Waverley Novels, Volume 2Robert Cadell, Edinburgh, and Whittaker & Company London., 1829 |
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Pagina 33
... tell his name ; and , if yon old fanatic tell truth , attend- ed by a very suspicious character , and mounted on a horse known to have belonged to Glenna quoich , and bearing on his person letters from his family expressing high rancour ...
... tell his name ; and , if yon old fanatic tell truth , attend- ed by a very suspicious character , and mounted on a horse known to have belonged to Glenna quoich , and bearing on his person letters from his family expressing high rancour ...
Pagina 43
... tell me rather who is to have the charge of so important a state prisoner as I am . " " I believe a person called Gilfillan , one of the sect who are termed Cameronians . " " I never heard of them before . " " They claim , " said the ...
... tell me rather who is to have the charge of so important a state prisoner as I am . " " I believe a person called Gilfillan , one of the sect who are termed Cameronians . " " I never heard of them before . " " They claim , " said the ...
Pagina 55
... ob- scured Prelatist , -a favourer of the black Indul- gence ; ane of thae dumb dogs that canna bark : they tell ower a clash o ' terror and a clatter o ' 1 comfort in their sermons , without ony sense , or WAVERLEY . 55 CHAPTER VII. ...
... ob- scured Prelatist , -a favourer of the black Indul- gence ; ane of thae dumb dogs that canna bark : they tell ower a clash o ' terror and a clatter o ' 1 comfort in their sermons , without ony sense , or WAVERLEY . 55 CHAPTER VII. ...
Pagina 106
... . My short green coat , with silver lace and silver buttons , will fit him exactly , and I have never worn it . Tell Ensign Maccombich to pick out a handsome target from among mine . The Prince has given Mr Wa- 106 WAVERLEY .
... . My short green coat , with silver lace and silver buttons , will fit him exactly , and I have never worn it . Tell Ensign Maccombich to pick out a handsome target from among mine . The Prince has given Mr Wa- 106 WAVERLEY .
Pagina 108
... telling that story contributed to the evil reports which reached your quondam regiment . " 66 Very likely , " said ... tell you that she is well , and residing for the present with a relation in this city . I thought it better she ...
... telling that story contributed to the evil reports which reached your quondam regiment . " 66 Very likely , " said ... tell you that she is well , and residing for the present with a relation in this city . I thought it better she ...
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answered appearance arms army attended auld Bailie Balmawhapple Baron of Bradwardine battle broadsword Cairnvreckan caliga called Callum Castle cavalry CHAPTER Charles Edward Chevalier Chief Chieftain clan Colonel Talbot command dear Doune Castle dragoons Edinburgh English Ensign Maccombich 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 Stewart Jacobites Janet Lady Emily laird look Lord Lord George Murray Lowland Macwheeble Major Melville maun ment military mind Miss Bradwardine Morton never night numbers officer party passed Penrith person poor portmanteau Prince Prince Charles Prince's prisoner puir racter regiment replied Rose Bradwardine Royal Highness Scotland seemed Sir Everard soldiers spirit Spontoon sword thought tion took troop Tully-Veolan verley Vich Ian Vohr Waver Waverley Waverley-Honour Waverley's whilk wish young
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Pagina 172 - Whitney, who was shot through the arm here, and a few months after fell nobly at the battle of Falkirk, and by Lieutenant West, a man of distinguished bravery, as also by about fifteen dragoons, who stood by him to the last. But after a faint fire, the regiment in general was seized with a panic; and though their Colonel and some other gallant officers did what they could to rally them once or twice, they at last took a precipitate flight.
Pagina 294 - ... he felt himself entitled to say firmly, though perhaps with a sigh, that the romance of his life was ended, and that its real history had now commenced.
Pagina 172 - ... to the last. But after a faint fire, the regiment in general was seized with a panic ; and though their colonel and some other gallant officers did what they could to rally them once or twice, they at last took a precipitate flight. And just in the moment when Colonel Gardiner seemed to be making a pause to deliberate what duty required him to do in such...
Pagina 172 - Lochaber-axe (for my informant could not exactly distinguish) on the hinder part of his head, which was the mortal blow. All that his faithful attendant saw further at this time, was, that as his hat was falling off, he took it in his left hand and waved it as a signal to him to retreat, and added what were the last words be ever heard him speak, 'Take care of yourself; ' upon which the servant retired.
Pagina 171 - He continued all night under arms, wrapped up in his cloak, and generally sheltered under a rick of barley, which hap. pened to be in the field. About three in the morning he called his domestic servants to him, of which there were four in waiting. He dismissed three of them with most affectionate Christian advice, and such solemn charges relating to the performance of their duty, and the care of their souls, as seemed plainly to intimate that he apprehended it was at least very probable he was taking...
Pagina 247 - The March. IT is not our purpose to intrude upon the province of history. We shall therefore only remind our readers, that about the beginning of November the Young Chevalier, at the head of about six thousand men at the utmost, resolved to peril his cause on an attempt to penetrate into the centre of England, although aware of the mighty preparations which were made for his reception.
Pagina 414 - The effects of the insurrection of 1745, — the destruct'on 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, long continued to pride themselves...