Lavengro: The Scholar, The Gypsy, The PriestBorrow, George
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Lavengro: The Scholar, The Gypsy, The Priest
Borrow, George
England -- Fiction; Romanies -- Fiction
desolate—Donjon—My own house
CHAPTER TWELVE
A visit—Figure of a man—The dog of peace—The raw 86–94
wound—The guardroom—Boy soldier—Person in authority—Never
solitary—Clergyman and family—Still-hunting—Fairy
man—Near sunset—Bagg—Left-handed hitter—At Swanton Morley
CHAPTER THIRTEEN
Groom and cob—Strength and symmetry—Where’s the 95–101
saddle?—The first ride—No more fatigue—Love for
horses—The pursuit of words—Philologist and Pegasus—The
smith—What more, agrah?
CHAPTER FOURTEEN
A fine old city—Norman master-work—Lollards’ Hole—Good 102–110
blood—The Spaniard’s sword—Old retired officer—Writing to
a duke—God help the child—Nothing like Jacob—Irish
brigades—Old Sergeant Meredith—I have been
young—Idleness—The bookstall—A portrait—A banished priest
CHAPTER FIFTEEN
Monsieur Dante—Condemned musket—Sporting—Sweet 111–117
rivulet—The Earl’s Home—The pool—The sonorous voice—What
dost thou read?—The man of peace—Of Zohar and of
Mishna—The money-changers
CHAPTER SIXTEEN
Fair of horses—Looks of respect—The fast trotter—Pair of 118–123
eyes—Strange men—Jasper, your pal—Force of blood—The
young lady with diamonds
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
The tents—Pleasant discourse—I am Pharaoh—Shifting for 124–132
one’s self—Horse-shoes—This is wonderful—Bless your
wisdom—A pretty manœuvre—Ill day to the Romans—My name is
Herne—A singular people—An original speech
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
What profession?—Not fitted for a Churchman—Erratic 133–136
course—The bitter draught—Principle of woe—Thou wouldst
be joyous—What ails you?
CHAPTER NINETEEN
Agreeable delusions—Youth—A profession—Ab Gwilym—Glorious 137–144
English law—There they pass—My dear old master—The deal
desk—The Language of the tents—Where is Morfydd?—Go
to—Only once
CHAPTER TWENTY
Silver grey—Good word for everybody—A remarkable 145–148
youth—The archdeacon—Reading the Bible
CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE
The eldest son—Saying of wild Finland—The critical 149–154
time—Vaunting polls—One thing wanted—A father’s
blessing—Miracle of art—The Pope’s house—The young
enthusiast—Pictures of England—Persist and wrestle—Of the
little dark man
CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO
Desire for novelty—Lives of the lawless—Countenances—Old 155–162
yeoman and dame—We live near the sea—Uncouth-looking
volume—The other condition—Draoitheac—A dilemma—The
Antinomian—Lodowick Muggleton—Anders Vedel
CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE
The two individuals—The long pipe—The Germans—Werther—The 163–171
female Quaker—Suicide—Gibbon—Jesus of Bethlehem—Fill your
glass—Shakespeare—English at Minden—Melancholy Swayne
Vonved—Are you happy?—Improve yourself in German
CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR
The alehouse-keeper—Compassion for the rich—Old English 172–179
gentleman—How is this?—Madeira—The Greek Parr—Twenty
languages—Winter’s health—About the fight—A sporting
gentleman—Flattened nose—That pightle—The surly nod
CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE
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