Ivanhoe

01 CHAPTER I Thus communed these; while to their lowly dome, The full-fed swine return'd with evening home;

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02 CHAPTER II A Monk there was, a fayre for the maistrie, An outrider that loved venerie; A manly man, to be an

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03 CHAPTER III Then (sad relief!) from the bleak coast that hears The German Ocean roar, deep-blooming, strong,

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04 CHAPTER IV With sheep and shaggy goats the porkers bled, And the proud steer was on the marble spread; With

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05 CHAPTER V Hath not a Jew eyes? Hath not a Jew hands, organs, dimensions, senses, affections, passions? Fed

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06 CHAPTER VI To buy his favour I extend this friendship: If he will take it, so; if not, adieu; And, for my love, I pray

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07 CHAPTER VII Knights, with a long retinue of their squires, In gaudy liveries march and quaint attires; One laced the

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08 CHAPTER VIII At this the challenger with fierce defy His trumpet sounds; the challenged makes reply: With

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09 CHAPTER IX --------In the midst was seen A lady of a more majestic mien, By stature and by beauty mark'd their

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10 CHAPTER X Thus, like the sad presaging raven, that tolls The sick man's passport in her hollow beak, And in the

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11 CHAPTER XI 1st Outlaw: Stand, sir, and throw us that you have about you; If not, we'll make you sit, and rifle you.

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12 CHAPTER XII The heralds left their pricking up and down, Now ringen trumpets loud and clarion. There is no more

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13 CHAPTER XIII "Heroes, approach!" Atrides thus aloud, "Stand forth distinguish'd from the circling crowd, Ye who

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14 CHAPTER XIV In rough magnificence array'd, When ancient Chivalry display'd The pomp of her heroic games, And

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15 CHAPTER XV And yet he thinks,---ha, ha, ha, ha,---he thinks I am the tool and servant of his will. Well, let it be;

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16 CHAPTER XVI Far in a wild, unknown to public view, From youth to age a reverend hermit grew; The moss his bed,

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17 CHAPTER XVII At eve, within yon studious nook, I ope my brass-embossed book, Portray'd with many a holy deed

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18 CHAPTER XVIII Away! our journey lies through dell and dingle, Where the blithe fawn trips by its timid mother,

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19 CHAPTER XIX A train of armed men, some noble dame Escorting, (so their scatter'd words discover'd, As

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20 CHAPTER XX When autumn nights were long and drear, And forest walks were dark and dim, How sweetly on the

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21 CHAPTER XXI Alas, how many hours and years have past, Since human forms have round this table sate, Or lamp,

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22 CHAPTER XXII My daughter---O my ducats---O my daughter! ------------O my Christian ducats! Justice---the Law---my

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23 CHAPTER XXIII Nay, if the gentle spirit of moving words Can no way change you to a milder form, I'll woo you, like a

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24 CHAPTER XXIV I'll woo her as the lion woos his bride. Douglas

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25 CHAPTER XXV A damn'd cramp piece of penmanship as ever I saw in my life! She Stoops to Conquer

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26 CHAPTER XXVI The hottest horse will oft be cool, The dullest will show fire; The friar will often play the fool, The

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27 CHAPTER XXVII Fond wretch! and what canst thou relate, But deeds of sorrow, shame, and sin? Thy deeds are

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28 CHAPTER XXVIII This wandering race, sever'd from other men, Boast yet their intercourse with human arts; The seas,

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29 CHAPTER XXIX Ascend the watch-tower yonder, valiant soldier, Look on the field, and say how goes the battle.

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30 CHAPTER XXX Approach the chamber, look upon his bed. His is the passing of no peaceful ghost, Which, as the lark

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31 CHAPTER XXXI Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more, Or, close the wall up with our English dead.

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32 CHAPTER XXXII . Trust me each state must have its policies: Kingdoms have edicts, cities have their charters; Even the

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33 CHAPTER XXXIII ------Flower of warriors, How is't with Titus Lartius? MARCIUS.--As with a man busied about decrees,

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34 CHAPTER XXXIV KING JOHN.---I'll tell thee what, my friend, He is a very serpent in my way; And wheresoe'er this foot

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35 CHAPTER XXXV Arouse the tiger of Hyrcanian deserts, Strive with the half-starved lion for his prey; Lesser the risk,

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36 CHAPTER XXXVI Say not my art is fraud---all live by seeming. The beggar begs with it, and the gay courtier Gains land

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37 CHAPTER XXXVII Stern was the law which bade its vot'ries leave At human woes with human hearts to grieve; Stern

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38 CHAPTER XXXVIII ------There I throw my gage, To prove it on thee to the extremest point Of martial daring. Richard II

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39 CHAPTER XXXIX O maid, unrelenting and cold as thou art, My bosom is proud as thine own. Seward

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40 CHAPTER XL Shadows avaunt!---Richard's himself again. Richard III

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41 CHAPTER XLI All hail to the lordlings of high degree, Who live not more happy, though greater than we! Our

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42 CHAPTER XLII I found them winding of Marcello's corpse. And there was such a solemn melody, 'Twixt doleful

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43 CHAPTER XLIII Be Mowbray's sins so heavy in his bosom, That they may break his foaming courser's back, And

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44 CHAPTER XLIV So! now 'tis ended, like an old wife's story. Webster

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45 CHAPTER I . Note A.---The Ranger or the Forest, that cuts the foreclaws off our dogs.

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46 CHAPTER II . Note B.---Negro Slaves.

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47 CHAPTER XVII . Note C.---Minstrelsy.

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48 CHAPTER XXI . Note D.---Battle of Stamford.

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49 CHAPTER XXII . Note E.---The range of iron bars above that glowing charcoal.

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50 CHAPTER XXIX Note F.---Heraldry

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51 CHAPTER XXXI Note G.---Ulrica's Death song.

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52 CHAPTER XXXII Note H.---Richard Coeur-de-Lion.

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53 CHAPTER XXXIII Note I.---Hedge-Priests.

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54 CHAPTER XLI . Note J.---Castle of Coningsburgh.

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