Waverley; Or, 'Tis Sixty Years Since: In Three Volumes..James Ballantyne and Company, 1814 - 371 páginas |
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... not satisfied , with these reasons . He had now been more than once shocked at the small de- gree of sympathy which Fergus exhibited for the feelings even of those whom he lo- ved , if they did not correspond with his own 32 WAVERLEY .
... not satisfied , with these reasons . He had now been more than once shocked at the small de- gree of sympathy which Fergus exhibited for the feelings even of those whom he lo- ved , if they did not correspond with his own 32 WAVERLEY .
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... reason to conclude they had come safely to hand , less could not fol- low , in their being neglected , than that third and final summons , which Waverley actually received at Glennaquoich , though too late to obey it . And his being ...
... reason to conclude they had come safely to hand , less could not fol- low , in their being neglected , than that third and final summons , which Waverley actually received at Glennaquoich , though too late to obey it . And his being ...
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... reason . " . " Would you have him peace - maker ge- neral between all the gun - powder High- landers in the army ? I beg your pardon , Flora , your brother , you know , is out of the question ; he has more sense than half of them . But ...
... reason . " . " Would you have him peace - maker ge- neral between all the gun - powder High- landers in the army ? I beg your pardon , Flora , your brother , you know , is out of the question ; he has more sense than half of them . But ...
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... reason to be satisfied with it . It contained , as they say an acorn includes all the ramifications of the future oak , as many seeds of tracassarie and intrigue as might have done honour to the court of a large empire . Every person of ...
... reason to be satisfied with it . It contained , as they say an acorn includes all the ramifications of the future oak , as many seeds of tracassarie and intrigue as might have done honour to the court of a large empire . Every person of ...
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... reasons , that the reader may not care to hear repeated . Having escaped from the old gentle- man , Waverley went to Fergus's lodgings by appointment , to await his return from Holyrood - House . " I am to have a parti cular audience to ...
... reasons , that the reader may not care to hear repeated . Having escaped from the old gentle- man , Waverley went to Fergus's lodgings by appointment , to await his return from Holyrood - House . " I am to have a parti cular audience to ...
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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...