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... officer . The party against whom judg- ment was awarded consoled himself by observing , She ( i . e . the watch , which he took for a living animal , ) died the very night Vich Ian Vohr gave her to Mur- doch ; " the machine having , in ...
... officer . The party against whom judg- ment was awarded consoled himself by observing , She ( i . e . the watch , which he took for a living animal , ) died the very night Vich Ian Vohr gave her to Mur- doch ; " the machine having , in ...
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... officer whose life he had sa- ved . He was guarded along with his com- panions in misfortune , who were very nu- merous , in a gentleman's house near the field of battle . Upon entering the room , where they stood crowded together ...
... officer whose life he had sa- ved . He was guarded along with his com- panions in misfortune , who were very nu- merous , in a gentleman's house near the field of battle . Upon entering the room , where they stood crowded together ...
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... officer , expressed his anxiety to do any thing which might contribute to his con- venience under his present unpleasant cir- cumstances . 66 " I am not so inexperienced a soldier , sir , " answered the Englishman , as to complain of ...
... officer , expressed his anxiety to do any thing which might contribute to his con- venience under his present unpleasant cir- cumstances . 66 " I am not so inexperienced a soldier , sir , " answered the Englishman , as to complain of ...
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... officer smiled and shook his head . " I must not forget my situation so far as to attempt a formal confutation of that opinion ; but , notwithstanding your suc- cess , and the valour which won it , you have undertaken a task to which ...
... officer smiled and shook his head . " I must not forget my situation so far as to attempt a formal confutation of that opinion ; but , notwithstanding your suc- cess , and the valour which won it , you have undertaken a task to which ...
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... officer , with great emotion , " the nephew of Sir Everard Waverley , of shire . " " " The same , sir , " replied our hero , some- what surprised at the tone in which he addressed him . " " I am at once happy and grieved , " said the ...
... officer , with great emotion , " the nephew of Sir Everard Waverley , of shire . " " " The same , sir , " replied our hero , some- what surprised at the tone in which he addressed him . " " I am at once happy and grieved , " said the ...
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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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