Waverley Novels ...: The fair maid of PerthBlack, 1853 |
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... Albany , and the whole court of Scotland , at Perth , in the year of grace 1396 , seemed to mark with equal distinctness the rancour of these mountain - feuds , and the degraded condition of the general government of the country ; and ...
... Albany , and the whole court of Scotland , at Perth , in the year of grace 1396 , seemed to mark with equal distinctness the rancour of these mountain - feuds , and the degraded condition of the general government of the country ; and ...
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... Albany , who will make our petition for righting of our wrongs , the pretence for squeezing money out of us . " " We will none of Albany for our judge ! 70 CHRONICLES OF THE CANONGATE .
... Albany , who will make our petition for righting of our wrongs , the pretence for squeezing money out of us . " " We will none of Albany for our judge ! 70 CHRONICLES OF THE CANONGATE .
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Walter Scott. " We will none of Albany for our judge ! " answered the meet . ing with the same unanimity as before . " Or perhaps , " added Simon , " he will bid the Duke of Roth- say take charge of it ; and the wild young prince will ...
Walter Scott. " We will none of Albany for our judge ! " answered the meet . ing with the same unanimity as before . " Or perhaps , " added Simon , " he will bid the Duke of Roth- say take charge of it ; and the wild young prince will ...
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... Albany , by whose counsels the infirm and timid King was much governed at the time , and who had the character of managing the temper of his brother and sovereign , so as might be most in- jurious to the interests and prospects of the ...
... Albany , by whose counsels the infirm and timid King was much governed at the time , and who had the character of managing the temper of his brother and sovereign , so as might be most in- jurious to the interests and prospects of the ...
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... Albany exerted his influence with the timid Monarch till he was prevailed upon to break the contract with the Earl of March , and wed his son to Marjory Douglas , a woman whom Rothsay could not love . No apology was offered to the Earl ...
... Albany exerted his influence with the timid Monarch till he was prevailed upon to break the contract with the Earl of March , and wed his son to Marjory Douglas , a woman whom Rothsay could not love . No apology was offered to the Earl ...
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answered armourer arms Bailie Craigdallie betwixt blood Bonnet-maker Bonthron brother burgh burghers called Carthusian Castle Catharine Glover Church citizens Clan Chattan Clan Quhele combat Conachar daughter door Douglas Duke of Albany Duke of Rothsay Dwining Eachin Earl Earl of Douglas Earl of March Eviot eyes Fair City Fair Maid fear feud follow glee-maiden Grace hand hath hauberk hear heard heart Heaven Henbane Henry Gow Henry Smith Highland honest honour Kinfauns knight liege Loch Tay look lord Lord of Douglas Louise MacIan Maid of Perth maiden matter monk neighbour never noble Oliver Proudfute Palm Sunday Perth poor Prince Prince of Scotland Provost Ramorny's replied royal Saint Scotland seemed Simon Glover Sir John Ramorny Sir Patrick Charteris speak spoke sword tell thee thou art thou hast thought Torquil voice woman word wounded yonder
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Page 132 - Cameron's gathering' rose! The war-note of Lochiel, which Albyn's hills Have heard, and heard, too, have her Saxon foes: How in the noon of night that pibroch thrills, Savage and shrill! But with the breath which fills Their mountain-pipe, so fill the mountaineers With the fierce native daring which instils The stirring memory of a thousand years, And Evan's, Donald's fame rings in each clansman's ears!
Page 80 - Isabel, I suppose you mean," answered the Smith. "Ay — Isabel or Jezabel — all the same, you know. But here comes Bailie Craigdallie at last, with that poor, creeping, cowardly creature the Pottingar.