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Ivanhoe: A Romance

Chapter I · Chapter 1

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Now fitted the halter, now traversed the cart, And often took leave,—but seemed loath to depart!

1 —Prior.

INTRODUCTION TO IVANHOE.

The Author of the Waverley Novels had hitherto proceeded in an unabated course of popularity, and might, in his peculiar district of literature, have been termed _L’Enfant Gâté_ of success.

It was plain, however, that frequent publication must finally wear out the public favour, unless some mode could be devised to give an appearance of novelty to subsequent productions.

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Chapter I Reading 1/41

Ivanhoe: A Romance

Chapter I · Chapter 1

Chapter 1 of Ivanhoe: A Romance is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Now fitted the halter, now traversed the cart, And often took leave,—but seemed loath to depart!

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1 —Prior.

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INTRODUCTION TO IVANHOE.

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The Author of the Waverley Novels had hitherto proceeded in an unabated course of popularity, and might, in his peculiar district of literature, have been termed _L’Enfant Gâté_ of success.

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It was plain, however, that frequent publication must finally wear out the public favour, unless some mode could be devised to give an appearance of novelty to subsequent productions.

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1

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From this reading 1 —Prior.

an

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From this reading The Author of the Waverley Novels had hitherto proceeded in an unabated course of popularity, and might, in his peculiar district of literature, have been termed _L’Enfant Gâté_ of success.

And

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From this reading Now fitted the halter, now traversed the cart, And often took leave,—but seemed loath to depart!

appearance

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From this reading It was plain, however, that frequent publication must finally wear out the public favour, unless some mode could be devised to give an appearance of novelty to subsequent productions.

Author

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From this reading The Author of the Waverley Novels had hitherto proceeded in an unabated course of popularity, and might, in his peculiar district of literature, have been termed _L’Enfant Gâté_ of success.

be

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From this reading It was plain, however, that frequent publication must finally wear out the public favour, unless some mode could be devised to give an appearance of novelty to subsequent productions.

been

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From this reading The Author of the Waverley Novels had hitherto proceeded in an unabated course of popularity, and might, in his peculiar district of literature, have been termed _L’Enfant Gâté_ of success.

but

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From this reading Now fitted the halter, now traversed the cart, And often took leave,—but seemed loath to depart!

cart

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From this reading Now fitted the halter, now traversed the cart, And often took leave,—but seemed loath to depart!

could

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From this reading It was plain, however, that frequent publication must finally wear out the public favour, unless some mode could be devised to give an appearance of novelty to subsequent productions.

course

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From this reading The Author of the Waverley Novels had hitherto proceeded in an unabated course of popularity, and might, in his peculiar district of literature, have been termed _L’Enfant Gâté_ of success.

depart

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From this reading Now fitted the halter, now traversed the cart, And often took leave,—but seemed loath to depart!

devised

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From this reading It was plain, however, that frequent publication must finally wear out the public favour, unless some mode could be devised to give an appearance of novelty to subsequent productions.

district

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From this reading The Author of the Waverley Novels had hitherto proceeded in an unabated course of popularity, and might, in his peculiar district of literature, have been termed _L’Enfant Gâté_ of success.

favour

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finally

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fitted

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From this reading Now fitted the halter, now traversed the cart, And often took leave,—but seemed loath to depart!

frequent

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From this reading It was plain, however, that frequent publication must finally wear out the public favour, unless some mode could be devised to give an appearance of novelty to subsequent productions.

give

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From this reading It was plain, however, that frequent publication must finally wear out the public favour, unless some mode could be devised to give an appearance of novelty to subsequent productions.

Gâté

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From this reading The Author of the Waverley Novels had hitherto proceeded in an unabated course of popularity, and might, in his peculiar district of literature, have been termed _L’Enfant Gâté_ of success.

had

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From this reading The Author of the Waverley Novels had hitherto proceeded in an unabated course of popularity, and might, in his peculiar district of literature, have been termed _L’Enfant Gâté_ of success.

halter

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From this reading Now fitted the halter, now traversed the cart, And often took leave,—but seemed loath to depart!

have

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From this reading The Author of the Waverley Novels had hitherto proceeded in an unabated course of popularity, and might, in his peculiar district of literature, have been termed _L’Enfant Gâté_ of success.

his

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From this reading The Author of the Waverley Novels had hitherto proceeded in an unabated course of popularity, and might, in his peculiar district of literature, have been termed _L’Enfant Gâté_ of success.

hitherto

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From this reading The Author of the Waverley Novels had hitherto proceeded in an unabated course of popularity, and might, in his peculiar district of literature, have been termed _L’Enfant Gâté_ of success.

however

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From this reading It was plain, however, that frequent publication must finally wear out the public favour, unless some mode could be devised to give an appearance of novelty to subsequent productions.

in

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From this reading The Author of the Waverley Novels had hitherto proceeded in an unabated course of popularity, and might, in his peculiar district of literature, have been termed _L’Enfant Gâté_ of success.

INTRODUCTION

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From this reading INTRODUCTION TO IVANHOE.

It

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From this reading It was plain, however, that frequent publication must finally wear out the public favour, unless some mode could be devised to give an appearance of novelty to subsequent productions.

IVANHOE

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From this reading INTRODUCTION TO IVANHOE.

L'Enfant

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From this reading The Author of the Waverley Novels had hitherto proceeded in an unabated course of popularity, and might, in his peculiar district of literature, have been termed _L’Enfant Gâté_ of success.

leave

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From this reading Now fitted the halter, now traversed the cart, And often took leave,—but seemed loath to depart!

literature

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From this reading The Author of the Waverley Novels had hitherto proceeded in an unabated course of popularity, and might, in his peculiar district of literature, have been termed _L’Enfant Gâté_ of success.

loath

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From this reading Now fitted the halter, now traversed the cart, And often took leave,—but seemed loath to depart!

might

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From this reading The Author of the Waverley Novels had hitherto proceeded in an unabated course of popularity, and might, in his peculiar district of literature, have been termed _L’Enfant Gâté_ of success.

mode

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From this reading It was plain, however, that frequent publication must finally wear out the public favour, unless some mode could be devised to give an appearance of novelty to subsequent productions.

must

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From this reading It was plain, however, that frequent publication must finally wear out the public favour, unless some mode could be devised to give an appearance of novelty to subsequent productions.

Novels

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From this reading The Author of the Waverley Novels had hitherto proceeded in an unabated course of popularity, and might, in his peculiar district of literature, have been termed _L’Enfant Gâté_ of success.

novelty

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From this reading It was plain, however, that frequent publication must finally wear out the public favour, unless some mode could be devised to give an appearance of novelty to subsequent productions.

Now

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From this reading Now fitted the halter, now traversed the cart, And often took leave,—but seemed loath to depart!

of

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From this reading The Author of the Waverley Novels had hitherto proceeded in an unabated course of popularity, and might, in his peculiar district of literature, have been termed _L’Enfant Gâté_ of success.

often

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From this reading Now fitted the halter, now traversed the cart, And often took leave,—but seemed loath to depart!

out

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From this reading It was plain, however, that frequent publication must finally wear out the public favour, unless some mode could be devised to give an appearance of novelty to subsequent productions.

peculiar

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From this reading The Author of the Waverley Novels had hitherto proceeded in an unabated course of popularity, and might, in his peculiar district of literature, have been termed _L’Enfant Gâté_ of success.

plain

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From this reading It was plain, however, that frequent publication must finally wear out the public favour, unless some mode could be devised to give an appearance of novelty to subsequent productions.

popularity

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From this reading The Author of the Waverley Novels had hitherto proceeded in an unabated course of popularity, and might, in his peculiar district of literature, have been termed _L’Enfant Gâté_ of success.

Prior

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From this reading 1 —Prior.

proceeded

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From this reading The Author of the Waverley Novels had hitherto proceeded in an unabated course of popularity, and might, in his peculiar district of literature, have been termed _L’Enfant Gâté_ of success.

productions

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public

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publication

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seemed

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From this reading Now fitted the halter, now traversed the cart, And often took leave,—but seemed loath to depart!

some

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From this reading It was plain, however, that frequent publication must finally wear out the public favour, unless some mode could be devised to give an appearance of novelty to subsequent productions.

subsequent

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success

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From this reading The Author of the Waverley Novels had hitherto proceeded in an unabated course of popularity, and might, in his peculiar district of literature, have been termed _L’Enfant Gâté_ of success.

termed

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From this reading The Author of the Waverley Novels had hitherto proceeded in an unabated course of popularity, and might, in his peculiar district of literature, have been termed _L’Enfant Gâté_ of success.

that

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From this reading It was plain, however, that frequent publication must finally wear out the public favour, unless some mode could be devised to give an appearance of novelty to subsequent productions.

the

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From this reading Now fitted the halter, now traversed the cart, And often took leave,—but seemed loath to depart!

to

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From this reading Now fitted the halter, now traversed the cart, And often took leave,—but seemed loath to depart!

took

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From this reading Now fitted the halter, now traversed the cart, And often took leave,—but seemed loath to depart!

traversed

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From this reading Now fitted the halter, now traversed the cart, And often took leave,—but seemed loath to depart!

unabated

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From this reading The Author of the Waverley Novels had hitherto proceeded in an unabated course of popularity, and might, in his peculiar district of literature, have been termed _L’Enfant Gâté_ of success.

unless

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From this reading It was plain, however, that frequent publication must finally wear out the public favour, unless some mode could be devised to give an appearance of novelty to subsequent productions.

was

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From this reading It was plain, however, that frequent publication must finally wear out the public favour, unless some mode could be devised to give an appearance of novelty to subsequent productions.

Waverley

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wear

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From this reading It was plain, however, that frequent publication must finally wear out the public favour, unless some mode could be devised to give an appearance of novelty to subsequent productions.

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