Waverley; Or, 'Tis Sixty Years Since: In Three Volumes..James Ballantyne and Company, 1814 - 371 páginas |
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... stuck to him from the moment of his cap- tivity , as if he had been skewered to his side . This close attendance was , perhaps , for the purpose of securing his promised reward from Edward 16 WAVERLEY . CHAPTER III. ...
... stuck to him from the moment of his cap- tivity , as if he had been skewered to his side . This close attendance was , perhaps , for the purpose of securing his promised reward from Edward 16 WAVERLEY . CHAPTER III. ...
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... side ; and truly I do not see why the Baron's boot- jack may not stand as fair in heraldry as the water - buckets , waggons , cart - wheels , plough - socks , shuttles , candlesticks , and other ordinaries , conveying ideas of any thing ...
... side ; and truly I do not see why the Baron's boot- jack may not stand as fair in heraldry as the water - buckets , waggons , cart - wheels , plough - socks , shuttles , candlesticks , and other ordinaries , conveying ideas of any thing ...
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... handkerchief from a balcony . Fergus , who beheld the accident , was at her side in an instant ; and , on beholding the wound was trifling , he drew his broad- sword , with the purpose of rushing down upon the 42 WAVERLEY . CHAPTER IV. ...
... handkerchief from a balcony . Fergus , who beheld the accident , was at her side in an instant ; and , on beholding the wound was trifling , he drew his broad- sword , with the purpose of rushing down upon the 42 WAVERLEY . CHAPTER IV. ...
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... side of his head , and his plaid puff- ed out across his breast . I should like now to meet that youth where my hands were not tied I would tame his pride , or he should tame mine . " - " For shame , Colonel Talbot ; you swell at sight ...
... side of his head , and his plaid puff- ed out across his breast . I should like now to meet that youth where my hands were not tied I would tame his pride , or he should tame mine . " - " For shame , Colonel Talbot ; you swell at sight ...
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... side by side , Waverley pursued his course silently in the same di- rection , determined to let the Chief take his own time in recovering the good hu- mour which he had so unreasonably dis- carded , and firm in his resolution not to ...
... side by side , Waverley pursued his course silently in the same di- rection , determined to let the Chief take his own time in recovering the good hu- mour which he had so unreasonably dis- carded , and firm in his resolution not 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...