10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HEATHENESSE»
Discover the use of
heathenesse in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
heathenesse and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
An old man met them at the gates of the principal city with keys in his hand. He
was called Popular Feeling, and the keys would unlock the hearts of the people.
They proceeded straight to the Castle of Heathenesse, but the four brothers had ...
The captain of the ship wasakind man and tookaliking tothe boy whose fatewas
so hard, and when a fairwind blew themintothe harbour of Heathenesse he bade
thechild bear him company tothe palace. The king, whose name was Ermyn, ...
... for conquest and dominion, died, plunging him at once into the depths of
despair and grief. He deserted his throne, indulging the luxury of his grief alone
in his Castle of Heathenesse, in the midst of that broad, bright kingdom—
Goldenland.
John Saunders, Westland Marston,
1861
The captain of the ship was a kind man and took a liking to the boy whose fate
was so hard, and when a fair wind blew them into the harbour of Heathenesse he
bade the child bear him company to the palace. The king, whose name was ...
5
The Collected Plays of Josephine Preston Peabody
JUNIPF,R But only wait till I have cooked all well together, and it will be good . . .
better than the raw flesh of Heathenesse. — I crave your pardon, Brother. The
Wolf What's that? . . . Juniper This word I used, of ' Heathenesse.' But you will ...
Josephine Preston Peabody,
2010
6
Delphi Works of Andrew Lang (Illustrated)
Eightyears passed by, spent by Bevis inlearning all the feats with the swordand
spearforwhich the knightsof Heathenesse had long been famous. Hislife was
smooth and pleasant,andit was only when he had counted fifteen summers that
he ...
7
The book of travels of a doctor of physic: containing his ...
How we extended our Observations into Heathenesse, and of the strange Things
we there saw. The shores of Africa spreading beyond the Straits offer a
tantalizing sight to the traveler tarrying at Gibraltar, luring him irresistibly to cross
the ...
William Henry Taylor,
1871
8
A Mary Shelley Encyclopedia
Heathenesse: Muslim lands (OED). Richard of York insults Robert Clifford by
referring to Heathenesse (PW 3.144). Heaven and Earth: A Mystery, Drama that
Byron wrote 1821-22 and published 1823; the Shelleys read it December 1821 ...
Lucy Morrison, Staci L. Stone,
2003
... "It might at first seem as if his lordes werre meant the crusade; but he is said to
have served, not only in heathenesse, but in Christendom." Subsequent opinion
remains divided. Skeat (1894:5.5) explains, simply: "i.e. in the king's service.
As well in Christendom as heathenesse, And honored everywhere for — ' " "
Heathenesse? Is that a real word?" Gray Feather lowered the book just enough
to glower over the top of it. A strained calmness was in his voice when he said, "
Yes, ...