And Oldfield, of what did she think as she gazed into the rounded face of Mr. Congreve, or listened to the merry wit of her devoted liege?

Edward, my loved, my honoured liege, forgive Richard Nevile for his bluntness, and let not his faults stand in bar of his counsels.

echoed several of the loyal lieges; and that too in a place which has since heard such very different cries, and where the words would now excite nearly as much surprise, though far less alarm, than an earthquake.

"My nobiel liege!

Sir Huon with Amanda, hand in hand, Salutes the emperor with respectful bow 'Behold, obedient to his plighted vow, Thy vassal, sovereign liege, returning to thy land!

These garrisons were solely composed of the ancient freemen, and the whole measure was, in fact, merely a reform of the ancient arrier-ban, which no longer sufficed for the protection of the State, and whose deficiency had long been supplied by the addition of vassals under the command of their temporal or spiritual lieges, and by the mercenaries or bodyguards of the emperors.

You see yonder tall ship, sir, in the outer harbour of this loyal sea-port?" "I do; she seems to be an object of general attention among the worthy lieges of the place.