Waverley Novels: From the Last Rev. Ed., Containing the Author's Final Corrections, Notes, &c, Volumen1S.H. Parker and B.B. Mussey, 1852 |
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ancient answered appeared arms army attended Baillie Balmawhapple Baron of Bradwardine brother caliga called Captain Waverley castle CHAPTER character Chevalier Chief Chieftain clan Colonel Talbot command dear Donald Bean Lean dress Edinburgh Emma Darcy English Evan Dhu eyes father favour feelings Fergus Mac-Ivor Fergus's Flora frae Gay Bowers gentleman Gilfillan glen Glennaquoich hand head heard hero Highland honour hope horse house of Stuart inclosures Jacobites Lady Laird look Lord Lord George Murray Lowland Macwheeble Major Melville manner military mind Miss Bradwardine Miss Mac-Ivor morning never night observed occasion officer party passed person Perthshire plaid poor portmanteau present Prince prisoner received regiment rendered replied returned romantic Rose Bradwardine scene Scotland Scottish seemed Sir Everard sister soldiers spirit Spontoon sword thought tion Tully-Veolan verley Vich Ian Vohr Waverley-Honour Waverley's whig wish young
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