Waverley; Or, 'Tis Sixty Years Since: In Three Volumes..James Ballantyne and Company, 1814 - 371 páginas |
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... their causes of dis- content , although the most legitimate was that of the worthy old Baron , who was only distressed on account of the common cause . VOL . III . D " We will hardly , " said he one morning WAVERLEY . 73 CHAPTER VI. ...
... their causes of dis- content , although the most legitimate was that of the worthy old Baron , who was only distressed on account of the common cause . VOL . III . D " We will hardly , " said he one morning WAVERLEY . 73 CHAPTER VI. ...
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... morning to Waverley when they had been viewing the castle , " gain the obsidional crown , which you wot well was made of the roots or grain which takes root within the place besieged , or it may be of the herb wood- bind , paretaria ...
... morning to Waverley when they had been viewing the castle , " gain the obsidional crown , which you wot well was made of the roots or grain which takes root within the place besieged , or it may be of the herb wood- bind , paretaria ...
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... morning two suits to the Prince , and he has rejected them both ; what do you think of it ? " " What can I think till I know what your requests were ? " " Why , what signifies what they were , man ? I tell you it was I that made them I ...
... morning two suits to the Prince , and he has rejected them both ; what do you think of it ? " " What can I think till I know what your requests were ? " " Why , what signifies what they were , man ? I tell you it was I that made them I ...
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... all that ; so , sir , I craved a private interview , and this morning was assigned , and I asked you to meet me here , thinking , like a fool , that I should want D 2 WAVERLEY . 81 . "But had you asked the Baron's con- ...
... all that ; so , sir , I craved a private interview , and this morning was assigned , and I asked you to meet me here , thinking , like a fool , that I should want D 2 WAVERLEY . 81 . "But had you asked the Baron's con- ...
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... morning , he learned from Waverley's servant that our hero had been abroad at an early hour , and was not yet returned . The morning was well advanced before he again appeared . He arrived out of breath ; but with an air of joy that ...
... morning , he learned from Waverley's servant that our hero had been abroad at an early hour , and was not yet returned . The morning was well advanced before he again appeared . He arrived out of breath ; but with an air of joy that ...
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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...