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Page 59
... Chief , Fergus Mac - Ivor , and his beautiful sister Flora , with whom Edward falls in love . Now , at the moment , though Edward does not suspect it , these Jacobites are awaiting the arrival of Prince Charlie and preparing to join him ...
... Chief , Fergus Mac - Ivor , and his beautiful sister Flora , with whom Edward falls in love . Now , at the moment , though Edward does not suspect it , these Jacobites are awaiting the arrival of Prince Charlie and preparing to join him ...
Page 92
... because he was willing to lay down his own life to save that of his chief , and not in battle but on the scaffold . What the Judge said about Evan's offer suggests that some- times excited and 92 Heroic Men and Women.
... because he was willing to lay down his own life to save that of his chief , and not in battle but on the scaffold . What the Judge said about Evan's offer suggests that some- times excited and 92 Heroic Men and Women.
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... chief . From this kind of life had come their great virtues and their chief vices or faults . Their virtues were courage and a high sense of loyalty to their chief and their clan . Evan Maccombich , you will remember , was willing to ...
... chief . From this kind of life had come their great virtues and their chief vices or faults . Their virtues were courage and a high sense of loyalty to their chief and their clan . Evan Maccombich , you will remember , was willing to ...
Contents
Stories of Scotts Boyhood page II | 11 |
How the Ballads led to the Poems | 41 |
How the Poems led to the Novels | 55 |
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