Waverley; Or, 'Tis Sixty Years Since: In Three Volumes..James Ballantyne and Company, 1814 - 371 páginas |
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... Rose are pulling caps for you ; and you , the preux chevalier of the day , are stooping on your horse's neck like a butter - woman riding to market , and looking as black as a funeral . " .. " I am sorry for poor Colonel G's death , he ...
... Rose are pulling caps for you ; and you , the preux chevalier of the day , are stooping on your horse's neck like a butter - woman riding to market , and looking as black as a funeral . " .. " I am sorry for poor Colonel G's death , he ...
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... rose in Wa- verley's estimation . There seemed at first something harsh in his strong expressions of dislike and censure , although no one was in the general case more open to con- viction . The habit of authority also had given his ...
... rose in Wa- verley's estimation . There seemed at first something harsh in his strong expressions of dislike and censure , although no one was in the general case more open to con- viction . The habit of authority also had given his ...
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... Rose Brad- wardine a pretty girl . But he alleged that the former destroyed the effect of her beauty by an affectation of the grand airs which she had probably seen prac → tised in the mock court of St Germains . As for Rose ...
... Rose Brad- wardine a pretty girl . But he alleged that the former destroyed the effect of her beauty by an affectation of the grand airs which she had probably seen prac → tised in the mock court of St Germains . As for Rose ...
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... dejection of Waverley , nor the anger which Fergus scarcely suppressed , could extend Flora's attention to Edward beyond that which the most ordinary po- liteness demanded . On the other hand , Rose Bradwardine WAVERLEY . 63.
... dejection of Waverley , nor the anger which Fergus scarcely suppressed , could extend Flora's attention to Edward beyond that which the most ordinary po- liteness demanded . On the other hand , Rose Bradwardine WAVERLEY . 63.
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... Rose Bradwardine gradually rose in his opinion . He had several opportunities of remarking , that as her extreme timidity wore off , her manners assumed a higher character ; that the agitating circumstan- ces of the stormy time seemed ...
... Rose Bradwardine gradually rose in his opinion . He had several opportunities of remarking , that as her extreme timidity wore off , her manners assumed a higher character ; that the agitating circumstan- ces of the stormy time seemed ...
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Términos y frases comunes
Alick answered arms auld Baillie Baron of Bradwardine battle of Preston Bodach Bradwar caliga called Captain Butler Carlisle Carlisle Castle castle CHAPTER 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 gentleman Glennaquoich hand happy heard Highland honour hope horse house of Stuart inclosures Ivor Jacobites Janet Lady Emily laird leave letter look Maccombich Macwheeble ment military mind Miss Bradwardine morning never night Nosebag party pass person poor Prince prisoner puir quarrel reader regiment Rose Bradwardine Royal Highness Scotland seemed shewed sion Sir Everard soldiers soon spirit Spontoon Stanley stood suppose tell thing thought tion troop Tully-Veolan turn verley Vich Ian Vohr ward wardine Waver Waverley-Honour Waverley's whilk wish words young
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Página 363 - 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 280 - So choosing solitary to abide Far from all neighbours, that her devilish deeds, And hellish arts, from people she might hide, And hurt far off, unknown, whomsoever she espied.
Página 298 - Saxon gentlemen are laughing," he said, "because a poor man, such as me, thinks my life, or the life of six of my degree, is worth that of Vich Ian Vohr, it's like enough they may be very right ; but if they laugh because they think I would not keep my word, and come back to redeem him, I can tell them they ken neither the heart of a Hielandman, nor the honour of a gentleman.
Página 361 - The effects of the insurrection of 1 745, — 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...