Waverley; Or, 'Tis Sixty Years Since: In Three Volumes..James Ballantyne and Company, 1814 - 371 páginas |
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... called Talbot ? " " I have heard him talk with great re- gard of such a gentleman - a colonel , I believe , in the army , and the husband of Lady Emily Blandeville ; but I thought Colonel Talbot had been abroad . " " I am just returned ...
... called Talbot ? " " I have heard him talk with great re- gard of such a gentleman - a colonel , I believe , in the army , and the husband of Lady Emily Blandeville ; but I thought Colonel Talbot had been abroad . " " I am just returned ...
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... called Ruthven , Ruffen , or Rivane , known among the sol- diers by the name of Wily Will , had made frequent visits to the town of He appeared to possess plenty of money , sold his commodities very cheap , seemed al- ways willing to ...
... called Ruthven , Ruffen , or Rivane , known among the sol- diers by the name of Wily Will , had made frequent visits to the town of He appeared to possess plenty of money , sold his commodities very cheap , seemed al- ways willing to ...
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... called Rose her pupil , and was attentive to assist her in her stu- dies , and to fashion both her taste and understanding . It might have been re- marked by a very close observer , that in the presence of Waverley she was much more ...
... called Rose her pupil , and was attentive to assist her in her stu- dies , and to fashion both her taste and understanding . It might have been re- marked by a very close observer , that in the presence of Waverley she was much more ...
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... " The morrow came , and in the Chief's apartment he found Ensign Maccombich waiting to make report of his turn of duty in a sort of ditch which they had dug across the Castle - hill , and called a trench 74 WAVERLEY .
... " The morrow came , and in the Chief's apartment he found Ensign Maccombich waiting to make report of his turn of duty in a sort of ditch which they had dug across the Castle - hill , and called a trench 74 WAVERLEY .
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... called a trench . In a short time the Chief's voice was heard on the stair in a tone of impatient fury , - " Callum , -why , Callum Beg , -Diaoul ! " He entered the room with all the marks of a man agitated by a towering passion ; and ...
... called a trench . In a short time the Chief's voice was heard on the stair in a tone of impatient fury , - " Callum , -why , Callum Beg , -Diaoul ! " He entered the room with all the marks of a man agitated by a towering passion ; and ...
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Waverley, Or, 'tis Sixty Years Since: In Three Volumes, Volume 3 Walter Scott Visualização completa - 1830 |
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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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Página 363 - This race has now almost entirely vanished from the land, and with it, doubtless, much absurd political prejudice ; but also, many living examples of singular and disinterested attachment to the principles of loyalty which they received from their fathers, and of old Scottish faith, hospitality, worth, and honour.
Página 280 - So choosing solitary to abide Far from all neighbours, that her devilish deeds, And hellish arts, from people she might hide, And hurt far off, unknown, whomsoever she espied.
Página 298 - Saxon gentlemen are laughing," he said, "because a poor man, such as me, thinks my life, or the life of six of my degree, is worth that of Vich Ian Vohr, it's like enough they may be very right ; but if they laugh because they think I would not keep my word, and come back to redeem him, I can tell them they ken neither the heart of a Hielandman, nor the honour of a gentleman.
Página 361 - The effects of the insurrection of 1 745, — the destruction of the patriarchal power of the Highland chiefs, — the abolition of the heritable jurisdictions of the Lowland nobility and barons, — the total eradication of the Jacobite party, which, averse to intermingle with the English, or adopt their customs...