Waverley Novels: The fair maid of Perth. Anne of GeiersteinR. Cadell, 1846 - Historical fiction, Scottish |
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... danger , bear the least resemblance to that of the bravoes or swash- bucklers of the day , amongst whom Henry was sometimes. What's all this turmoil cramm'd into our parts ? Faith , but the pit - a - pat of poor young hearts . Now , go ...
... danger , bear the least resemblance to that of the bravoes or swash- bucklers of the day , amongst whom Henry was sometimes. What's all this turmoil cramm'd into our parts ? Faith , but the pit - a - pat of poor young hearts . Now , go ...
Page 38
... danger in him , I promise you . Stay but an instant where you are , and let no one enter the house , either to attack or defend . I will be answerable that this galliard meant but some Saint Valentine's jest . " So saying , the old man ...
... danger in him , I promise you . Stay but an instant where you are , and let no one enter the house , either to attack or defend . I will be answerable that this galliard meant but some Saint Valentine's jest . " So saying , the old man ...
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... danger too as fast . I have seen them do so myself , for the matter of that . " " And there are times , " replied Simon , " when King Arthur and his Round Table could not make stand against them . I wish , Henry , you would speak more ...
... danger too as fast . I have seen them do so myself , for the matter of that . " " And there are times , " replied Simon , " when King Arthur and his Round Table could not make stand against them . I wish , Henry , you would speak more ...
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... danger which arose within a mile of us . " " I heard but an indistinct noise , " said the youth , his face glowing suddenly like a heated coal , " which I took for the shout of some merry revellers ; and you are wont to bid me never ...
... danger which arose within a mile of us . " " I heard but an indistinct noise , " said the youth , his face glowing suddenly like a heated coal , " which I took for the shout of some merry revellers ; and you are wont to bid me never ...
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... danger of his own and other men's lives ought not for a moment to be weighed against such simple toys . " Ay , but , ” replied Henry , emboldened by her smiles , " methinks now the good cause of peace would thrive all the better for an ...
... danger of his own and other men's lives ought not for a moment to be weighed against such simple toys . " Ay , but , ” replied Henry , emboldened by her smiles , " methinks now the good cause of peace would thrive all the better for an ...
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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!