Tales of a Grandfather;: Being Stories Taken from Scottish History..Cadell and Company Edinburgh; Simpkin and Marshall, London; and John Cumming, Dublin., 1828 - 312 páginas |
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Tales of a Grandfather;: Being Stories Taken from Scottish History.. Walter Scott Vista completa - 1828 |
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Página 37 - Howieson would come to see him on the next Sunday, he would endeavor to repay his manful assistance, and at least give him the pleasure of seeing the royal apartments. John put on his best clothes, as you may suppose, and appearing at a postern gate of the palace,' inquired for the Goodman of Ballengiech.
Página 35 - The porter went grumbling into the house, and told his master that there was a fellow with a red beard at the gate, who called himself the- Goodman of Ballengiech, who said he was come to dine with the King of Kippen.
Página 12 - Douglas to reach the field of battle, and also increased the delays of the young King, who was in hopes Angus might be defeated before his brother could come up. Douglas, perceiving this, addressed the King in language which James never forgot nor forgave ; — " Your grace need not think to escape us...
Página 94 - ... fastened to a stake with iron chains. He -was clad in a buckram garment, and several bags of gunpowder were tied round his body, to hasten the operation of the fire. A quantity of fagots were disposed around the pile. While he stood in expectation of his cruel death, he cast his eyes towards his enemy the cardinal, as he sat on the battlements of the castle enjoying the dreadful scene.
Página 212 - His illness made it impossible for him either to ascend or descend. To have slain the man would have been a cruel expedient, besides that the fall of his body from the ladder might have alarmed the garrison. Crawford caused him, therefore, to be tied to the ladder; then all the rest descending, they turned the ladder, and thus mounted with ease over the belly of the epileptic person.
Página 272 - Elizabeth, in the same spirit of hypocrisy which had characterised all her proceedings towards Mary, no sooner knew that the deed was done, than she hastened to deny her own share in it. She pretended, that Davison had acted positively against her command in laying the warrant before the Privy Council ; and that she might seem the more serious in her charge, she caused him to be fined in a large sum of money, and deprived him of his offices, and of her favour for ever. She sent a special ambassador...
Página 37 - Howieson, and that he was a bondsman on the farm of Braehead, near Cramond, which belonged to the King of Scotland. James then asked the poor man, if...
Página 82 - I have gained ten years advantage ? If I had refused the King's orders, I must have been instantly put to death; but as it is, I have the advantage of a long delay, during which the King may die, the ass may die, or I may die myself. In either of the three cases, I am freed from my trouble. Even so...
Página 35 - ... hearing what had happened, the King got on horseback, and rode instantly from Stirling to Buchanan's house, where he found a strong fierce-looking Highlander, with an axe on his shoulder, standing sentinel at the door. This grim warder refused the King admittance, saying, that the Laird of Arnpryof was at dinner, and would not be disturbed. " Yet go up to the company, my good friend...
Página 38 - ... the Goodman of Ballengiech. The King had given orders that he should be admitted ; and John found his friend, the Goodman, in the same disguise which he had formerly worn. The King, still preserving the character of an inferior officer of the household, conducted VOL.