Waverley; Or, 'Tis Sixty Years Since: In Three Volumes..James Ballantyne and Company, 1814 - 371 páginas |
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... mind was wrapped up in this ceremony ? He has heard and thought of it since infancy , as the most august privilege and ceremony in the world ; and I doubt not but the ex- pected pleasure of performing it was a principal motive with him ...
... mind was wrapped up in this ceremony ? He has heard and thought of it since infancy , as the most august privilege and ceremony in the world ; and I doubt not but the ex- pected pleasure of performing it was a principal motive with him ...
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... on this day of calamity , have preferred wounds and captivity to flight ; I would almost exchange places with one of those who has fallen , to know that my words have made a suitable impression on your mind . WAVERLEY ! 27.
... on this day of calamity , have preferred wounds and captivity to flight ; I would almost exchange places with one of those who has fallen , to know that my words have made a suitable impression on your mind . WAVERLEY ! 27.
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... mind . " " Let Colonel Talbot be carefully secu- red , " said Fergus to the Highland officer , who commanded the guard over the pri- soners ; " it is the Prince's particular com- mand ; he is a prisoner of the utmost im- portance ...
... mind . " " Let Colonel Talbot be carefully secu- red , " said Fergus to the Highland officer , who commanded the guard over the pri- soners ; " it is the Prince's particular com- mand ; he is a prisoner of the utmost im- portance ...
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... mind to that acute and intelligent friend , although she was not herself aware of it . From that time , Flora was not only determined upon the final rejection of Waverley's address- es , but became anxious that they should , if possible ...
... mind to that acute and intelligent friend , although she was not herself aware of it . From that time , Flora was not only determined upon the final rejection of Waverley's address- es , but became anxious that they should , if possible ...
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... into at his absence of mind serve bet- ter to break off the dispute , than any thing he could have said to them ? " . . " True , but not quite so creditably for Waverley , as if he had brought them to their WAVERLEY . 69.
... into at his absence of mind serve bet- ter to break off the dispute , than any thing he could have said to them ? " . . " True , but not quite so creditably for Waverley , as if he had brought them to their WAVERLEY . 69.
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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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