Waverley: Or 't is Sixty Years SinceTauchnitz, 1845 - 483 páginas |
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... least , it must remain uncertain , whether WAVERLEY be the work of a poet or a critic , a lawyer or a clergyman , or whether the writer , to use Mrs. Malaprop's phrase , be , " like Cerberus three gentlemen at once . " The Author , as ...
... least , it must remain uncertain , whether WAVERLEY be the work of a poet or a critic , a lawyer or a clergyman , or whether the writer , to use Mrs. Malaprop's phrase , be , " like Cerberus three gentlemen at once . " The Author , as ...
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... least , if nature has given that object any pas- sable proportion of personal charms , he can easily play the Jeweller and Dervise in the Oriental tale , and supply her richly , out of the stores of his own imagination , with ...
... least , if nature has given that object any pas- sable proportion of personal charms , he can easily play the Jeweller and Dervise in the Oriental tale , and supply her richly , out of the stores of his own imagination , with ...
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... least would not have done so with im- punity . The feelings which then dictated his proceedings , were those of a young man , at an agitating period . Since that time Sir Everard's jacobitism had been gradually decaying , like a fire ...
... least would not have done so with im- punity . The feelings which then dictated his proceedings , were those of a young man , at an agitating period . Since that time Sir Everard's jacobitism had been gradually decaying , like a fire ...
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... least , better than narrative of any kind , to acquaint him with the wild and irregular spirit of our hero : - Late , when the Autumn evening fell On Mirkwood - Mere's romantic dell , The lake return'd , in chasten'd gleam , The purple ...
... least , better than narrative of any kind , to acquaint him with the wild and irregular spirit of our hero : - Late , when the Autumn evening fell On Mirkwood - Mere's romantic dell , The lake return'd , in chasten'd gleam , The purple ...
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... least ; but I am told their attendance would be thought unusual in these days , when every new and foolish fashion is introduced to break the natural dependence of the people upon their landlords . " Sir Everard had done his best to ...
... least ; but I am told their attendance would be thought unusual in these days , when every new and foolish fashion is introduced to break the natural dependence of the people upon their landlords . " Sir Everard had done his best to ...
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ancient answered appeared arms army attended auld Bailie Balmawhapple Baron of Bradwardine broadsword Cairnvreckan caliga called Callum Beg Captain Waverley Castle Caterans CHAPTER character Chevalier Chief Chieftain clan Colonel Talbot command dear Donald Bean Lean dragoons Edinburgh Edward Waverley English Evan Dhu eyes father favour feelings Fergus Mac-Ivor Fergus's Flora frae Gellatley gentleman Gilfillan Glennaquoich hand head heard hero Highland honour hope horse house of Stewart Jacobite lady Laird letter look Lord George Murray louis-d'or Lowland Macwheeble Major Melville manner military mind Miss Bradwardine Miss Mac-Ivor morning never night observed occasion officer party passed person Perthshire plaid poor portmanteau present Prince prisoner received regiment rendered replied returned Richard Waverley Rose Bradwardine Scotland Scottish seemed Sir Everard soldiers Spontoon sword tartan thought tion Tully-Veolan Vich Ian Vohr Waverley-Honour Waverley's Whig wish words young