Waverley; Or, 'Tis Sixty Years Since: In Three Volumes..James Ballantyne and Company, 1814 - 371 páginas |
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... entering the room , where they stood crowded together , Waverley easily recognized the object of his visit , not on- ly by the peculiar dignity of his appear- ance , but by the appendage of Dugald Mahony , with his battle - axe , who ...
... entering the room , where they stood crowded together , Waverley easily recognized the object of his visit , not on- ly by the peculiar dignity of his appear- ance , but by the appendage of Dugald Mahony , with his battle - axe , who ...
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... day under the in- fluence of feelings I rarely give way to , I hope you will excuse my entering again upon controversy , till we are somewhat better acquainted . " CHAPTER IV . Intrigues of Love and Politics . Ir WAVERLEY . 41.
... day under the in- fluence of feelings I rarely give way to , I hope you will excuse my entering again upon controversy , till we are somewhat better acquainted . " CHAPTER IV . Intrigues of Love and Politics . Ir WAVERLEY . 41.
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... .. When Waverley again entered upon the subject which he had most at heart , the situation namely of his father and his un- cle , Colonel Talbot seemed now rather de sirous to alleviate than to aggravate his anxiety . This WAVERLEY . 43.
... .. When Waverley again entered upon the subject which he had most at heart , the situation namely of his father and his un- cle , Colonel Talbot seemed now rather de sirous to alleviate than to aggravate his anxiety . This WAVERLEY . 43.
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... entering his service . From this fellow they learned , that some time after Waver- ley had gone from the head - quarters of the regiment , a pedlar , called Ruthven , Ruffen , or Rivane , known among the sol- diers by the name of Wily ...
... entering his service . From this fellow they learned , that some time after Waver- ley had gone from the head - quarters of the regiment , a pedlar , called Ruthven , Ruffen , or Rivane , known among the sol- diers by the name of Wily ...
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... entered the room with all the marks of a man agitated by a towering passion ; and there were few upon whose features rage produced a more violent effect . The veins of his forehead swelled when he was in such agitation ; his nostril ...
... entered the room with all the marks of a man agitated by a towering passion ; and there were few upon whose features rage produced a more violent effect . The veins of his forehead swelled when he was in such agitation ; his nostril ...
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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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