Waverley Novels ...: The fair maid of PerthBlack, 1853 |
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... true a tale , cousin , " said Mrs. Baliol . " I am sure we have all occasion to regret the want of these ready supplements to a failing invention . But you , most of all , have right to complain that the fairies have not favoured your ...
... true a tale , cousin , " said Mrs. Baliol . " I am sure we have all occasion to regret the want of these ready supplements to a failing invention . But you , most of all , have right to complain that the fairies have not favoured your ...
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... true to the historical fact , that I think it may well bear out the addi- tional circumstance of the blood on the floor . " " I profess to you , " answered Mrs. Baliol , " that I am very willing to be converted to your faith . We talk ...
... true to the historical fact , that I think it may well bear out the addi- tional circumstance of the blood on the floor . " " I profess to you , " answered Mrs. Baliol , " that I am very willing to be converted to your faith . We talk ...
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... true a heart and so strong an arm has termed himself thy bachelor ? In what do the proudest dames take their loftiest pride , save in the chi- valry of their knight ; and has the boldest in Scotland done more gallant deeds than my brave ...
... true a heart and so strong an arm has termed himself thy bachelor ? In what do the proudest dames take their loftiest pride , save in the chi- valry of their knight ; and has the boldest in Scotland done more gallant deeds than my brave ...
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... true , " said Simon ; " he cuts all his gloves out for the right hand , and never could finish a pair in his life . " " No doubt , his notions of skin - cutting are rather different , " said Henry . " But , with your leave , father , I ...
... true , " said Simon ; " he cuts all his gloves out for the right hand , and never could finish a pair in his life . " " No doubt , his notions of skin - cutting are rather different , " said Henry . " But , with your leave , father , I ...
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... true prisoner . " " What is the matter , my son Harry ? " said Simon , who now appeared at the window . " I hear thy voice in another tone than I expected . What is all this noise ; and why are the neighbours gathering to the affray ...
... true prisoner . " " What is the matter , my son Harry ? " said Simon , who now appeared at the window . " I hear thy voice in another tone than I expected . What is all this noise ; and why are the neighbours gathering to the affray ...
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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.