Waverley Novels: Waverly. Guy ManneringR. Cadell, 1842 |
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... short I may have fallen of it in practice . But it was not only the triumphs of Miss Edgeworth which worked in me emulation , and disturbed my indolence . I chanced actually to engage in a work which formed a sort of essay piece , and ...
... short I may have fallen of it in practice . But it was not only the triumphs of Miss Edgeworth which worked in me emulation , and disturbed my indolence . I chanced actually to engage in a work which formed a sort of essay piece , and ...
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... short , the author believes his brother would have made himself distinguished in that striking field , in which , since that period , Mr. Cooper has achieved so many triumphs . But Mr. T. Scott was already affected by bad health , which ...
... short , the author believes his brother would have made himself distinguished in that striking field , in which , since that period , Mr. Cooper has achieved so many triumphs . But Mr. T. Scott was already affected by bad health , which ...
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... short swords , and targets of a span breadth , completed his equipage , which , though small , denoted him to be a man of high rank . He stopped and addressed several of the inhabitants whom curiosity had withdrawn from their labour to ...
... short swords , and targets of a span breadth , completed his equipage , which , though small , denoted him to be a man of high rank . He stopped and addressed several of the inhabitants whom curiosity had withdrawn from their labour to ...
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... short - cropped head of hair , accompanied by a bluff open - looking elderly man in a naval uniform . Yarely ! yarely ! pull away , my hearts ! ' said the latter , and the boat bearing the unlucky young man soon carried him on board the ...
... short - cropped head of hair , accompanied by a bluff open - looking elderly man in a naval uniform . Yarely ! yarely ! pull away , my hearts ! ' said the latter , and the boat bearing the unlucky young man soon carried him on board the ...
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... short hunting - sword . Albert Drawslot , who had just come up in terror for the young lady's safety , broke out into loud encomiums upon Fitzallen's strength and gallantry . " By'r Lady , " said he , taking off his cap , and wiping his ...
... short hunting - sword . Albert Drawslot , who had just come up in terror for the young lady's safety , broke out into loud encomiums upon Fitzallen's strength and gallantry . " By'r Lady , " said he , taking off his cap , and wiping his ...
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answered appearance arms attended auld Bailie Baron of Bradwardine broadsword Brown called Callum Captain Waverley castle Chapter character Charles Hazlewood Chieftain circumstances clan Colonel Mannering Colonel Talbot command dear deyvil Dinmont Dirk Hatteraick Dominie door Edinburgh Edward Ellangowan Evan eyes father favour feelings Fergus Mac-Ivor Flora followed frae gentleman gipsy Glennaquoich Glossin Guy Mannering hand head heard hero Highland honour hope horse house of Stuart Jacobite Julia lady Laird letter Liddesdale look Lord Lucy Mac-Morlan Macwheeble maun Merrilies mind Miss Bertram Miss Mannering morning never night observed occasion party person Pleydell poor portmanteau Prince prisoner received recollection regiment rendered replied Rose Sampson scene Scotland Scottish seemed Sir Everard Sir Robert Spontoon stranger supposed thought Tully-Veolan turned voice Waverley-Honour Waverley's weel Whig wish Woodbourne young Hazlewood younker
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Página 398 - They live no longer in the faith of reason! But still the heart doth need a language, still Doth the old instinct bring back the old names, And to yon starry world they now are gone, Spirits or gods, that used to share this earth With man as with their friend...
Página 511 - As if our hands, our sides, voices, and minds, Had been incorporate. So we grew together, Like to a double cherry, seeming parted, But yet...
Página 29 - Springlets in the dawn are steaming, Diamonds on the brake are gleaming, And foresters have busy been To track the buck in thicket green ; Now we come to chant our lay Waken, lords and ladies gay...
Página 182 - ... pitchfork, her cheeks flushed with a scarlet red where they were not smutted with soot and lampblack, jostled through the crowd, and brandishing high a child of two years old, which she danced in her arms, without regard to its screams of terror, sang forth, with all her might " Charlie is my darling, my darling, my darling, Charlie is my darling, The young Chevalier." " D'ye hear what's come ower ye now...
Página 170 - My heart's in the Highlands, my heart is not here, My heart's in the Highlands, a-chasing the deer; A-chasing the wild deer, and following the roe, My heart's in the Highlands wherever I go...
Página 55 - With a desire of amusement therefore, which better discipline might soon have converted into a thirst for knowledge, young Waverley drove through the sea of books, like a vessel without a pilot or a rudder. Nothing perhaps increases by indulgence more than a desultory habit of reading, especially under such opportunities of gratifying it. I believe one reason why such numerous instances of erudition occur among the lower...
Página 10 - I had a distinguished character for that talent, at a time when the applause of my companions was iny recompense for the disgraces and punishments which the future romance-writer incurred for being idle himself, and keeping others idle, during hours that should have been employed on our tasks. The chief enjoyment of my holidays was to escape with a chosen friend, who had the same taste with myself, and alternately to recite to each other such wild adventures as we were able to devise.
Página 505 - Nor board nor garner own we now, Nor roof nor latched door. Nor kind mate, bound, by holy vow, To bless a good man's store. Noon lulls us in a gloomy den, And night is grown our day; Uprouse ye, then, my merry men! And use it as ye may.
Página 146 - Awake on your hills, on your islands awake, Brave sons of the mountain, the frith, and the lake! Tis the bugle — but not for the chase is the call ; 'Tis the pibroch's shrill summons — but not to the hall.
Página 289 - And every one that was in distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one that was discontented, gathered themselves unto him; and he became a captain over them: and there were with him about four hundred men.