Waverley; or, 'Tis sixty years since, Volumen 2J. Ballantyne, 1814 |
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... less exposed him to be stared at as a stran- ger when they should reach the place of rendezvous . They found , on the spot ap- pointed , several distinguished Chiefs , to all of whom Waverley was formerly pre- sented , and by all ...
... less exposed him to be stared at as a stran- ger when they should reach the place of rendezvous . They found , on the spot ap- pointed , several distinguished Chiefs , to all of whom Waverley was formerly pre- sented , and by all ...
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... less wil lingly when he remembered the tædium . of his quarters , and the inferior figure which he had made among the officers of his regiment . If he could have had any doubt upon the subject , it would have been decided by the ...
... less wil lingly when he remembered the tædium . of his quarters , and the inferior figure which he had made among the officers of his regiment . If he could have had any doubt upon the subject , it would have been decided by the ...
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... less just , because their title has devolved upon an heir who is innocent of the charges of mis- government brought against his father ? Do you remember the lines of your fa vourite poet ,, Had Richard unconstrain'd resign'd the throne ...
... less just , because their title has devolved upon an heir who is innocent of the charges of mis- government brought against his father ? Do you remember the lines of your fa vourite poet ,, Had Richard unconstrain'd resign'd the throne ...
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... sition from his sister , dear as she was to him , would have been the last obstacle on which he would have calculated , even had the union been less eligible . 6 Influenced by these feelings , the Chief now led Waverley 48 WAVERLEY .
... sition from his sister , dear as she was to him , would have been the last obstacle on which he would have calculated , even had the union been less eligible . 6 Influenced by these feelings , the Chief now led Waverley 48 WAVERLEY .
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... less to sigh for when the struggle approaches ! " " And now , sister , replace his cockade with one of a more lively colour . I think it was the fashion of the ladies of yore to arm and send forth their knights to high atchievement ...
... less to sigh for when the struggle approaches ! " " And now , sister , replace his cockade with one of a more lively colour . I think it was the fashion of the ladies of yore to arm and send forth their knights to high atchievement ...
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Página 77 - My heart's in the Highlands, my heart is not here, My heart's in the Highlands, a-chasing the deer; A-chasing the wild deer, and following the roe, My heart's in the Highlands wherever I go...
Página 343 - English dialect by the equally well-distinguished voice of the commanding officer, for whom he had once felt so much respect. It was at that instant, that, looking around him, he saw the wild dress and appearance of his Highland associates, heard their whispers in an uncouth and unknown language, looked upon his own dress, so unlike that which he had worn from his infancy, and wished to awake from what seemed at the moment a dream, strange, horrible, and unnatural.
Página 255 - ... side, he was irresistibly attracted to the cause which the prejudices of education, and the political principles of his family, had already recommended as the most just. These thoughts rushed through his mind like a torrent, sweeping before them every consideration of an opposite tendency, — the time, besides, admitted of no deliberation , — and Waverley, kneeling to Charles Edward, devoted his heart and sword to the vindication of his rights...
Página 3 - Mongst craggy cliffs and thunder-battered hills, Hares, hinds, bucks, roes, are chased by men and dogs, Where two hours' hunting fourscore fat deer kills. Lowland, your sports are low as is your seat; The Highland games and minds are high and great.