The Celtic magazine, conducted by A. Mackenzie and A. MacGregor, Volume 5Alexander Mackenzie 1880 |
De dentro do livro
Resultados 1-5 de 40
Página 17
... Cyril , in the encounter . " That night , " said the old man , " while the beacon blazed from the tall tower of which only the ruins remain , the storm raged more furiously than the oldest man living ever knew . The sea - wraith was ...
... Cyril , in the encounter . " That night , " said the old man , " while the beacon blazed from the tall tower of which only the ruins remain , the storm raged more furiously than the oldest man living ever knew . The sea - wraith was ...
Página 60
... Cyril - for that was the name of the hoary warrior - had now grown tired of the life led in the secluded castle of Rathlin , and had resolved upon striking an honourable blow with his old sword in a noble cause . Wearied with occasional ...
... Cyril - for that was the name of the hoary warrior - had now grown tired of the life led in the secluded castle of Rathlin , and had resolved upon striking an honourable blow with his old sword in a noble cause . Wearied with occasional ...
Página 61
... Cyril " was the cry . Emerging from a creek , with the golden leopards gorgeously painted on their mainsails , were several large war - ships , and they bore down on the galleys of Cyril . The wily old warrior perceived the dangers of ...
... Cyril " was the cry . Emerging from a creek , with the golden leopards gorgeously painted on their mainsails , were several large war - ships , and they bore down on the galleys of Cyril . The wily old warrior perceived the dangers of ...
Página 62
... Cyril , " Off with the grappling irons ! " He seized the helm with one hand - his long sword dripping from the slaughter in the other - and ordered the slaves to pull if they would escape drowning . The vessel shore away , and the ...
... Cyril , " Off with the grappling irons ! " He seized the helm with one hand - his long sword dripping from the slaughter in the other - and ordered the slaves to pull if they would escape drowning . The vessel shore away , and the ...
Página 65
... Cyril of Rathland first , the Bruce afterwards . Brian can attend to both of them , and trust me he will , and that faithfully . " " Assure yourself less strongly , " said Sir Guilbert , " For what reason , Sir Knight ? " enquired Lorn ...
... Cyril of Rathland first , the Bruce afterwards . Brian can attend to both of them , and trust me he will , and that faithfully . " " Assure yourself less strongly , " said Sir Guilbert , " For what reason , Sir Knight ? " enquired Lorn ...
Outras edições - Ver todos
The Celtic magazine, conducted by A. Mackenzie and A. MacGregor, Volume 3 Alexander Mackenzie Visualização completa - 1878 |
The Celtic magazine, conducted by A. Mackenzie and A. MacGregor, Volume 1 Alexander Mackenzie Visualização completa - 1876 |
The Celtic magazine, conducted by A. Mackenzie and A. MacGregor, Volume 6 Alexander Mackenzie Visualização completa - 1881 |
Termos e frases comuns
afterwards Alexander Allan Angus Og Angus Ogg appears Applause Ardnamurchan Argyle Athole Balloch bard battle battle of Harlaw beauty became Bishop Brian brother Bruce Caithness called Cameron Canada Cape Breton Castle Celt Celtic Magazine chief chieftain Church Clan command Crown Culloden Cyril daughter death Dermond descended Dominion Donald Balloch Dunkerlyne Earl of Ross Earldom of Ross Edinburgh editor father favour Fraser friends Gaelic Gairloch gallant galley Glengarry hand heir honour Inverness Iona Isla Island James John of Lorn King Kintyre Knapdale Knoydart Lady Grange laird lands Loch Lochaber Lord Lordship Macdonald Mackay Mackenzie Mackintosh Maclean Macleod Macnab Macpherson Macraes marriage married miles native Nigel night noble North Nova Scotia Ossian Parliament party poems possession Quigrich Reginald relic Royal says Scotland Scots Scottish Sir Hugh Skye Society Somerled soon St Columba St Fillan sword tion vassals
Passagens mais conhecidas
Página 259 - It is better to bear the ills we have than fly to others which we know not of...
Página 17 - And first one universal shriek there rush'd, Louder than the loud ocean, like a crash Of echoing thunder ; and then all was hush'd, Save the wild wind and the remorseless dash Of billows ; but at intervals there gush'd, Accompanied with a convulsive splash, A solitary shriek, the bubbling cry Of some strong swimmer in his agony.
Página 263 - ENTERTAINED. WHEN death's dark stream I ferry o'er, A time that surely shall come ; In Heaven itself I'll ask no more, Than just a Highland welcome.
Página 85 - The white apparel did afterwards belong to the poet by right. Then he was to receive a white rod in his hand, intimating that he had power to rule, not with tyranny and partiality, but with discretion and sincerity. Then he received his forefathers...
Página 205 - After the death of Angus, the Islanders, and the rest of the Highlanders, were let loose, and began to shed one another's blood. Although Angus kept them in obedience while he was sole lord over them, yet, upon his resignation of his rights to the king, all families, his own as well as others, gave themselves up to all sorts of cruelties, which continued for a long time thereafter.
Página 248 - A Scotchman must be a very sturdy moralist, who does not love Scotland better than truth ; he will always love it better than enquiry : and if falsehood flatters his vanity, will not be very diligent to detect it.
Página 263 - I'll e'en canter it away till I come to the limit of my race (God grant that I may take the right side of the winning post !) and then cheerfully looking back on the honest folks with whom I have been happy, I shall say or sing,
Página 247 - ... it if he had it ; but whence could it be had? It is too long to be remembered, and the language formerly had nothing written. He has doubtless inserted names that circulate in popular stories, and may have translated some wandering ballads, if any can be found ; and the names, and some of the images being recollected, make an inaccurate auditor imagine, by the help of Caledonian bigotry, that he has formerly heard the whole.
Página 285 - The British behaved well, and could be exceeded in ardour by none but our officers, who animated the troops by their example, when the Highland furies rushed in upon us with more violence than ever did a sea driven by a tempest.
Página 259 - The names of the gentry who fell are too numerous for recapitulation, since there were few families of note in Scotland which did not lose one relative or another, whilst some houses had to weep the death of all. It is from this cause that the sensations of sorrow and national lamentation occasioned by the defeat were peculiarly poignant and lasting ; so that to this day few Scotsmen can hear the name of Flodden, without a shudder of gloomy regret.