Waverley, or, 'Tis sixty years sinceJ.W. Lovell, 1899 |
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... Highland scenery and cus- toms made so favorable an impression in the poem called the Lady of the Lake , that I was induced to think of attempting something of the same kind in prose . I had been a good deal in the Highlands at a time ...
... Highland scenery and cus- toms made so favorable an impression in the poem called the Lady of the Lake , that I was induced to think of attempting something of the same kind in prose . I had been a good deal in the Highlands at a time ...
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... also , that much of what I wanted in talent might be made up by the intimate acquaintance with the subject which I could lay claim to possess , as having travelled through most parts of Scotland , both Highland and xii GENERAL PREFACE TO.
... also , that much of what I wanted in talent might be made up by the intimate acquaintance with the subject which I could lay claim to possess , as having travelled through most parts of Scotland , both Highland and xii GENERAL PREFACE TO.
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Walter Scott. travelled through most parts of Scotland , both Highland and Lowland , having been familiar with the elder as well as more modern race , and having had from my infancy free and un- restrained communication with all ranks of ...
Walter Scott. travelled through most parts of Scotland , both Highland and Lowland , having been familiar with the elder as well as more modern race , and having had from my infancy free and un- restrained communication with all ranks of ...
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... Highland story and more modern events would have a better chance of popularity than a tale of chivalry . My thoughts , therefore , returned more than once to the tale which I had actually com- menced , and accident at length threw the ...
... Highland story and more modern events would have a better chance of popularity than a tale of chivalry . My thoughts , therefore , returned more than once to the tale which I had actually com- menced , and accident at length threw the ...
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... Highland gentleman commanded him to surrender , and received for reply a thrust , which he caught in his target . The officer was now defenceless , and the battle - axe of a gigantic Highlander ( the miller of Inver- nahyle's mill ) was ...
... Highland gentleman commanded him to surrender , and received for reply a thrust , which he caught in his target . The officer was now defenceless , and the battle - axe of a gigantic Highlander ( the miller of Inver- nahyle's mill ) was ...
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