Tales of My Landlord,: Old mortalityWilliam Blackwood, Prince's Street: and John Murray, Albemarle Street, London., 1817 - 347 páginas |
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Página 117
... Major Bellenden , " supersedes every other . But I must own I think Colonel Grahame ra- ther deficient in attention to you ; and I am not over and above pre - eminently flat- tered by his granting to young Evandale ( I suppose because ...
... Major Bellenden , " supersedes every other . But I must own I think Colonel Grahame ra- ther deficient in attention to you ; and I am not over and above pre - eminently flat- tered by his granting to young Evandale ( I suppose because ...
Página 119
... Major Bellenden.- " She's not accustomed to see one acquaint- ance led out to be shot , and another march- ing off to actual service with some chance of not finding his way back again . She would soon be used to it , if the civil war ...
... Major Bellenden.- " She's not accustomed to see one acquaint- ance led out to be shot , and another march- ing off to actual service with some chance of not finding his way back again . She would soon be used to it , if the civil war ...
Página 123
... Major , " and bring it into the Castle , with every pike , sword , pistol , or gun , that is within our reach ; don't leave so much as a bodkin- lucky that I was here . - I will speak to my sister instantly . " Lady Margaret Bellenden ...
... Major , " and bring it into the Castle , with every pike , sword , pistol , or gun , that is within our reach ; don't leave so much as a bodkin- lucky that I was here . - I will speak to my sister instantly . " Lady Margaret Bellenden ...
Página 128
... Major Bellenden , and his trusty servant . Pike , made the garrison eleven in number , of whom one half were old men . The round 128 TALES OF MY LANDLORD .
... Major Bellenden , and his trusty servant . Pike , made the garrison eleven in number , of whom one half were old men . The round 128 TALES OF MY LANDLORD .
Página 129
... Major Bellenden deter- mined to hold out the place to the utter- most . The arrangements for defence were not made without the degree of fracas inci- dental to such occasions . Women shrieked , cattle bellowed , dogs howled , men ran to ...
... Major Bellenden deter- mined to hold out the place to the utter- most . The arrangements for defence were not made without the degree of fracas inci- dental to such occasions . Women shrieked , cattle bellowed , dogs howled , men ran to ...
Términos y frases comunes
ahint answered Cuddie answered Morton arms army auld Balfour battle blood body Bothwell Burley carabines Castle cause Charnwood Claver Claverhouse Colonel Grahame command Cornet council Covenant Covenanters defend desperate dragoons e'en ed Morton Edith enemy Erastianism Evandale's exclaimed eyes favour fear fire followers friends garrison gi'e Glasgow gude Halliday hand head Henry Morton hill honour horse horsemen Inglis insurgents Jenny Dennison John Gudyill Kettledrummle King Lady Margaret leaders leddy Lord Evan Lord Evandale Lord Ross Macbriar Major Bellenden maun Mause means ment Miss Bellenden mistress moderate party morning muckle ness numbers officer party Philistines Poundtext preacher presbyterians prisoner puir ranks rebels replied Morton retreat rode Scotland seemed shewed soldiers speak specta sword thee Thou art Tillietudlem tion Tower of Tillietudlem troopers voice wad hae weel whigs word wounded young Milnwood young nobleman zeal
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Página 89 - 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 39 - Zioa is his seat. There arrows of the bow he brake, The shield, the sword, the war, More glorious thou than hills of prey, More excellent art far.
Página 89 - For Tophet is ordained of old ; Yea, for the king it is prepared ; He hath made it deep and large: The pile thereof is fire and much wood ; The breath of the Lord, like a stream of brimstone, doth kindle it.
Página 32 - 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 62 - Burley," said Bothwell, griping his sword firmly, and setting his teeth close; "you escaped me once, but (he swore an oath too tremendous to be written down) thy head is worth its weight of silver, and it shall go home at my saddle-bow, or my saddle shall go home empty for me.
Página 32 - I am sunk in deep mire where there is no standing — I am come into deep waters where the floods overflow me...