Waverley Novels ...: The fair maid of PerthBlack, 1853 |
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... Duke of 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 ...
... Duke of 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 ...
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... will refer us to his brother the Duke of 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 .
... will refer us to his brother the Duke of 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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... Duke of Roth- say take charge of it ; and the wild young prince will regard the outrage as something for his gay companions to scoff at , and his minstrels to turn into song . " " Away with Rothsay ! he is too gay to be our judge ...
... Duke of Roth- say take charge of it ; and the wild young prince will regard the outrage as something for his gay companions to scoff at , and his minstrels to turn into song . " " Away with Rothsay ! he is too gay to be our judge ...
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... Duke of Rothsay , in order to give him the present possession of a dig- nity next to that of the throne . But the young Prince's head was too giddy , and his hand too feeble , to wield with dignity the dele- gated sceptre . However fond ...
... Duke of Rothsay , in order to give him the present possession of a dig- nity next to that of the throne . But the young Prince's head was too giddy , and his hand too feeble , to wield with dignity the dele- gated sceptre . However fond ...
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... Duke of Rothsay . But there remained a third party to be consulted , and that was no other than the tremendous Archibald , Earl of Douglas , terri- ble alike from the extent of his lands , from the numerous offices and jurisdictions ...
... Duke of Rothsay . But there remained a third party to be consulted , and that was no other than the tremendous Archibald , Earl of Douglas , terri- ble alike from the extent of his lands , from the numerous offices and jurisdictions ...
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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.