Waverley Novels: The fair maid of Perth. Anne of GeiersteinR. Cadell, 1846 - Historical fiction, Scottish |
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... young woman of the city or its vicinity , and whose renown , as the Fair Maid of Perth , had drawn on her much notice from the young * David II . , after the death of his Queen Jane , married his mistress , " ane lusty woman , Catharine ...
... young woman of the city or its vicinity , and whose renown , as the Fair Maid of Perth , had drawn on her much notice from the young * David II . , after the death of his Queen Jane , married his mistress , " ane lusty woman , Catharine ...
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... young and old . As the pair moved on arm in arm , they were followed by a tall handsome young man , dressed in a yeoman's habit of the plainest kind , but which showed to advantage his fine limbs , as the handsome countenance that ...
... young and old . As the pair moved on arm in arm , they were followed by a tall handsome young man , dressed in a yeoman's habit of the plainest kind , but which showed to advantage his fine limbs , as the handsome countenance that ...
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... young nobleman . The gallant , starting from his unpleasing reverie , and perhaps considering this as an intentional insult , seized on the young man by the breast , struck him , and threw him from him . His irritated opponent recovered ...
... young nobleman . The gallant , starting from his unpleasing reverie , and perhaps considering this as an intentional insult , seized on the young man by the breast , struck him , and threw him from him . His irritated opponent recovered ...
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... young mountaineer indicated some interest on the part of the former in the conduct of the latter , it would have puzzled the strictest observer to discover whether that feeling exceeded in degree what might have been felt by a young ...
... young mountaineer indicated some interest on the part of the former in the conduct of the latter , it would have puzzled the strictest observer to discover whether that feeling exceeded in degree what might have been felt by a young ...
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... young man's throat , being the part which came readiest to his grasp , as Conachar arose from the pretended stumble , and pressing it severely as he cast the lad from him , exclaimed , " Had this been in another place , young gallows ...
... young man's throat , being the part which came readiest to his grasp , as Conachar arose from the pretended stumble , and pressing it severely as he cast the lad from him , exclaimed , " Had this been in another place , young gallows ...
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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!