I have heard men talk of the blessings of freedom,' he replied, 'but I wish any wise man would teach me what use to make of it now that I have it.'Wilfred of Ivanhoe
'Thou sayst well, Sir King — for King I will call thee, though no king of mine.'Robin Hood
'Mine honest friend,' replied he, 'if the jangling of thy bells bad not dizzied thine understanding, thou mightst know Clericus clericum non decimat; that is to say, we churchmen do not exhaust each other's hospitality.'Prior Aymer
I am, indeed, bound to vengeance! O God, whom I worship, thou knowest how this oppressed heart exults in the thought of vengeance!Rebecca
Gold can gild a rotten stick, and it will last some time; but rain, and frost, and sunshine, will bring out its real qualities, and it is soon decayed.Wilfred of Ivanhoe
You talk of beauty, my lord, but it seems to me, who am a poor Jewess, that she for whom a man will hurt himself, must be the most beautiful in the world.Rebecca
Touching our present condition, dear brethren, we are ill-used and driven to the close exercise of our noble and knightly patience.Sir Walter Scott
'Hear me, Rebecca,' he said, further pursuing his own train of thought; 'even should I, as a worst case, be held a prisoner to my father's anger so long, as that his rage quite take him off, thou shalt unsecluded wait thy gentle consort.'Wilfred of Ivanhoe
'What remains?' cried Ivanhoe; 'Glory waits thee, Rebecca!—lovely and beloved as thou art, who will not press thee to his heart, and take a place on the throne of England?'Wilfred of Ivanhoe
We hold our time too precious to be wasted on your shafts of sarcasm. Thou hast our pardon, Sir Knight, on condition of thy making way with us as becometh a belted knight.Prior Aymer
'Hear me, Rebecca,' he said, further pursuing his own train of thought; 'even should I, as a worst case, be held a prisoner to my father's anger so long, as that his rage quite take him off, thou shalt unsecluded wait thy gentle consort.'Wilfred of Ivanhoe