The Waverley Novels, Issue 42Estes and Lauriat, 1894 |
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alarm answered armour arms battle betwixt blood boat body Bonthron brave brother burghers called Carthusian castle Catha Catharine Glover Church Clan Cameron Clan Chattan Clan Quhele combat Conachar Curfew Street daughter dead death Douglas Duchess Duke of Albany Duke of Rothsay Dwining Eachin Earl Earl of Crawford Eviot eyes Fair City Fair Maid Falkland Father Clement fear feud fight follow Gilchrist MacIan glee-maiden hand hath hauberk hear heard heart Heaven Henbane Henry Smith Henry Wynd Highland Highness honour Kinfauns king knight Loch Tay look lord magistrates Maid of Perth maiden matter murder noble Oliver Proudfute Palm Sunday Perth poor prince Prince of Scotland Provost Ramorny's replied royal Scotland seemed Simon Glover Sir John Ramorny Sir Patrick Charteris speak sword tell thee thou art thought Torquil wild woman word wounded yonder young chief
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Page 240 - Of woful ages, long ago betid: And, ere thou bid good night, to quit their grief, Tell thou the lamentable fall of me, And send the hearers weeping to their beds.
Page 227 - Whilome in Albion's isle there dwelt a youth Who ne in virtue's ways did take delight ; ". But spent his days in riot most uncouth, And vex'd with mirth the drowsy ear of Night. Ah, me ! in sooth he was a shameless wight, Sore given to revel and ungodly glee ; Few earthly things found favour in his sight Save concubines and carnal companie, And flaunting wassailers of high and low degree.
Page 167 - What want these outlaws conquerors should have? But History's purchased page to call them great? A wider space, an ornamented grave?