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Pagina 11
... live as long as if he had never heard the report of a pistol in his life . He had made a narrow escape , however ; the bullet had grazed his head , and stunned him for a moment or two , which trance terror and confusion of spirit had ...
... live as long as if he had never heard the report of a pistol in his life . He had made a narrow escape , however ; the bullet had grazed his head , and stunned him for a moment or two , which trance terror and confusion of spirit had ...
Pagina 56
... live , I am and will be called Habakkuk Gilfillan , who will stand up for the stan- dards of doctrine agreed on by the ance - famous Kirk of Scotland , before she trafficked with the accursed Achan , while he has a plack in his purse ...
... live , I am and will be called Habakkuk Gilfillan , who will stand up for the stan- dards of doctrine agreed on by the ance - famous Kirk of Scotland , before she trafficked with the accursed Achan , while he has a plack in his purse ...
Pagina 86
... live to see you at Whitson- tryst , or at Stagshawbank , or the winter fair at Hawick , and ye wanted a spanker that would lead the field , I'se * The Judges of the Supreme Court of Session in Scotland are proverbially termed , among ...
... live to see you at Whitson- tryst , or at Stagshawbank , or the winter fair at Hawick , and ye wanted a spanker that would lead the field , I'se * The Judges of the Supreme Court of Session in Scotland are proverbially termed , among ...
Pagina 103
... live and die under , " was Waverley's enthusiastic answer . " I knew you would think so when you saw him , and I intended you should have met earlier , but was prevented by your sprain . And yet he has his foibles , or rather he has ...
... live and die under , " was Waverley's enthusiastic answer . " I knew you would think so when you saw him , and I intended you should have met earlier , but was prevented by your sprain . And yet he has his foibles , or rather he has ...
Pagina 107
... live to see the cairn of Benmore again , I shall be tempted to hang that fellow ! I recognise his hand particularly in the mode of your rescue from that canting rascal Gilfillan , and I have little doubt that Donald himself played the ...
... live to see the cairn of Benmore again , I shall be tempted to hang that fellow ! I recognise his hand particularly in the mode of your rescue from that canting rascal Gilfillan , and I have little doubt that Donald himself played the ...
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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...