Waverley; Or, 'Tis Sixty Years Since: In Three Volumes..James Ballantyne and Company, 1814 - 371 páginas |
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... asked , I would willingly speak a few words with him on affairs connected with his fa- mily . " " Mr Waverley , sir , regulates his own motions ; you will follow me , I suppose , to Pinkie , " said Fergus , turning to Ed- ward , " when ...
... asked , I would willingly speak a few words with him on affairs connected with his fa- mily . " " Mr Waverley , sir , regulates his own motions ; you will follow me , I suppose , to Pinkie , " said Fergus , turning to Ed- ward , " when ...
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... asked and received no share in the busy scenes which were constantly passing around him , and was rather annoy- ed than interested by the discussion of contending claims , rights , and interests , which often passed in his presence ...
... asked and received no share in the busy scenes which were constantly passing around him , and was rather annoy- ed than interested by the discussion of contending claims , rights , and interests , which often passed in his presence ...
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... asked , with great composure , what the matter was . " " Well , and did not the laughter they fell into at his absence of mind serve bet- ter to break off the dispute , than any thing he could have said to them ? " . . " True , but not ...
... asked , with great composure , what the matter was . " " Well , and did not the laughter they fell into at his absence of mind serve bet- ter to break off the dispute , than any thing he could have said to them ? " . . " True , but not ...
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... asked you to share my tri- umph , and you have come to witness my -disappointment , we shall call it . " Evan now presented the written report he had in his hand , which Fergus threw from him " I wish to God , " he with great passion ...
... asked you to share my tri- umph , and you have come to witness my -disappointment , we shall call it . " Evan now presented the written report he had in his hand , which Fergus threw from him " I wish to God , " he with great passion ...
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... dare laugh at him , so his absurdity goes for nothing . I tell you there could have been no earthly objec tion - none . I had settled the thing en- tirely in my own mind . " " But had you asked the Baron's con- sent , 80 WAVERLEY .
... dare laugh at him , so his absurdity goes for nothing . I tell you there could have been no earthly objec tion - none . I had settled the thing en- tirely in my own mind . " " But had you asked the Baron's con- sent , 80 WAVERLEY .
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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...