The Waverley Novels, Volume 2Lippincott, Grambo, 1855 |
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Pagina 216
... Dalgetty of Drumthwacket , who has houseless state , and their incessantly wandering studied humanity at the Mareschal - College of Aber- among the mountains and glens , the Children of the deen , and served half the princes of Europe ...
... Dalgetty of Drumthwacket , who has houseless state , and their incessantly wandering studied humanity at the Mareschal - College of Aber- among the mountains and glens , the Children of the deen , and served half the princes of Europe ...
Pagina 218
... Dalgetty , " said Lord Menteith , the time is come that we must part , or become comrades in service . " least . " 66 " I have still some stowage left for beef and ban- nocks , " said the Captain ; " and I never miss a fa- vourable ...
... Dalgetty , " said Lord Menteith , the time is come that we must part , or become comrades in service . " least . " 66 " I have still some stowage left for beef and ban- nocks , " said the Captain ; " and I never miss a fa- vourable ...
Pagina 219
... Dalgetty , in a rage ; what the devil gave him the assurance o purchase the inheritance of a family of four hun- dred years standing ? -Cynthius aurem vellet , as we used to say at Mareschal - College ; that is to say , I will pull him ...
... Dalgetty , in a rage ; what the devil gave him the assurance o purchase the inheritance of a family of four hun- dred years standing ? -Cynthius aurem vellet , as we used to say at Mareschal - College ; that is to say , I will pull him ...
Pagina 222
... Dalgetty endeavoured to rise , for the purpose of explaining how many veteran officers , trained in the German wars , were , to his certain knowledge , in the army of the Earl of Leven . But Allan M'Aulay holding him down in his seat ...
... Dalgetty endeavoured to rise , for the purpose of explaining how many veteran officers , trained in the German wars , were , to his certain knowledge , in the army of the Earl of Leven . But Allan M'Aulay holding him down in his seat ...
Pagina 224
... Dalgetty might have construed this into a new affront , had not his attention , as he stood blow- ing and shaking the injured member , been suddenly called by Montrose himself . " Hear this news , " he said , " Captain Dalgetty - I ...
... Dalgetty might have construed this into a new affront , had not his attention , as he stood blow- ing and shaking the injured member , been suddenly called by Montrose himself . " Hear this news , " he said , " Captain Dalgetty - I ...
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Allan ancient answered auld bairn Balderstone better betwixt Bucklaw Butler Caleb called canna Captain Dalgetty castle Covenanters Craigengelt Crossmyloof daughter David Deans dinna door Drumthwacket Duke of Argyle Dumbiedikes Edinburgh Effie eyes father favour fear feelings frae gang gentleman George Staunton gude hand Hayston head heard heart Highland honour hope horse Inverary Jeanie Deans Jeanie's Jedediah Cleishbotham Lady Ashton Laird Libberton look Lord Keeper Lord Menteith Lucy M'Aulay Madge mair Marquis Master of Ravenswood maun means ment Middleburgh mind Montrose muckle never night occasion ower person poor Porteous Ranald Ratcliffe replied Reuben Roseneath Saddletree Scotland Scottish seemed Sharpit Sharpitlaw Sir Duncan Sir William Ashton sister soldier speak Staunton suld sword tell thing thou thought tion tone turn voice weel whilk Wildfire Wolf's Crag woman word young
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Pagina 61 - But when the hour of trouble comes to the mind or to the body — and seldom may it visit your Leddyship — and when the hour of death comes, that comes to high and low — lang and late may it be yours — O, my Leddy, then it isna what we hae dune for oursells, but what we hae dune for others, that we think on maist pleasantly.
Pagina 276 - Swine, fool, swine," said the herd, "every fool knows that." "And swine is good Saxon," said the Jester; "but how call you the sow when she is flayed, and drawn, and quartered, and hung up by the heels, like a traitor?" "Pork," answered the swine-herd. "I am very glad every fool knows that too...
Pagina 275 - ... delights to lose itself, while imagination considers them as the paths to yet wilder scenes of silvan solitude. Here the red rays of the sun shot a broken and discoloured light, that partially hung upon the shattered boughs and mossy trunks of the trees, and there they illuminated in brilliant patches the portions of turf to which they made their way. A considerable open space, in the midst of this glade, seemed formerly to have been dedicated to the rites of Druidical...
Pagina 274 - Roman soldiery, flung their gnarled arms over a thick carpet of the most delicious green sward ; in some places they were intermingled with beeches, hollies, and copsewood of various descriptions, so closely as totally to intercept the level beams of the sinking sun ; in others they receded from each other, forming those long sweeping vistas, in the intricacy of which the eye delights to lose itself, while imagination considers them as the paths to yet wilder scenes of sylvan solitude.