Identifier: charactersketche00inbrew (find matches)
Title: Character sketches of romance, fiction and the drama
Year: 1892 (1890s)
Authors: Brewer, Ebenezer Cobham
Subjects: Literature Allusions Fiction.
Publisher: New York,: E. Hess
Contributing Library: University of Florida, George A. Smathers Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Florida, George A. Smathers Libraries with support from LYRASIS and the Sloan Foundation

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t, who, heperceived was returning from the party at the gate, and muttering, How the diet camhe in.?—but diet may care—Mysie, what are ye sitting, shaking and greeting in thechimney-neuk for ? Come here—or stay where ye are, and skirl as loud as ye can—its ayeregude for—I say, ye auld deevil, skirl—louder—louder, woman!—gar thegentles hear ye in the ha—/ have heard ye as far off as the Bass for a less matter.And stay—down wi that crockery !—■ And with a sweeping blow, he threw down from a shelf some articles of pewter andearthenware. He exalted his voice amid the clatter, shouting and roaring in a mannerwhich changed Mysies hysterical terrors of the thunder into fears that her old fellow-servant was gone distracted. He has dung down a the bits o pigs, too—the onlything we had left to haud a soup milk, and he has spilt the hatted kitt that was for themasters dinner. Mercy save us! the old mans gane clean and clear mad wi thethunder. Scotts Bride of Lammermoor.
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BALIN 93 BALKIS attempt, but sir Balin drew it readily.The damsel begged him for the sword, buthe refused to give it to auy one. Where-upon the damsel said to him, That swordshall be thy plague, for with it shall yeslay your best friend, and it shall alsoprove your own death. Then the Ladyof the Lake came to the king, and de-manded the sword, but sir Bahn cut offher head with it, and was banished fromthe court. After various adventures hecame to a castle where the custom was forevery guest to joust. He was accommo-dated with a shield, and rode forth to meethis antagonist. So fierce was the encounterthat both the combatants were slain, butBalin lived just long enough to learn thathis antagonist was his dearly belovedbrother Balan, and both were buried inone tomb.—Sir T. Malory, History of PrinceArthur, i. 27^4 (1470). **» The Book of Sir Balin le Savageis part i. ch. 27 to 44 (both inclusive) ofsir T. Malorys History of Prince Arthur. Balinveriio, one of the leaders in Agra-mants al

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