Waverley Novels: The fair maid of Perth. Anne of GeiersteinR. Cadell, 1846 - Historical fiction, Scottish |
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... Court Yard of the Palace of Falkland , as in the Seventeenth Cen- tury .. .... Slezer Ancient Gateway to Scone Palace .. Henry Smith arming for the Combat of the Clans . . . . R. S. Lauder . Green The Tower of Falkland Palace , in which ...
... Court Yard of the Palace of Falkland , as in the Seventeenth Cen- tury .. .... Slezer Ancient Gateway to Scone Palace .. Henry Smith arming for the Combat of the Clans . . . . R. S. Lauder . Green The Tower of Falkland Palace , in which ...
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... court of King René . Effigy of King René Roman Fountain nearAix , Provence ......... Dickes . Keck . .... 574 Dickes . 586 Dickes .... Dickes . 590 Montfaucon . . Borders . . . 597 Weigall ... Burbidge . . 604 605 Discovery of the Body ...
... court of King René . Effigy of King René Roman Fountain nearAix , Provence ......... Dickes . Keck . .... 574 Dickes . 586 Dickes .... Dickes . 590 Montfaucon . . Borders . . . 597 Weigall ... Burbidge . . 604 605 Discovery of the Body ...
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... 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 ; and it was fixed upon ...
... 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 ; and it was fixed upon ...
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... Court end of the town , possessing the Palace and the sepulchral remains of Monarchs , and that we have the power to excite , in a degree unknown to the less honoured quarters of the city , the dark and solemn recollections of ancient ...
... Court end of the town , possessing the Palace and the sepulchral remains of Monarchs , and that we have the power to excite , in a degree unknown to the less honoured quarters of the city , the dark and solemn recollections of ancient ...
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... Court . It was here that James the First , one of the wisest and best of the Scottish kings , fell a victim to the jealousy of the vengeful aristocracy . Here , also , occurred the mysterious con- spiracy of Gowrie , the scene of which ...
... Court . It was here that James the First , one of the wisest and best of the Scottish kings , fell a victim to the jealousy of the vengeful aristocracy . Here , also , occurred the mysterious con- spiracy of Gowrie , the scene of which ...
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Albany Anne of Geierstein Annette answered armourer arms Arnheim Arnold Biederman Arthur Philipson Bâle betwixt blood Bonnet-maker Bonthron brother burghers called castle Catharine Charles of Burgundy Church Clan Chattan Clan Quhele combat command Conachar court danger daughter Douglas Duke of Albany Duke of Burgundy Duke of Rothsay Duke's Dwining Eachin Earl Englishman eyes fair Fair City father favour fear Ferette Grace Hagenbach hand hath head hear heard heart Heaven Highland holy honour horse Kilian Kinfauns King King René knight lady Landamman look lord maiden Margaret Margaret of Anjou matter mountain neighbours never noble Oxford passed peace person Perth poor present priest Prince Proudfute Provence Provost René replied royal Saint Scotland seemed Sigismund Simon Glover speak spoke stood stranger Swiss sword tell thee thou art thou hast thought Unterwalden voice word Wynd yonder young youth
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Page 295 - So spoke, in the emphatic words of Scripture, the helpless and bereft father, tearing his gray beard and hoary hair, while Albany, speechless and conscience-struck, did not venture to interrupt the tempest of his grief. But the agony of the King's sorrow almost instantly changed to...
Page 105 - 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!