The Actis and Deidis of the Illustere and Vailðeand Campioun Schir William Wallace, Knicht of Ellerslie: By Henry the Minstrel, Commonly Known as Blind Harry, Volumes 6-7;Volume 17

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Society, 1889 - 567 pagina's
 

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Pagina xx - Hannibal gave my young ideas such a turn, that I used to strut in raptures up and down after the recruiting drum and bag-pipe, and wish myself tall enough to be a soldier ; while the story of Wallace poured a Scottish prejudice into my veins, which will boil along there till the flood-gates of life shut in eternal rest.
Pagina xlviii - How Wallace fought for Scotland; left the name Of Wallace to be found, like a wild flower, All over his dear Country; left the deeds Of Wallace, like a family of Ghosts, To people the steep rocks and river banks, Her natural sanctuaries, with a local soul Of independence and stern liberty.
Pagina xx - Hannibal and the history of Sir William Wallace. Hannibal gave my young ideas such a turn that I used to strut in raptures up and down after the recruiting drum and bagpipe, and wish myself tall enough to be a soldier; while the story of Wallace poured a...
Pagina v - The Actis and Deidis of the Illustere and Vailjeand Campioun Schir William Wallace Knicht of Ellerslie. By Henry the Minstrel commonly known as Blind Harry. Edited by James Moir, MA, Rector of Aberdeen Grammar School.
Pagina 431 - the praise of God ceased in all the monasteries and churches of the whole province from Newcastle-uponTyne to Carlisle ; for all the monks, canons regular, and other priests, servants of the Lord, had fled, with (one may say) the whole of the common folk, from the face of the Scots.
Pagina 12 - So yrk of wer scho couth no forthir fle, To purchess pes, in rest at scho mycht be.
Pagina 145 - Apon the morn thai graith thaim to the ar ; And furth thai ryd, quhill thai come to Kingace. With dreidfull hart thus sperit wicht Wallace At Schyr Ranald, for the charter off pees. "Neuo," he said, "thir wordis ar nocht les. 160 It is lewyt at Corsbe, in the kyst Quhar thou it laid ; tharoff na othyr wist." Wallace ansuerd ; ' Had we it her to schaw, And thai be fals, we suld nocht entir awe.
Pagina 383 - By holy Edward!" cried the English king, " By holy Edward ! whose crown I wear, I will vindicate my just rights or perish in the attempt...
Pagina 295 - Wndir the chyn, on the left syd, was seyn, Be hurt, a wain ; his colour was sangweyn. Woundis he had in mony diuerss place, Bot fayr and weill kepyt was his face. Off ryches he kepyt no propyr thing ; Gaiff as he wan, lik Alexander the King. In tym off pes, mek as a maid was he ; Quhar wer approchyt the rycht Ector was he.
Pagina 237 - Syn leiff thai tuk, and with Sanct Jhon to borow. Bottis was schot, and fra the roch thaim sent; With glaid hartis, at anys in thai went; Wpon the schip thai rowit hastely.

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