Waverley; or, 'Tis sixty years since, Volumen 3J. Ballantyne, 1814 |
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... Evan Dhu , upon whose brow the suspicion that his Chief had been insulted , called up a cor- responding storm , swelled in sullen silence , awaiting to learn where or upon whom vengeance was to descend . " So , Waverley , you are there ...
... Evan Dhu , upon whose brow the suspicion that his Chief had been insulted , called up a cor- responding storm , swelled in sullen silence , awaiting to learn where or upon whom vengeance was to descend . " So , Waverley , you are there ...
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... Evan as he descend- ed ; " I wish he may be weel , -the very veins on his brent brow are swelled like whip - cord ; wad he no tak something ? " " He usually lets blood for these fits , " answered the Highland Ancient with great ...
... Evan as he descend- ed ; " I wish he may be weel , -the very veins on his brent brow are swelled like whip - cord ; wad he no tak something ? " " He usually lets blood for these fits , " answered the Highland Ancient with great ...
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... Evan , " if your ladyships please ; he wanted to use her by degrees to live without meat , and just as he had put her on a straw a - day the poor thing died ! " Evan's illustration set the company a- laughing , and the discourse took a ...
... Evan , " if your ladyships please ; he wanted to use her by degrees to live without meat , and just as he had put her on a straw a - day the poor thing died ! " Evan's illustration set the company a- laughing , and the discourse took a ...
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... Evan , who speedily disappeared among the trees . His servant , Alick Polwarth , who was in attendance , also looked after the Highlander , and then rode up close to his master . " The ne'er be in me , sir , if I think you're safe amang ...
... Evan , who speedily disappeared among the trees . His servant , Alick Polwarth , who was in attendance , also looked after the Highlander , and then rode up close to his master . " The ne'er be in me , sir , if I think you're safe amang ...
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... Evan , he judged it prudent to set spurs to his horse , and ride briskly back to the squadron . Ere he reached the end of the long avenue , however , a ball whistled past him , and the report of a pistol was heard . " It was that ...
... Evan , he judged it prudent to set spurs to his horse , and ride briskly back to the squadron . Ere he reached the end of the long avenue , however , a ball whistled past him , and the report of a pistol was heard . " It was that ...
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Alick answered arms auld Baillie Baron of Bradwardine battle of Culloden battle of Preston Bodach Brad Bradwar caliga called Captain Butler Carlisle Carlisle Castle castle Chevalier Chief Chieftain clan Colonel Talbot Common Moor court Davie dear Donald dragoons Duchran Duke of Cumberland Edinburgh Edward Waverley English Evan Dhu eyes father favour feelings Fergus Mac-Ivor Fergus's Flora Mac-Ivor gentleman Glennaquoich hand happy heard Highland honour hope horse house of Stuart inclosures Ivor Jacobites Janet Lady Emily leave letter look Maccombich Macwheeble ment mind Miss Bradwardine Miss Mac-Ivor never night Nosebag party pass person poor Prince prisoner puir quarrel regiment Rose Bradwardine Royal Highness Scotland seemed shewed sion Sir Everard sister soldiers spirit Spontoon Stanley stood suppose tell thing thought tion troop Tully-Veolan verley Vich Ian Vohr ward wardine Waver Waverley-Honour Waverley's weel whilk wish words young
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Página 119 - And every one that was in distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one that was discontented, gathered themselves unto him; and he became a captain over them: and there were with him about four hundred men.
Página 365 - There is no European nation, which, within the course of half a century, or little more, has undergone so complete a change as this kingdom of Scotland. The effects of the insurrection of 1745, — the destruction of the patriarchal power of the Highland chiefs, — the abolition of the heritable jurisdictions of the Lowland nobility and barons, — the total eradication of the Jacobite party, which, averse to intermingle with the English, or adopt their customs, long continued to pride themselves...
Página 283 - There in a gloomy hollow glen she found A little cottage, built of stickes and reedes In homely wize, and ,wald with sods around...
Página 65 - Bond- street loungers. The fact is, that though the effect was felt, the cause could hardly be observed. Each of the ladies, like two excellent actresses, were perfect in their parts, and performed them to the delight of the audience ; and such being the case, it was almost impossible to discover that the elder constantly ceded to her friend that which was most suitable to her talents.
Página 359 - It was a large and spirited painting, representing Fergus MacIvor and Waverley in their Highland dress, the scene a wild, rocky, and mountainous pass, down which the clan were descending in the background.
Página 366 - ... who still cherished a lingering, though hopeless, attachment to the house' of Stuart. This race has now almost entirely vanished from the land, and with it, doubtless, much absurd political prejudice; but also many living examples of singular and disinterested attachment to the principles of loyalty which they received from their fathers, and of old Scottish faith, hospitality, worth, and honour.
Página 359 - Highland dress, the scene a wild, rocky, and mountainous pass, down which the clan were descending in the back-ground. It was' taken from a spirited sketch, drawn while they were in Edinburgh by a young man of high genius, and had been painted on a full-length scale by an eminent London artist. Raeburn himself, (whose Highland Chiefs...