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... officer , engaged in reading the Eve ning Service of the Episcopal Church to the remainder of his troop , and Saunders Saunderson in military array performing the functions of clerk C. Rolls . 2/0 C. 11 . WAVERLEY . J. Stephan off It. A ...
... officer , engaged in reading the Eve ning Service of the Episcopal Church to the remainder of his troop , and Saunders Saunderson in military array performing the functions of clerk C. Rolls . 2/0 C. 11 . WAVERLEY . J. Stephan off It. A ...
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Walter Scott. regiment , contrary to the express orders of your com- manding officer . The civil crime of which you stand accused is that of high treason , and levying war against the king , the highest delinquency of which a subject can ...
Walter Scott. regiment , contrary to the express orders of your com- manding officer . The civil crime of which you stand accused is that of high treason , and levying war against the king , the highest delinquency of which a subject can ...
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... officer in Gardiner's dragoons ? " " Certainly ; he was sergeant of my troop , and son of a tenant of my uncle . " " Exactly - and had a considerable share of your confidence , and an influence among his comrades ? " " I had never ...
... officer in Gardiner's dragoons ? " " Certainly ; he was sergeant of my troop , and son of a tenant of my uncle . " " Exactly - and had a considerable share of your confidence , and an influence among his comrades ? " " I had never ...
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... Major Melville , - " Did you not receive repeated letters from your commanding - officer , warning you and com- manding you to return to your post , and acquainting you with the use made of your name to spread WAVERLEY 21.
... Major Melville , - " Did you not receive repeated letters from your commanding - officer , warning you and com- manding you to return to your post , and acquainting you with the use made of your name to spread WAVERLEY 21.
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... officers of your regiment requested an explanation of such a rumour , as a gentleman and soldier , I cannot but be surprised that you did not afford it to them . ” This was too much . Beset and pressed on every hand by accusations , in ...
... officers of your regiment requested an explanation of such a rumour , as a gentleman and soldier , I cannot but be surprised that you did not afford it to them . ” This was too much . Beset and pressed on every hand by accusations , in ...
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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...