Waverley Novels ...Black, 1841 |
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... followed not the example of those strong poets whom I proposed to him as a pattern , but formed versification of a flimsy and modern texture , to the com- pounding whereof was necessary small pains and less thought . And hence I have ...
... followed not the example of those strong poets whom I proposed to him as a pattern , but formed versification of a flimsy and modern texture , to the com- pounding whereof was necessary small pains and less thought . And hence I have ...
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... followed by their servants ; but the company , for the reasons already assigned , was rather select than numerous . Near to the enormous leathern vehicle which we have at- tempted to describe , vindicating her title to precedence over ...
... followed by their servants ; but the company , for the reasons already assigned , was rather select than numerous . Near to the enormous leathern vehicle which we have at- tempted to describe , vindicating her title to precedence over ...
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... followed should have his chance , and that those who succeeded in hitting the mark should renew the strife among themselves , till one dis- played a decided superiority over the others . Two only of those who followed in order succeeded ...
... followed should have his chance , and that those who succeeded in hitting the mark should renew the strife among themselves , till one dis- played a decided superiority over the others . Two only of those who followed in order succeeded ...
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... followed by the butler , in such a military attitude as became one who had served under Montrose , and with a look of defiance , rendered sterner and fiercer by the inspiring fumes of a gill of brandy , which he had snatched a moment to ...
... followed by the butler , in such a military attitude as became one who had served under Montrose , and with a look of defiance , rendered sterner and fiercer by the inspiring fumes of a gill of brandy , which he had snatched a moment to ...
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... followed by half - a - dozen soldiers , and town - officers with halberts , entered the apartment of Niel Blane . " Guard the doors ! " were the first words which the Cornet spoke ; " let no man leave the house . So , Bothwell , how ...
... followed by half - a - dozen soldiers , and town - officers with halberts , entered the apartment of Niel Blane . " Guard the doors ! " were the first words which the Cornet spoke ; " let no man leave the house . So , Bothwell , how ...
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Ailie answered Morton arms army auld blood body Bothwell Burley called Cameronians canna carabines Castle cause Claverhouse Colonel Grahame command Cornet council Covenant Covenanters Cuddie death dinna dragoons Duke Duke of Monmouth e'en enemy eneugh Erastian Evandale's exclaimed eyes favour fear followed frae gentleman gude Halliday hand hath head hear heard heart Henry Morton hinny honour horse insurgents Jenny Dennison John Gudyill Kettledrummle King Lady Margaret Bellenden leddy look Lord Evandale Macbriar mair Major Bellenden maun Mause Milnwood Miss Bellenden mither moderate party morning muckle never occasion Old Mortality onything ower party person popinjay Poundtext presbyterian prisoner puir replied Morton roundhead Scotland seemed Sergeant soldiers speak suld sword thae thee thou Tillietudlem Tower troopers turned voice weel whig woman word young
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Página 161 - And I will feed them that oppress thee with their own flesh; And they shall be drunken with their own blood, as with sweet wine: And all flesh shall know that I the Lord am thy Saviour And thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob.
Página 139 - SAVE me, O God ; for the waters are come in unto my soul. I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing: I am come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me.
Página 246 - Whate'er he did was done with so much ease, In him alone 'twas natural to please : His motions all accompanied with grace ; And paradise was open'd in his face.
Página 23 - MOST readers," says the Manuscript of Mr Pattieson, " must have witnessed with delight the joyous burst which attends the dismissing of a villageschool on a fine summer evening. The buoyant spirit of childhood, repressed with so much difficulty during the tedious hours of discipline, may then be seen to explode, as it were, in shout, and song, and frolic, as the little urchins join in groups on their play-ground, and arrange their matches of sport for the evening.
Página 190 - And I will bring a sword upon you, that shall avenge the quarrel of my covenant: and when ye are gathered together within your cities, I will send the pestilence among you; and ye shall be delivered into the hand of the enemy.
Página 253 - Is not the whole land before thee? separate thyself, I pray thee, from me : if thou wilt take the left hand, then I will go to the right ; or if thou depart to the right hand, then I will go to the left.
Página 113 - Grecian statue, and slightly shaded by small mustachios of light brown, joined to a profusion of long curled .locks of the same colour, which fell down on each side of his face, contributed to form such a countenance as limners love to paint and ladies to look upon.
Página 69 - Therefore at that time, when all the people heard the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and all kinds of music...
Página 60 - We looked for peace, but no good came; and for a time of health, and behold trouble!
Página 142 - Those that were stout of heart are spoil'd, They slept their sleep outright ; And none of those their hands did find, That were the men of might.