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... answered , " Intimately , Baron , " and touched Waverley , as a signal to express no ignorance . And ye are aware , I doubt not , that the holding of the Barony of Bradwardine is of a nature alike honourable and pecu-- liar , being ...
... answered , " Intimately , Baron , " and touched Waverley , as a signal to express no ignorance . And ye are aware , I doubt not , that the holding of the Barony of Bradwardine is of a nature alike honourable and pecu-- liar , being ...
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... answer- ed Mac - Ivor , with laudable composure of countenance ; " and in the court of Francè all the honours are rendered to the person of the Regent which are due to that of the King . Besides , were I to pull off ei- ther of their ...
... answer- ed Mac - Ivor , with laudable composure of countenance ; " and in the court of Francè all the honours are rendered to the person of the Regent which are due to that of the King . Besides , were I to pull off ei- ther of their ...
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... am not so inexperienced a soldier , sir , " answered the Englishman , as to complain of the fortune of war . I am on- ly grieved to see those scenes acted in our own island , which I have often witness- ed elsewhere WAVERLEY . 17.
... am not so inexperienced a soldier , sir , " answered the Englishman , as to complain of the fortune of war . I am on- ly grieved to see those scenes acted in our own island , which I have often witness- ed elsewhere WAVERLEY . 17.
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... answered Waver- ley , “ how I have deserved so much in- terest . " " Did your uncle never mention a friend called Talbot ? " " I have heard him talk with great re- gard of such a gentleman - a colonel , I believe , in the army , and the ...
... answered Waver- ley , “ how I have deserved so much in- terest . " " Did your uncle never mention a friend called Talbot ? " " I have heard him talk with great re- gard of such a gentleman - a colonel , I believe , in the army , and the ...
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... answer a charge of treason , to which they were only admit- ted byexertion of the most pressing in- terest . I came down to Scotland , with the sole purpose of rescuing you from the gulf into which you have precipi- tated yourself ; nor ...
... answer a charge of treason , to which they were only admit- ted byexertion of the most pressing in- terest . I came down to Scotland , with the sole purpose of rescuing you from the gulf into which you have precipi- tated yourself ; nor ...
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Alick answered arms auld Baillie Baron of Bradwardine battle of Preston Bodach Bradwar caliga called Captain Butler Carlisle Carlisle Castle castle CHAPTER Chevalier Chief Chieftain clan Colonel Talbot Common Moor court Davie dear Donald dragoons Duchran Duke of Cumberland Edinburgh Edward Waverley English Evan Dhu eyes father favour feelings Fergus Mac-Ivor Fergus's Flora gentleman Glennaquoich hand happy heard Highland honour hope horse house of Stuart inclosures Ivor Jacobites Janet Lady Emily laird leave letter look Maccombich Macwheeble ment military mind Miss Bradwardine morning never night Nosebag party pass person poor Prince prisoner puir quarrel reader regiment Rose Bradwardine Royal Highness Scotland seemed shewed sion Sir Everard soldiers soon spirit Spontoon Stanley stood suppose tell thing thought tion troop Tully-Veolan turn verley Vich Ian Vohr ward wardine Waver Waverley-Honour Waverley's whilk wish words young
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