nor of those old regicide judges, Whalley, Goffe, and Dixwell....

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The Third Part of Henry the Sixth

By: William Shakespeare

... Enter Mortimer, and his Brother. 381 York. Sir Iohn, and Sir Hugh Mortimer, mine Vnckles, 382 You are come to Sandall in a happie h...

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War and the Future; Italy, France and Britain at War

By: H. G. Wells

...screetly indis- creet about what he has seen among the submarines, and Mr. Hugh Walpole catches things from Mr. Stephen Gra- ham in the Dark Forest of...

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The French Revolution a History Volume Three

By: Thomas Carlyle

... “Que la Terreur soit a l’ordre du jour.” So many centuries, say only from Hugh Capet down- wards, had been adding together, century transmitting it w...

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King Henry Vi, Part Iii

By: William Shakespeare

...INGS:) LORD STAFFORD : (STAFFORD:) SIR JOHN MORTIMER : (JOHN MORTIMER:) SIR HUGH MORTIMER: (HUGH MORTIMER:) uncles to the Duke of York. HENRY: Earl o... ...t: And thus most humbly I do take my leave. [Exit.] [Enter JOHN MORTIMER and HUGH MORTIMER .] Sir John and Sir Hugh Mortimer, mine uncles, You are com...

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King Henry V

By: William Shakespeare

... was daughter to King Clothair, Make claim and title to the crown of France. Hugh Capet also, who usurped the crown Of Charles the duke of Lorraine, s... ... of France. So that, as clear as is the summer’s sun. King Pepin’s title and Hugh Capet’s claim, King Lewis his satisfaction, all appear To hold in ri...

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A Child's History of England

By: Charles Dickens

...t out. The names of these knights were Reginald Fitzurse,William Tracy , Hugh de Morville , and Rich ard Brito ; three of whom had been in the tra... ...oor a creature to rely at all upon himself; and his new favourite was one Hugh le Despenser , the son of a gentleman of ancient family. Hugh was hand... ...cil, Colonel Hacker and another officer who had commanded the Guards, and Hugh Peters, a preacher who had preached against the martyr with all his he... ...5 Hopkins 285 Horsa 19 Hotspur 218 Hubert de Burgh 143 Huddleston 422 Hugh de Morville 103 Hugh le Despenser 181 Huguenots 331 Humphrey Bohun,...

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Miscellaneous Essays

By: Thomas de Quincey

...ish school was always re- spectable, even in the dark ages, as the case of Hugh of Lin- coln shows, which was honored with the approbation of Chaucer,...

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Narrative Tive of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave

By: Frederick Douglass

...aster (Anthony) had determined to let me go to Baltimore, to live with Mr. Hugh Auld, brother to my old 33 Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglas... ...PTER CHAPTER CHAPTER CHAPTER CHAPTER VII VII VII VII VII I LIVED IN MASTER HUGH’S FAMILY about seven years. During this time, I succeeded in learning ... ...nd contemplated the subject, behold! that very discontentment which Master Hugh had predicted would follow my learning to read had already come, to to... ... sent immediately back to Baltimore, to live again in the family of Master Hugh. Their joy at my return equalled their sorrow at my departure. It was ... ...r his marriage, a misunderstanding took place between him- self and Master Hugh; and as a means of punishing his brother, he took me from him to live ... ...perty; for, during this interval, a great change had taken place in Master Hugh and his once kind and affectionate wife. The influence of brandy upon ... ... I had enjoyed a sufficiency. It was tenfold harder after living in Master Hugh’s family, where I had always had enough to eat, and of that which was ... ...ne of the hottest days of the month of August, 1833, Bill Smith, Wil- liam Hughes, a slave named Eli, and myself, were engaged in fanning wheat. Hughe... ...hile down in this situation, Mr. Covey took up the hickory slat with which Hughes had been striking off the half-bushel measure, and with it gave me a...

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Dark Lady of the Sonnets

By: George Bernard Shaw

...y, Suzanne Sheldon as Queen Elizabeth, Granville Barker as Shakespear, and Hugh T abberer as the Warder. 29 GB Shaw THE DARK LADY OF THE SONNETS Fin ...

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John Keble's Parishes a History of Hursley and Otterbourne

By: Charlotte Mary Yonge

...ions has lengthened into Wynchester, when, in 1379, the manor is leased to Hugh Croans, merchant, and Isabella his wife for their lives, paying after ... ...um. And two years later William de Winchester con- veyed the manor over to Hugh Croans or Crans. The great Bishop William of Wykeham bought it in 1386... ...am, sold it to Bishop Waynflete for 600 pounds. The bishop’s treasurer was Hugh Pakenham; and being one of the feoffees to whom the manor was conveyed... ...eprivation and loss, a vicar it appears was still continued in the church, Hugh de Welewyck having presented two, viz. Henricus de Lyskeret in 1300, a...

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The Divine Comedy Volume 3 Paradise

By: Dante Aligheri

...g the first barefoot poor that in the cord made themselves friends to God. Hugh of St. Victor 33 is here with them, and Peter Mangiadore, and Peter o... ... the Franciscans in 1257, relaxed it. 32 Sinister, that is, temporal. 33 Hugh (1097-1141), a noted schoolman, of the famous monastery of St. Victor ... ...a private family. The “little circle” was the circle of the old walls. 35 Hugh, imperial vicar of T uscany in the time of Otho II. and Otho III. He d... ... com- monalty in the latter years of the 13th century. He bore the arms of Hugh with a border of gold. 37 The Borgo Sant’ Apostolo, the quarter of th...

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The Divine Comedy Volume 2 Purgatory [Purgatorio]

By: Dante Aligheri

...dge: the Avaricious.—The Spirits celebrate examples of Poverty and Bounty.—Hugh Capet.—His discourse on his descendants.—Trembling of the Mountain. ..... ...e: the Avaricious.—The Spirits cel- ebrate examples of Poverty and Bounty.—Hugh Capet.—His discourse on his descendants.—Trembling of the Mountain. AG... ...t; 7 and I implore it from him who judges everything. Yonder I was called Hugh Capet: of me are born the Philips and the Louises, by whom of late tim... ... 14 and then thrust Thomas 15 5 The earth. 6 In 1300 the descendants of Hugh Capet were ruling France, Spain, and Naples. 7 Phillip the Fair gaine...

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The Divine Comedy of Dante

By: Alighieri, Dante, 1265-1321

...ay, Lille and Bruges power; And vengeance I of heav’n’s great Judge implore. Hugh Capet was I high: from me descend The Philips and the Louis, of whom... ...f money, containing a sufficient portion for each of them. v. 42. Root.] Hugh Capet, ancestor of Philip IV. v. 46. Had Ghent and Douay, Lille and... ...ancestor induced Francis I to forbid the reading of Dante in his dominions Hugh Capet, who came to the throne of France in 987, was however the gr... ...n, or first, race, who was deposed and made a monk in 751. v. 57. My son.] Hugh Capet caused his son Robert to be crowned at Orleans. v. 59. The G...

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