Waverley; Or, 'Tis Sixty Years Since: In Three Volumes..James Ballantyne and Company, 1814 - 371 páginas |
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... usual air of haughty assumption , and left the apartment . The interest of Waverley readily procu red for Colonel Talbot the freedom of ad- journing to a large garden , belonging to his place of confinement . They walked a few paces in ...
... usual air of haughty assumption , and left the apartment . The interest of Waverley readily procu red for Colonel Talbot the freedom of ad- journing to a large garden , belonging to his place of confinement . They walked a few paces in ...
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... usual favour , and paid him many com- pliments on his distinguished bravery . He then took him apart , made many enquiries concerning Colonel Talbot , and when he had received all the information which Ed- ward was able to give ...
... usual favour , and paid him many com- pliments on his distinguished bravery . He then took him apart , made many enquiries concerning Colonel Talbot , and when he had received all the information which Ed- ward was able to give ...
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... I must request of the reader to suppose , that this kind and disinterested purpose was concealed by the most cautious delicacy , studiously shunning the most distant approach to affectation . So that it was as unlike the usual 64 WAVERLEY .
... I must request of the reader to suppose , that this kind and disinterested purpose was concealed by the most cautious delicacy , studiously shunning the most distant approach to affectation . So that it was as unlike the usual 64 WAVERLEY .
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... usual exhibition of one pretty woman af- . fecting to proner another , as the friend- ship of David and Jonathan might be to the intimacy of two Bond - street loungers . The fact is , that though the effect was felt , the cause could ...
... usual exhibition of one pretty woman af- . fecting to proner another , as the friend- ship of David and Jonathan might be to the intimacy of two Bond - street loungers . The fact is , that though the effect was felt , the cause could ...
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... usual state of spirits . He must have been taken suddenly ill . Under this impression , he opened the door of communication very gently , and percei- ved the Colonel , in his night - gown , seated by a table , on which lay a letter and ...
... usual state of spirits . He must have been taken suddenly ill . Under this impression , he opened the door of communication very gently , and percei- ved the Colonel , in his night - gown , seated by a table , on which lay a letter 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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