| Walter Scott - 1887 - 182 Seiten
...said, " if you please — I go but to cut a rod from the next willow bush." 170 Prince John made a signal that some attendants should follow him in case...Locksley returned almost instantly with a willow- 175 wand about six feet in length, perfectly straight, and rather thicker than a man's thumb. He began... | |
| Abby Sage Richardson - 1892 - 460 Seiten
...John made a signal that some attendants should follow him, in case of his escape ; but the cry of ' Shame ! ' which burst from the multitude induced him...rather thicker than a man's thumb. He began to peel this with great composure, observing, at the same time, that to ask a good woodsman to shoot at a target... | |
| Jenny H. Stickney - 1892 - 416 Seiten
...guards attend me," he said, "if you please, — I go but to cut a rod from the next willow-bush." 9. Locksley returned almost instantly with a willow wand...rather thicker than a man's thumb. He began to peel this with great composure, observing, at the same time, that to ask a good woodsman to shoot at a target... | |
| Walter Scott - 1893 - 568 Seiten
...me," he said, " if you please — I go but to cut a rod from the next willow-bush." Prince John made a signal that some attendants should follow him in case...rather thicker than a man's thumb. He began -to peel this with great composure, observing at the same time, that to ask a good woodsman to shoot at a target... | |
| 1894 - 264 Seiten
...he said, ' if you please — I go but to cut a rod from the next willow -bush.' Prince John made a signal that some attendants should follow him in case...multitude, induced him to alter his ungenerous purpose. 9. Locksley returned almost instantly with a willow wand about six feet in length, perfectly straight,... | |
| Walter Scott - 1895 - 556 Seiten
...made a signal that some attendants should follow him in case of his escape ; but the cry of " Shame 1 shame! " which burst from the multitude, induced him...rather thicker than a man's thumb. He began to peel this with great composure, observing, at the same time, that to ask a good woodsman to shoot at a target... | |
| Walter Scott - 1895 - 544 Seiten
...your guards attend me," he said, "if you please—I go but to cut a rod from the next willow-bush." shame ! " which burst from the multitude, induced...rather thicker than a man's thumb. He began to peel this with great composure, observing, at the same time, that to ask a good woodsman to shoot at a target... | |
| Walter Scott - 1895 - 560 Seiten
...made a signal that some attendants should follow him in case of his escape ; but the cry of " Shame i shame ! " which burst from the multitude, induced...rather thicker than a man's thumb. He began to peel this with great composure, observing, at the same time, that to ask a good woodsman to shoot at a target... | |
| Walter Scott - 1897 - 218 Seiten
...then turned to leave the lists. "I go," he said, " but to cut a rod from the next willow-bush." He returned almost instantly with a willow wand about...rather thicker than a man's thumb. He began to peel this with great composure, observing at the same time, that to ask a good woodman to shoot at a target... | |
| Sherman Williams - 1898 - 344 Seiten
...he said, " if you please, — I go but to cut a rod from the next willow bush." Prince John made a signal that some attendants should follow him, in...rather thicker than a man's thumb. He began to peel this with great composure, observing, at the same time, that to ask a good woodsman to shoot at a target... | |
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