The Complete Works of Sir Walter Scott: With a Biography, and His Last Additions and Illustrations, Volume 6Conner & Cooke, 1833 - English literature |
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... fight with the Scots and Picts , and drove them back again into the hills and fastnesses of their own country , to the north of the wall which the Romans built ; and they were never afterwards so troublesome to their neighbours But the ...
... fight with the Scots and Picts , and drove them back again into the hills and fastnesses of their own country , to the north of the wall which the Romans built ; and they were never afterwards so troublesome to their neighbours But the ...
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... fighting hand to hand with Macduff in the thick of the battle . Prince Malcolm mounted the throne of Scotland , and ... fight hand to hand , when the lance was broken . Inferior persons fought on foot , and were armed with bows and ...
... fighting hand to hand with Macduff in the thick of the battle . Prince Malcolm mounted the throne of Scotland , and ... fight hand to hand , when the lance was broken . Inferior persons fought on foot , and were armed with bows and ...
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... fight against the Encush , because they would not have him to be general . This was base and mean conduct , and it was attended with great disasters to Scotland . Yet , notwithstanding this unwillingness of the great no- blity to ...
... fight against the Encush , because they would not have him to be general . This was base and mean conduct , and it was attended with great disasters to Scotland . Yet , notwithstanding this unwillingness of the great no- blity to ...
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... fight in defence of his native country , but is bound in duty to do so , ) the English Judges condemned him to be executed . So this brave patriot was dragged upon a sledge to the place of execution , where his head was struck off , and ...
... fight in defence of his native country , but is bound in duty to do so , ) the English Judges condemned him to be executed . So this brave patriot was dragged upon a sledge to the place of execution , where his head was struck off , and ...
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... fight against the English , because they would not have him to be general . This was base and mean conduct , and it was attended with great disasters to Scotland . Yet , notwithstanding this unwillingness of the great no- bility to ...
... fight against the English , because they would not have him to be general . This was base and mean conduct , and it was attended with great disasters to Scotland . Yet , notwithstanding this unwillingness of the great no- bility to ...
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