Rob of the Bowl: A Legend of St. Inigoe's |
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True , a new mistress , now I chuse , The first foe in the field ; And with a stronger
faith embrace A sword , a horse , a shield . • Yet this inconstancy is such As you
too shall adore : I could not love thee , dear , so much , Loved I not honor more .
True , a new mistress , now I chuse , The first foe in the field ; And with a stronger
faith embrace A sword , a horse , a shield . • Yet this inconstancy is such As you
too shall adore : I could not love thee , dear , so much , Loved I not honor more .
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Rob of the Bowl: A Legend of St. Inigoe's |
| Author | John Pendleton Kennedy |
| Edition | revised |
| Publisher | J.B. Lippincott & Company, 1860 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 6 Mar 2006 |
| Length | 432 pages |
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