"Stent" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... Ariosto by John Harington, alphabetical table of contents, table of principal tales and list of errata. Inserted at the beginning is a large engraved portrait of Queen Elizabeth, 'Printed and Are to be sould by P. Stent without Newgate.' The first fifty stanzas of Book 32 were translated by Sir John Harington's younger brother Francis. Each of the 46 books is preceded by a full-page engraving, some of which are a good deal worn in the present copy. ...
— Catalogue of the Books Presented by Edward Capell to the Library of Trinity College in Cambridge • W. W. Greg
... den ergin maybe he won't. Maybe he'll punish de ole nigger ter de full stent uv his 'greshuns; an' den, ergin, maybe he'll let him off light; but dat ain't neder hyear nur dar. What'll yer take fur de baby, caze my min' hit's ...
— Diddie, Dumps, and Tot • Louise-Clarke Pyrnelle
... dwelled in his herte sike and sore, Gan faillen, whan the herte felte deth; Dusked his eyen two, and failled his breth. But on his ladie yet cast he his eye; His laste word was: Mercy, Emilie! His spirit changed hous, and wente ther, As I came never I cannot tellen wher. Therefore I stent, I am no divinistre; Of soules find I not in this registre. Ne me lust not th' opinions to telle Of hem, though that they writen wher they dwelle. Arcite is cold, ther Mars his soule gie. Now wol I speken ...
— Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 356, June, 1845 • Various
... the darkness come, and knew next day would bring him; but the next day it was the same. One placid afternoon, a quick thought assailed her, and stained her cheek with crimson. She laid down the sheet which was her "stent" of over-edge, and ran with flying feet to the little house. Hanging by her hands upon the sill of the window nearest the clock, she laid her ear to the glass. The clock was ticking serenely, as of old. Gran'ther had been home to wind it. So he had come in the ...
— Tiverton Tales • Alice Brown
... of the pit, I found it occupied by a group of about half a dozen men—Henderson, Ogilvy, and a tall, fair-haired man that I afterwards learned was Stent, the Astronomer Royal, with several workmen wielding spades and pickaxes. Stent was giving directions in a clear, high-pitched voice. He was standing on the cylinder, which was now evidently much cooler; his face was crimson and streaming ...
— The War of the Worlds • H. G. Wells
... and jaws of hell, Sat deep Remorse of Conscience, all besprent With tears; and to herself oft would she tell Her wretchedness, and, cursing, never stent To sob and sigh, but ever thus lament With thoughtful care; as she that, all in vain, Would wear and ...
— Specimens with Memoirs of the Less-known British Poets, Complete • George Gilfillan |
