Waverley; Or, 'Tis Sixty Years Since: In Three Volumes..James Ballantyne and Company, 1814 - 371 páginas |
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... of the door , and made a signal with his hand towards Waverley , as if enforcing the language he had held towards him . " Horses , " said Fergus , as he mounted , 66 are now as plenty as blackberries ; every man 28 WAVERLEY .
... of the door , and made a signal with his hand towards Waverley , as if enforcing the language he had held towards him . " Horses , " said Fergus , as he mounted , 66 are now as plenty as blackberries ; every man 28 WAVERLEY .
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... hands which had fought so bravely to put the crown upon the head of his father . The Baron of Bradwardine then took instruments in the hands of Mr Commissary Macwheeble , bearing , that all points and circumstances of the act of ho mage ...
... hands which had fought so bravely to put the crown upon the head of his father . The Baron of Bradwardine then took instruments in the hands of Mr Commissary Macwheeble , bearing , that all points and circumstances of the act of ho mage ...
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... hand- some lodging , where there was accom- modation for Colonel Talbot . His first business was to examine his portmanteau , and , after a very short search , out tumbled 10 the expected packet . Waverley opened it eagerly . Under ...
... hand- some lodging , where there was accom- modation for Colonel Talbot . His first business was to examine his portmanteau , and , after a very short search , out tumbled 10 the expected packet . Waverley opened it eagerly . Under ...
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... hand . " 1 Upon reading these letters , Waverley , with great bitterness of feeling , was com- pelled to make the amende honorable to the memory of the brave and excellent wri- ter . For surely , as Colonel G must have had every reason ...
... hand . " 1 Upon reading these letters , Waverley , with great bitterness of feeling , was com- pelled to make the amende honorable to the memory of the brave and excellent wri- ter . For surely , as Colonel G must have had every reason ...
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... hand- ed the letters after he had perused them . " Think ! it renders thought impossible . It is enough to drive me mad . " " Be calm , my young friend , let us see what are these dirty scrawls which follow . " VOL . III . C The first ...
... hand- ed the letters after he had perused them . " Think ! it renders thought impossible . It is enough to drive me mad . " " Be calm , my young friend , let us see what are these dirty scrawls which follow . " VOL . III . C The first ...
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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...