Waverley, Or, 'Tis Sixty Years Since, Volumen 2John C. Nimmo, 1892 |
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... rendered constrained and distant . The nature of the smith's hurt was inquired into ; and as the actual injury was likely to prove trifling , and the circumstances in which it was re- ceived rendered the infliction , on Edward's part ...
... rendered constrained and distant . The nature of the smith's hurt was inquired into ; and as the actual injury was likely to prove trifling , and the circumstances in which it was re- ceived rendered the infliction , on Edward's part ...
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... renders apologies super- fluous . " " True , sir ; permit me , therefore , to ask you how your time has been disposed of since you obtained leave of absence from your regiment , several weeks ago , until the present moment ? " " My ...
... renders apologies super- fluous . " " True , sir ; permit me , therefore , to ask you how your time has been disposed of since you obtained leave of absence from your regiment , several weeks ago , until the present moment ? " " My ...
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... render Cairnvreckan more agreeable than cir- cumstances have permitted on this occasion . " So saying , he shook our hero by the hand . Morton also took an affectionate farewell , and Waverley , having mounted his horse , with a ...
... render Cairnvreckan more agreeable than cir- cumstances have permitted on this occasion . " So saying , he shook our hero by the hand . Morton also took an affectionate farewell , and Waverley , having mounted his horse , with a ...
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... happily surmounted . Waverley was then mounted upon one of the horses , a change which the fatigue of the night and his recent illness rendered - exceedingly acceptable . His portmanteau was placed on another pony A NOCTURNAL ADVENTURE .
... happily surmounted . Waverley was then mounted upon one of the horses , a change which the fatigue of the night and his recent illness rendered - exceedingly acceptable . His portmanteau was placed on another pony A NOCTURNAL ADVENTURE .
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... rendered more so by habits of low indulgence and the incense of servile adulation . In about two hours ' time the ... renders interesting the scene through which he was now passing , the field which had been the scene of the tournaments ...
... rendered more so by habits of low indulgence and the incense of servile adulation . In about two hours ' time the ... renders interesting the scene through which he was now passing , the field which had been the scene of the tournaments ...
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answered appeared arms army auld bailie Balmawhapple Baron of Bradwardine battle Bodach broadsword Cairnvreckan caliga called Callum castle cavalry CHAPTER Charles Edward Chevalier chief chieftain circumstances clan Colonel Talbot command danger dear dragoons Edinburgh English eyes favour feelings Fergus Mac-Ivor Fergus's Flora Mac-Ivor followed frae gentleman Gilfillan Glennaquoich hand head heard hero Highlanders hope horse house of Stewart Jacobite Janet Lady Emily laird leave look Lord Elcho Lord George Murray Lowland Macwheeble Major Melville maun ment military mind Miss Bradwardine morning Morton never night officer party passed Penrith person Pinkie House poor portmanteau prince Prince Charles prince's prisoner puir recollection regiment rendered replied Rose Bradwardine Royal Highness Scotland seemed Sir Everard soldiers spirit Spontoon supposed sword thought tion troop Tully-Veolan Veolan Vich Ian Vohr Waverley Honour Waverley's weel whilk wish young
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Página 333 - hand ; and at the same time several others coming about him while he was thus dreadfully entangled with that cruel weapon, he was dragged off from his horse. The moment he fell, another Highlander, who, if the king's evidence at Carlisle may be credited (as I know not why they should not, though the unhappy creature died
Página 303 - three ermines passant and the bear and boot-jack ?" " How, oh, how, my dear Fergus, can you talk of such things at such a moment ?" " Why, we have entered Carlisle with happier auspices, to be sure, — on the 16th of November last, for example, when we marched in, side by side, and hoisted the white
Página 186 - forte. He would never have been his celebrated ancestor Sir Nigel, but only Sir Nigel's eulogist and poet. I will tell you where he will be at home, my dear, and in his place, — in the quiet circle of domestic happiness, lettered indolence, and elegant enjoyments of Waverley Honour. And he will refit the old library in the most exquisite
Página 186 - all men (that is, who deserve the name) are pretty much alike; there is generally more courage required to run away. They have besides, when confronted with each other, a certain instinct for strife, as we see in other male animals, such as dogs, bulls, and so forth. But high and perilous enterprise is not
Página 306 - him that all was finished, and that the military and populace were returning from the dreadful scene. I will not attempt to describe his sensations. In the evening the priest made him a visit, and informed him that he did so by directions of his deceased friend, to assure him that Fergus MacIvor had died as he
Página 333 - But after a faint fire, the regiment in general was seized with a panic ; and though their colonel and some other gallant officers did what they could to rally them once or twice, they at
Página 298 - be present, will intrude its horrors on my mind, will whisper that my brother, as volatile as ardent, would have divided his energies amid a hundred objects. It was I who taught him to concentrate them and to gage all on this dreadful and desperate cast . Oh that I could recollect that I
Página 335 - 167. — ANDREA DE FERRARA. The name of Andrea de Ferrara is inscribed on all the Scottish broadswords which are accounted of peculiar excellence. Who this artist was, what were his fortunes, and when he flourished, have hitherto defied the research of antiquaries; only it is in general believed that Andrea de Ferrara was
Página 233 - and fought sword in hand on foot, at the head of the single tribe of Macphersous. They in a moment made their way through a strong hedge of thorns, under the cover whereof the cavalrie had taken their station, in the strugle of passing which hedge my Lord George Murray, being dressd en
Página 153 - by the learned. But I must go to headquarters to prepare the prince for this extraordinary scene. My information will be well taken, for it will give him a hearty laugh at present, and put him on his guard against laughing when it might be very malapropos. So au revoir, my dear Waverley.