“ I have sought but a kindred spirit to share it, and I have found such in thee. ”
Walter Scott, Ivanhoe (1820). copy citation
| Author | Walter Scott |
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| Source | Ivanhoe |
| Topic | sharing spirit finding |
| Date | 1820 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/82/82-h/82-h.htm |
Context
“Our mailed step shall ascend their throne—our gauntlet shall wrench the sceptre from their gripe. Not the reign of your vainly-expected Messiah offers such power to your dispersed tribes as my ambition may aim at. I have sought but a kindred spirit to share it, and I have found such in thee.»
«Sayest thou this to one of my people?» answered Rebecca. «Bethink thee—»
«Answer me not,» said the Templar, «by urging the difference of our creeds; within our secret conclaves we hold these nursery tales in derision.” source
«Sayest thou this to one of my people?» answered Rebecca. «Bethink thee—»
«Answer me not,» said the Templar, «by urging the difference of our creeds; within our secret conclaves we hold these nursery tales in derision.” source
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