... written in the Rloman character adorned with golden crosses and most beautiful paintings, and especially te privileges of the kings of Mercia, the most ancient and the best, in like manner executedvith golden illuminations, but written in the Saxon character ...

... his father when it was too late to be sent hick. The beech forest was blazing in the glory of the August moon, The ground, golden all the year round, by daylight, wils f allen leaves, was nOW a carpet of black purle velvet, with an irregular pattern of ...

... the figs were gone, and In the box there were two brushes; with these he offered to brush human boots. It was no later than 8.30 a m., and no one's boots needed brushing. So his aid was declined. But lingering, with a disap pointed face, he said, You ...

... of the boots and thumb-screwas, ssd accused Dalziel, Drummoud, and Duke hamilton, the torturers themEelves, as being concerned, which made the spectators think he was gone mad. By these torrents of blood, these diabolical engines of iron boots, thumbi- ...

... toast to the minister to China con.- eluded witha, thoroughly Oriental sentiment,- w~e wish yoour P4,ceflleny ten thousand golden pleasures, and a ~fap oaeto the Central Flowery BEipire l The wealt ber Chns ecat-many of them very intehli- szut men-often ...