Waverley, Or, 'tis Sixty Years Since: In Three Volumes, Volumen 1Galignani, 1830 - 258 páginas |
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... mind more ambitious than mine ; and in entering into this new contest for reputation , I might be said rather to endanger what I had , than to have any considerable chance of acquiring more . I was affected , too , by none of those ...
... mind more ambitious than mine ; and in entering into this new contest for reputation , I might be said rather to endanger what I had , than to have any considerable chance of acquiring more . I was affected , too , by none of those ...
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... mind ; for the cup of flattery , if it does not , like that of Circe , reduce men to the level of beasts , is sure , if eagerly drained , to bring the best and the ablest down to that of fools . This risk was in some degree pre- vented ...
... mind ; for the cup of flattery , if it does not , like that of Circe , reduce men to the level of beasts , is sure , if eagerly drained , to bring the best and the ablest down to that of fools . This risk was in some degree pre- vented ...
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... , but a temper of mind deserving to be employed on a subject of much greater importance ; and I have no doubt made converts to his opinion of almost all who thought the point worthy of considera- tion . GENERAL PREFACE . xxiii.
... , but a temper of mind deserving to be employed on a subject of much greater importance ; and I have no doubt made converts to his opinion of almost all who thought the point worthy of considera- tion . GENERAL PREFACE . xxiii.
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... mind to exhibit himself in pub- lic , after his recent disaster ; but Oswald the steward , a great formalist in whatever concerned the public exhibi- tion of his master's household state , had positively en- joined his attendance . What ...
... mind to exhibit himself in pub- lic , after his recent disaster ; but Oswald the steward , a great formalist in whatever concerned the public exhibi- tion of his master's household state , had positively en- joined his attendance . What ...
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... mind was wandering , answered her in soothing terms , and finally prevailed upon her to accom- pany them to the banqueting - hall . Here the first person they encountered was the Baron Fitzosborne of Diggswell , now divested of his ...
... mind was wandering , answered her in soothing terms , and finally prevailed upon her to accom- pany them to the banqueting - hall . Here the first person they encountered was the Baron Fitzosborne of Diggswell , now divested of his ...
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Allan Ramsay amusement ancient answered appeared arms attend Balmawhapple Baron of Bradwardine bartizan beauty Brad brother called Captain Waverley castle cavern CHAPTER character chief chieftain chuse clan curiosity Donald Bean Lean dress Edward Waverley Emma Darcy English entered Evan Dhu father favour feelings Fergus Mac-Ivor Fitzallen Fitzosborne Flora Gay Bowers Gellatley gentleman Glennaquoich guest hall hand heard heraldry hero Highland honour horse King kingdom of Scotland Lady Emma Laird Lord Boteler Lord Byron Lord Justice Clerk Lord Lacy louis-d'ors manner ment Miss Bradwardine mountain neighbouring never night noble observed occasion party person Perthshire pleasure political racter received rendered respect Richard Waverley romance Rose Saunderson scene Scotland Scottish seemed Sir Everard song St Clere sword tale Tewin thought tical tion Tully-Veolan Ursa Major Vich Ian Vohr village wardine Waverley-Honour whig wild young youth