Lives of the English Saints, 第 1-2 卷J. Toovey, 1845 |
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第113页 - earth for me, heaven for you ! the bargain is not a fair one." Probably he knew not then what he said, but as soon as he could he followed his brothers. Thus the old father was left to sit alone in his deserted halls with his daughter Humbeline ; he was now a barren trunk, with the choice boughs lopped off; his noble line was to come *to an end, and when he dropped into the grave, the castle of his fathers was to pass into the hands of strangers. Now, it may be asked, that Stephen has housed his...
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