Waverley; Or, 'Tis Sixty Years Since: In Three Volumes..James Ballantyne and Company, 1814 - 371 páginas |
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... idea ! Well , after all , every thing has its fair as well as its seamy side ; and truly I do not see why the ... ideas of any thing save chivalry , which appear in the arms of some of our most ancient gentry . " This , however , is an ...
... idea ! Well , after all , every thing has its fair as well as its seamy side ; and truly I do not see why the ... ideas of any thing save chivalry , which appear in the arms of some of our most ancient gentry . " This , however , is an ...
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... idea that you had any affection for Miss Bradwardine , and you are always sneering at her father . " " I have as much affection for Miss Bradwardine , my good friend , as I think it necessary to have for the future mistress of my family ...
... idea that you had any affection for Miss Bradwardine , and you are always sneering at her father . " " I have as much affection for Miss Bradwardine , my good friend , as I think it necessary to have for the future mistress of my family ...
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... idea of a lady dismissing or a gentleman withdrawing his suit , after it has been approved of by her legal guard- ian , without giving him an opportunity of talking the matter over with the lady . You did not , I suppose , expect my ...
... idea of a lady dismissing or a gentleman withdrawing his suit , after it has been approved of by her legal guard- ian , without giving him an opportunity of talking the matter over with the lady . You did not , I suppose , expect my ...
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... idea . But it were , if possible , worse than parricide to suffer any danger to hang over my noble and generous uncle , who has ever been more to me than a father , if such evil can be averted by any sacrifice on my part ! " While these ...
... idea . But it were , if possible , worse than parricide to suffer any danger to hang over my noble and generous uncle , who has ever been more to me than a father , if such evil can be averted by any sacrifice on my part ! " While these ...
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... idea of weighty responsibility- the truth then is , that Mr Richard Waver- ley , through this whole business , showed great want of sensibility , both to your si- tuation and that of your uncle ; and the last time I saw him , he told me ...
... idea of weighty responsibility- the truth then is , that Mr Richard Waver- ley , through this whole business , showed great want of sensibility , both to your si- tuation and that of your uncle ; and the last time I saw him , he told me ...
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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...