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Pagina 13
... cause of your journey through the country at this unfortunate and distracted time . " Mr. Ebenezer Cruickshanks now stood forth , and communicated to the magistrate all he knew or sus- pected , from the reserve of Waverley , and the ...
... cause of your journey through the country at this unfortunate and distracted time . " Mr. Ebenezer Cruickshanks now stood forth , and communicated to the magistrate all he knew or sus- pected , from the reserve of Waverley , and the ...
Pagina 20
... cause ? " " I do not mean to disguise it ; but I do deny , most resolutely , being privy to any of their designs against the government . " " You do not , however , I presume , intend to deny , that you attended your host Glennaquoich ...
... cause ? " " I do not mean to disguise it ; but I do deny , most resolutely , being privy to any of their designs against the government . " " You do not , however , I presume , intend to deny , that you attended your host Glennaquoich ...
Pagina 21
... cause , and no longer any reason for remaining in Scotland , he was now on his return to his native country , to which he had been summoned by those who had a right to direct his motions , as Major Melville would perceive from the ...
... cause , and no longer any reason for remaining in Scotland , he was now on his return to his native country , to which he had been summoned by those who had a right to direct his motions , as Major Melville would perceive from the ...
Pagina 35
... cause of his embarrassment and peril , and he cursed internally his scrupulous rejection of Mac - Ivor's invitation to accompany him to the field . 66 Why did not I , " he said to himself , " like other men of honour , take the earliest ...
... cause of his embarrassment and peril , and he cursed internally his scrupulous rejection of Mac - Ivor's invitation to accompany him to the field . 66 Why did not I , " he said to himself , " like other men of honour , take the earliest ...
Pagina 39
... cause , and therefore who are sometimes led to assign motives of action entirely foreign to the truth . This man Bean Lean is renowned through the country as a sort of Robin Hood , and the stories which are told of his address and ...
... cause , and therefore who are sometimes led to assign motives of action entirely foreign to the truth . This man Bean Lean is renowned through the country as a sort of Robin Hood , and the stories which are told of his address and ...
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answered appeared arms army attended auld Bailie Balmawhapple Baron of Bradwardine battle battle of Preston broadsword Cairnvreckan caliga called Carlisle Carlisle Castle Castle cavalry CHAPTER Charles Edward Chevalier Chief Chieftain circumstances clan Colonel Talbot command dear Dickes Gray Donald Bean Doune Castle dragoons Edinburgh English Evan Dhu eyes favour feelings Fergus Mac-Ivor Fergus's Flockhart Flora Mac-Ivor followed gentleman Gilfillan Glennaquoich hand head heard hero Highlanders honour hope horse house of Stuart Jacobites Janet Lady Emily laird look Lord George Murray Maccombich Macwheeble Major Melville military mind Miss Bradwardine Morton never night numbers officer party Penrith person poor portmanteau Prince Prince's prisoner puir regiment replied Rose Bradwardine Royal Highness Scotland Scottish seemed Sir Everard soldiers spirit Spontoon Stirling Castle sword thought tion took troop Tully-Veolan Ullswater Vich Ian Vohr Waverley-Honour Waverley's whilk wish young
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Pagina 423 - It has been my object to describe these persons, not by a caricatured and exaggerated use of the national dialect, but by their habits, manners, and feelings ; so as in some distant degree to emulate the admirable Irish portraits drawn by Miss Edgeworth, so different from the " Teagues" and " dear joys" who so long, with the most perfect family resemblance to each other, occupied the drama and the novel.
Pagina 256 - And every one that was in distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one that was discontented, gathered themselves unto him; and he became a captain over them: and there were with him about four hundred men.
Pagina 430 - He saw a party of the foot, who were then bravely fighting near him, and whom he was ordered to support, had no officer to head them ; upon which he said eagerly, in the hearing of the person from whom I had this account, ' These brave follows will be cut to pieces for want of a commander...
Pagina 300 - Bradwardine, who was destitute of the devoted enthusiasm of loyalty, which, to her friend, hallowed and exalted misfortune. These reveries he was permitted to enjoy, undisturbed by queries or interruption ; — and it was in many a winter walk by the shores of...