Waverley: Or 't is Sixty Years SinceTauchnitz, 1845 - 483 páginas |
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... opinion of his talents for conversation . He answered at random one or two observations which she ventured to make upon ordinary topics ; so that feeling herself almost repulsed in her efforts at entertaining him , and secretly ...
... opinion of his talents for conversation . He answered at random one or two observations which she ventured to make upon ordinary topics ; so that feeling herself almost repulsed in her efforts at entertaining him , and secretly ...
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... opinion also of your peculiar merit , could have extorted such concessions ; for he and all his family are , and have been , time out of mind , mavortia pectora , as Buchanan saith , a bold and warlike sept , or people . " Edward ...
... opinion also of your peculiar merit , could have extorted such concessions ; for he and all his family are , and have been , time out of mind , mavortia pectora , as Buchanan saith , a bold and warlike sept , or people . " Edward ...
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... opinion from his own recollections , he would have pronounced that the Baron was not only ebriolus , but ver- ging to become ebrius ; or , in plain English , was incomparably the most drunk of the party , except perhaps his antagonist ...
... opinion from his own recollections , he would have pronounced that the Baron was not only ebriolus , but ver- ging to become ebrius ; or , in plain English , was incomparably the most drunk of the party , except perhaps his antagonist ...
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... opinion was not better founded than that of the negroes , who , from the acute and mischievous pranks of the monkeys , suppose that they have the gift of speech , and only suppress their powers of elocution to escape being set to work ...
... opinion was not better founded than that of the negroes , who , from the acute and mischievous pranks of the monkeys , suppose that they have the gift of speech , and only suppress their powers of elocution to escape being set to work ...
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... opinion , it is most efficiently displayed ; in labouring , namely , to establish her in life , either by a large dowry or a wealthy marriage . By an old settlement , almost all the landed estates of the Baron went , after his death ...
... opinion , it is most efficiently displayed ; in labouring , namely , to establish her in life , either by a large dowry or a wealthy marriage . By an old settlement , almost all the landed estates of the Baron went , after his death ...
Términos y frases comunes
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