Waverley Novels ...: The fair maid of PerthBlack, 1853 |
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... tell Lochiel , that seeing an enemy , a Highlander in General Mackay's army , aiming at him with a bow and arrow , he sprung behind him , and thus sheltered him from instant death . This , " observes the gallant David Stewart , " is a ...
... tell Lochiel , that seeing an enemy , a Highlander in General Mackay's army , aiming at him with a bow and arrow , he sprung behind him , and thus sheltered him from instant death . This , " observes the gallant David Stewart , " is a ...
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... tell a lie at his master's command , yet it hurts his conscience to be found out . Now , this is the reason why I avoid in prudence all well - known paths of history , where every one can read the finger - posts carefully set up to ad ...
... tell a lie at his master's command , yet it hurts his conscience to be found out . Now , this is the reason why I avoid in prudence all well - known paths of history , where every one can read the finger - posts carefully set up to ad ...
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... tell me that my notice dishonours them . Well , my princess of white doe - skin and blue silk , I will teach you to rue this . " As he murmured thus , the Glover and his daughter entered the Dominican Church , and their attendant ...
... tell me that my notice dishonours them . Well , my princess of white doe - skin and blue silk , I will teach you to rue this . " As he murmured thus , the Glover and his daughter entered the Dominican Church , and their attendant ...
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... tell us ? " " Little for the drubbing of a Highlandman is a thing not worth mentioning . " " For what didst thou drub him , O man of peace ? " enquired the Glover . " For nothing that I can remember , " replied the Smith , 66 except his ...
... tell us ? " " Little for the drubbing of a Highlandman is a thing not worth mentioning . " " For what didst thou drub him , O man of peace ? " enquired the Glover . " For nothing that I can remember , " replied the Smith , 66 except his ...
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... tell you of my return , thinking , if it were your will to permit me , that I would get your advice about being Mistress Catharine's Valentine for the year ; and then I heard from Mrs. Dorothy that you were gone to hear mass at the ...
... tell you of my return , thinking , if it were your will to permit me , that I would get your advice about being Mistress Catharine's Valentine for the year ; and then I heard from Mrs. Dorothy that you were gone to hear mass at 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.