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... natural division between the Highlands and the Low- lands , conjoined with the remembrances which must long have existed of Pictish greatness , ever urged the inhabitants of the former region of all sections and descriptions to unite ...
... natural division between the Highlands and the Low- lands , conjoined with the remembrances which must long have existed of Pictish greatness , ever urged the inhabitants of the former region of all sections and descriptions to unite ...
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... natural exuberance of his spirits , and his strong belief in the prowess of his father , who had just carried his ship so successfully through the breakers , he replied with laughter . The old harper merely shook his head in answer ...
... natural exuberance of his spirits , and his strong belief in the prowess of his father , who had just carried his ship so successfully through the breakers , he replied with laughter . The old harper merely shook his head in answer ...
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... natural meaning of the word is a crook ; the shape of the relic itself ; and derived from the root " Cuag , " a curve or bending . So the old song : — Le cuaigreach a bhata Na h - uain rinn e ghlacadh ' S b'e ' shuaicheantas breacan ' S ...
... natural meaning of the word is a crook ; the shape of the relic itself ; and derived from the root " Cuag , " a curve or bending . So the old song : — Le cuaigreach a bhata Na h - uain rinn e ghlacadh ' S b'e ' shuaicheantas breacan ' S ...
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... natural brother , Roderick , who , however , appears to have come into possession probably on the death of his sister , as his lands are forfeited in the reign of Robert Bruce , in consequence of the share he took in the Soulis ...
... natural brother , Roderick , who , however , appears to have come into possession probably on the death of his sister , as his lands are forfeited in the reign of Robert Bruce , in consequence of the share he took in the Soulis ...
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... Wood's Peerage , Highlands and Isles , p . 5 . Major Mackenzie in his Mackenzie Genealogies , supplementary sheet , calls this Angus a natural son , THE EARLY SCENES OF FLORA MACDONALD'S LIFE , WITH SEVERAL HISTORY OF THE MACDONALDS . 51.
... Wood's Peerage , Highlands and Isles , p . 5 . Major Mackenzie in his Mackenzie Genealogies , supplementary sheet , calls this Angus a natural son , THE EARLY SCENES OF FLORA MACDONALD'S LIFE , WITH SEVERAL HISTORY OF THE MACDONALDS . 51.
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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.