The Waverley Novels: With the Author's Last Corrections and Additions, Volume 1L.A. Godey, 1841 |
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... seen him on en- tering the thicket , he was not now to be found . They could only conjecture that he had retired during the confusion occa- sioned by the detention of Gaston . " Seek not for him , " said the Lady Emma , who had now in ...
... seen him on en- tering the thicket , he was not now to be found . They could only conjecture that he had retired during the confusion occa- sioned by the detention of Gaston . " Seek not for him , " said the Lady Emma , who had now in ...
Page 32
... seen in bower or hall . frosty day . His gait was as singular as his gestures , Filled almost with expectation of beholding some for at times he hopp'd with great perseverance on the old , old man , with beard as white as snow , " whom ...
... seen in bower or hall . frosty day . His gait was as singular as his gestures , Filled almost with expectation of beholding some for at times he hopp'd with great perseverance on the old , old man , with beard as white as snow , " whom ...
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... seen in such a county meeting , where he wanted to take proce transaction . Edward proposed to send off to the dence of all the Lowland gentlemen then present , nearest garrison for a party of soldiers and a magis- only my father would ...
... seen in such a county meeting , where he wanted to take proce transaction . Edward proposed to send off to the dence of all the Lowland gentlemen then present , nearest garrison for a party of soldiers and a magis- only my father would ...
Page 45
... seen what will be my own share in them . " This , by the way , pretty well explained the cause of quarrel between the Baron and his Highland ally . But he went on to state so many curious particulars The whole circumstances now detailed ...
... seen what will be my own share in them . " This , by the way , pretty well explained the cause of quarrel between the Baron and his Highland ally . But he went on to state so many curious particulars The whole circumstances now detailed ...
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... seen at a distance . It was ding night , declared his intention to set off immedi- towards evening as they entered one of the tremen- ately in pursuit of the cattle , which he pronounced to dous passes which afford communication between ...
... seen at a distance . It was ding night , declared his intention to set off immedi- towards evening as they entered one of the tremen- ately in pursuit of the cattle , which he pronounced to dous passes which afford communication between ...
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Page 5 - Familiar acquaintance with the specious miracles of fiction brought with it some degree of satiety, and I began by degrees to seek in histories, memoirs, voyages and travels, and the like, events nearly as wonderful as those which were the work of the imagination, with the additional advantage, that they were, at least, in a great measure true.
Page 25 - ... an imitation of the romance of Cervantes. But he will do my prudence injustice in the supposition. My intention is not to follow the steps of that inimitable author, in describing such total perversion of intellect as misconstrues the objects actually presented to the senses, but that more common aberration from sound judgment, which apprehends occurrences indeed in their reality, but communicates to them a tincture of its own romantic tone and colouring.
Page 99 - The regulars, who were in high spirits, returned a loud shout of defiance, and fired one or two of their cannon upon an advanced post of the Highlanders. The latter displayed great earnestness to proceed instantly to the attack, Evan Dhu urging to Fergus, by way of argument, that ' the sidier roy was tottering like an egg upon a staff, and that they had a' the vantage of the onset, for even a haggis (God bless her !) could charge down hill.
Page 21 - ... the show of pyramids and towers, some touched with gold, some with purple, some with a hue of deep and dark red. The distant sea, stretched beneath this varied and gorgeous canopy, lay almost portentously still, reflecting back the dazzling and level beams of the descending luminary, and the splendid colouring of the clouds amidst which he was setting. Nearer to the beach, the tide rippled onward in waves of sparkling silver, that imperceptibly, yet rapidly, gained upon the sand.