The Complete Works of Sir Walter Scott: With a Biography, and His Last Additions and Illustrations, Volume 6Conner & Cooke, 1833 - English literature |
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Page 78
... rank immediately behind stooped a little , and the others stood upright , present- ing their lances over the heads ... ranks were so completely de- fended by the close order in which they stood , and by the length of their lances , that ...
... rank immediately behind stooped a little , and the others stood upright , present- ing their lances over the heads ... ranks were so completely de- fended by the close order in which they stood , and by the length of their lances , that ...
Page 80
... ranks of bishops , deans , prebendaries , of men , yet they had not the money or means neces- and other classes of the ... rank and consequence , which had been in- sisted upon by the Roman Catholic clergy ; and made their self - denying ...
... ranks of bishops , deans , prebendaries , of men , yet they had not the money or means neces- and other classes of the ... rank and consequence , which had been in- sisted upon by the Roman Catholic clergy ; and made their self - denying ...
Page 83
... rank to pretend to the hand of a Queen of Scotland , and Queen Dowager of France , to whom the most powerful ... rank , and his parents having such pretensions , Mary imagined that in marrying him she would gra- tify the wishes of ...
... rank to pretend to the hand of a Queen of Scotland , and Queen Dowager of France , to whom the most powerful ... rank , and his parents having such pretensions , Mary imagined that in marrying him she would gra- tify the wishes of ...
Page 84
... rank , to tercept the Queen and Darnley as they returned from take the execution of his revenge on themselves . a Convention of Estates held at Perth . They only The chief of Darnley's accomplices , on this un- escaped the danger by a ...
... rank , to tercept the Queen and Darnley as they returned from take the execution of his revenge on themselves . a Convention of Estates held at Perth . They only The chief of Darnley's accomplices , on this un- escaped the danger by a ...
Page 105
... ranks which prevails in an early stage of society . Some men become rich , and hire the assistance of others to do ... rank filling up a certain department in society , and discharging a class of duties totally distinct from those of ...
... ranks which prevails in an early stage of society . Some men become rich , and hire the assistance of others to do ... rank filling up a certain department in society , and discharging a class of duties totally distinct from those of ...
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