Waverley; Or, 'Tis Sixty Years Since: In Three Volumes..James Ballantyne and Company, 1814 - 371 páginas |
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... appeared very serious business . • " Baillie Macwheeble indeed holds an opinion , that this honorary service is due from its very nature , si petatur tantum ; on- ly if his Royal Highness shall require of the great tenant of the crown ...
... appeared very serious business . • " Baillie Macwheeble indeed holds an opinion , that this honorary service is due from its very nature , si petatur tantum ; on- ly if his Royal Highness shall require of the great tenant of the crown ...
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... appeared particularly to be the case when he had heard Waverley's his- tory , which he did not scruple to confide to him . " And so , " said the Colonel , " there has been no malice prepense , as lawyers , I think , term it , in this ...
... appeared particularly to be the case when he had heard Waverley's his- tory , which he did not scruple to confide to him . " And so , " said the Colonel , " there has been no malice prepense , as lawyers , I think , term it , in this ...
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... appearance . He had sought out his master with the purpose of again entering his service . From this fellow they ... appeared to possess plenty of money , sold his commodities very cheap , seemed al- ways willing to treat his friends ...
... appearance . He had sought out his master with the purpose of again entering his service . From this fellow they ... appeared to possess plenty of money , sold his commodities very cheap , seemed al- ways willing to treat his friends ...
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... his appellative ; for , after suspi- cion arose , he was seen no more . When the Gazette appeared , in which Waverley was superseded , great part of his troop broke out into actual mutiny , but were surrounded and 52 WAVERLEY .
... his appellative ; for , after suspi- cion arose , he was seen no more . When the Gazette appeared , in which Waverley was superseded , great part of his troop broke out into actual mutiny , but were surrounded and 52 WAVERLEY .
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... appeared with one of her father's old campaign coats upon her person for her sole garment . Now all this was mere spleen and preju dice in the excellent Colonel , with whom the white cockade on the breast , the white rose in the hair ...
... appeared with one of her father's old campaign coats upon her person for her sole garment . Now all this was mere spleen and preju dice in the excellent Colonel , with whom the white cockade on the breast , the white rose in the hair ...
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Waverley, Or, 'tis Sixty Years Since: In Three Volumes, Volume 3 Walter Scott Visualização completa - 1830 |
Waverley; Or, 'Tis Sixty Years Since. In Three Volumes. Vol. 1.[- 3.], Volume 3 Walter Scott Visualização completa - 1821 |
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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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