Waverley Or 'tis Sixty Years SinceDavid Wilson, 1870 - 503 páginas |
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... opinion was unfavourable ; and having then some poetical reputation , I was unwilling to risk the loss of it by attempting a new style of composition . I therefore threw aside the work I had commenced , without either reluctance or ...
... opinion was unfavourable ; and having then some poetical reputation , I was unwilling to risk the loss of it by attempting a new style of composition . I therefore threw aside the work I had commenced , without either reluctance or ...
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... opinion ) considerable powers of imagination . As the Work was unfinished I deemed it my duty , as Editor , to supply such a hasty and inartificial conclusion as could be shaped out from the story , of which Mr. Strutt had laid the ...
... opinion ) considerable powers of imagination . As the Work was unfinished I deemed it my duty , as Editor , to supply such a hasty and inartificial conclusion as could be shaped out from the story , of which Mr. Strutt had laid the ...
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... opinion that a romance founded on a Highland story , and more modern events , would have a better chance of popularity than a tale of chivalry . My thoughts , therefore , re- turned more than once to the tale which I had actually ...
... opinion that a romance founded on a Highland story , and more modern events , would have a better chance of popularity than a tale of chivalry . My thoughts , therefore , re- turned more than once to the tale which I had actually ...
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... opinion was entirely formed , and that any disclamations of mine would only have savoured of affectation . I do not mean to insinuate that the incident did not happen , but only that it could hardly have occurred exactly under the ...
... opinion was entirely formed , and that any disclamations of mine would only have savoured of affectation . I do not mean to insinuate that the incident did not happen , but only that it could hardly have occurred exactly under the ...
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... opinion of others , than having an excellent one of ourselves at the very same time . Miss Stubbs had indeed summoned up every assistance which art could afford to beauty ; but , alas ! hoop , patches , frizzled locks , and a new mantua ...
... opinion of others , than having an excellent one of ourselves at the very same time . Miss Stubbs had indeed summoned up every assistance which art could afford to beauty ; but , alas ! hoop , patches , frizzled locks , and a new mantua ...
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acquainted ancient answered appeared arms army attended Balmawhapple Baron of Bradwardine broadsword brother caliga called Captain Waverley Castle Caterans CHAPTER character Chevalier Chief Chieftain circumstances clan Colonel Talbot command danger dear Donald Bean Lean Edinburgh Edward Waverley Emma Darcy English Evan Dhu eyes father favour feelings Fergus Mac-Ivor Fergus's Flora Gaelic Gay Bowers Gellatley gentleman Gilfillan Glennaquoich hand head heard hero Highland honour hope horse house of Stuart Ivor Jacobite Lady Laird look Lord Lord George Murray louis-d'or Lowland Maccombich Major Melville manner military mind Miss Bradwardine Miss Mac-Ivor morning never night observed occasion officer party passed person Perthshire poor portmanteau present Prince prisoner received regiment rendered replied returned romantic Rose Bradwardine Scotland Scottish seemed Sir Everard soldiers spirit Spontoon supposed sword thought Tully-Veolan Vich Ian Vohr Waverley-Honour Waverley's Whig wish young