Waverley; Or, 'Tis Sixty Years Since: In Three Volumes..James Ballantyne and Company, 1814 - 371 páginas |
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... letters of slains . - Well , as I have said , I have no male issue , and yet it is needful that I maintain the honour of my house ; and it is on that score I prayed ye for your peculiar and private attention . " The two young men ...
... letters of slains . - Well , as I have said , I have no male issue , and yet it is needful that I maintain the honour of my house ; and it is on that score I prayed ye for your peculiar and private attention . " The two young men ...
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... letters . The uppermost were two from Colonel G , addressed to himself . The earliest in date was sá kind and gentle ... letter proceeded , " had it been otherwise , the news from abroad , and my instructions from the War Office , must ...
... letters . The uppermost were two from Colonel G , addressed to himself . The earliest in date was sá kind and gentle ... letter proceeded , " had it been otherwise , the news from abroad , and my instructions from the War Office , must ...
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... letter , dated eight days la- ter , was in such a style as might have been expected from the Colonel's receiving no answer to the first . It reminded Wa- verley of his duty , as a man of honour , an officer , and a Briton , took notice ...
... letter , dated eight days la- ter , was in such a style as might have been expected from the Colonel's receiving no answer to the first . It reminded Wa- verley of his duty , as a man of honour , an officer , and a Briton , took notice ...
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... letters , Waverley , with great bitterness of feeling , was com- pelled to make the amende honorable to the memory of ... letter he unfolded was from the major of the regiment , acquainting him that a report , to the disadvantage of his ...
... letters , Waverley , with great bitterness of feeling , was com- pelled to make the amende honorable to the memory of ... letter he unfolded was from the major of the regiment , acquainting him that a report , to the disadvantage of his ...
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... 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 was addressed ...
... 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 was addressed ...
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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...