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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... thousand men . and barons to join him , when he heard of the great King Robert the Bruce summoned all his nobles preparation which the King of England was making . They were not so numerous as the English by many thousand men . In fact ...
... thousand men . and barons to join him , when he heard of the great King Robert the Bruce summoned all his nobles preparation which the King of England was making . They were not so numerous as the English by many thousand men . In fact ...
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... thousand marks , a heavy charge on a country always poor , and exhausted by the late wars . The people were so delighted to see the King once more , that they followed him every where ; and , which shows the rudeness of the times ...
... thousand marks , a heavy charge on a country always poor , and exhausted by the late wars . The people were so delighted to see the King once more , that they followed him every where ; and , which shows the rudeness of the times ...
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... thousand chosen men had gone to France , under the command of John Stewart , Earl of Bu- ALBANY , the brother of Robert III . , was now Re - chan , the second son of the Regent Robert , Duke of gent of the kingdom , of which he had long ...
... thousand chosen men had gone to France , under the command of John Stewart , Earl of Bu- ALBANY , the brother of Robert III . , was now Re - chan , the second son of the Regent Robert , Duke of gent of the kingdom , of which he had long ...
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... thousand men , he moved boldly towards the insurgents . The Lord David Lindsay of the Byres , in particular , encouraged the King to advance . He had joined him with a thousand horse and three thousand footmen from the counties of Fife ...
... thousand men , he moved boldly towards the insurgents . The Lord David Lindsay of the Byres , in particular , encouraged the King to advance . He had joined him with a thousand horse and three thousand footmen from the counties of Fife ...
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... thousand men . The Border chieftains , on the Scot- tish frontier , could only oppose to this well - appointed army about fifteen or eighteen hundred of their fol- lowers ; but they were such gallant soldiers , and so willing to engage ...
... thousand men . The Border chieftains , on the Scot- tish frontier , could only oppose to this well - appointed army about fifteen or eighteen hundred of their fol- lowers ; but they were such gallant soldiers , and so willing to engage ...
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