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Walter Scott. RRA ADAM AND CHARLES BLACK , EDINBURGH . WAVERLEY NOVELS . VOLUME XXII . THE FAIR MAID OF. COMBAT OF HENRY WYND WITH BONTHRON . THE FAIR MAID OF PERTH .
Walter Scott. RRA ADAM AND CHARLES BLACK , EDINBURGH . WAVERLEY NOVELS . VOLUME XXII . THE FAIR MAID OF. COMBAT OF HENRY WYND WITH BONTHRON . THE FAIR MAID OF PERTH .
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... combat , he threw himself on board at the head of his followers . Wallace smiled sternly , while the master of the ship , with alarm in his countenance , and tears in his eyes , described to him the certainty of their being captured by ...
... combat , he threw himself on board at the head of his followers . Wallace smiled sternly , while the master of the ship , with alarm in his countenance , and tears in his eyes , described to him the certainty of their being captured by ...
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... combat between the two chiefs . The pirate fought as well as man could do ; but Wallace's strength was beyond that of ordinary mortals . He dashed the sword from the rover's hand , and placed him in such peril , that , to avoid being ...
... combat between the two chiefs . The pirate fought as well as man could do ; but Wallace's strength was beyond that of ordinary mortals . He dashed the sword from the rover's hand , and placed him in such peril , that , to avoid being ...
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... to mortal combat . They might fight here in Perth - we would lend them horse and armour : thus their feud would be stanched by the death of one , or probably both , of the villains , ( for I think THE FAIR MAID OF PERTH . 139.
... to mortal combat . They might fight here in Perth - we would lend them horse and armour : thus their feud would be stanched by the death of one , or probably both , of the villains , ( for I think THE FAIR MAID OF PERTH . 139.
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... combat between two salvage knights , for the first time in their lives wearing breeches , and mounted on horses , as has not been heard of since the days of King Arthur . " " Shame upon you , David ! " said the King . " Do you make the ...
... combat between two salvage knights , for the first time in their lives wearing breeches , and mounted on horses , as has not been heard of since the days of King Arthur . " " Shame upon you , David ! " said the King . " Do you make the ...
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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.