Traditional Stories of Old Families and Legendary Illustrations of Family History...Longman, 1837 |
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Abergeldy ancient arms auld Ayrshire bairn Balgownie began bonnie Bothwell Castle Brux Cameron Carloghie Castle clan dame dance dark daughter door Earl Earl of Loudon earl's eyes face Fairly Holms fancy farmer father feelings Forbes Forbeses frae gallant Green Braes gudeman hand happy head hear heard heart honour husband James Johnston Jamie Jaup Kate Cameron Kemp Owyne king king's lads Lady Babby Lady Bar Lady Barbara lady's Laird lasses lassie look Lord Forbes Lord William Loudon Castle maidens maids of Loudon majesty Marion Marquis marriage married mind morning mother Muat never night noble Norman Norman cousins o'er old woman pleasant pretty romantic round Scotland seemed Sir Charles Forbes sister soon sorrow speak spirit stood story Strathdon sword tale talk tears tell thee thing thou thought whole word young young Johnston youth
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Página 53 - Here is a royal brand," she said, "That I have found in the green sea; And while your body it is on, Drawn shall your blood never be; But if you touch me, tail or fin, I swear my brand your death shall be.
Página 53 - He stepped in, gave her a kiss, The royal belt he brought him wi' ; Her breath was strang, her hair was lang, And twisted twice about the tree, And with a swing she came about: 'Come to Craigy's sea, and kiss with me.
Página 52 - Lie you there, dove Isabel, And all my sorrows lie with thee; Till Kemp Owyne come ower the sea, And borrow you with kisses three, Let all the warld do what they will, Oh borrowed shall you never be!
Página 39 - Forbeses, whose eyes constantly watched their chief, mistaking this involuntary motion for the agreed sign of death, struck their weapons into the bodies of the unsuspecting Gordons. The chiefs looked at each other in silent consternation. At length Forbes said, ' This is a sad tragedy we little expected ; but what is done cannot be undone, and the blood that now flows on the floor of Druminor will just help to slocken the auld fire of Corgarf.
Página 39 - ... and as he spoke, he suited the sign to the word, and stroked down his flowing beard." " God Almighty!" exclaimed Huntly, "what is this?" — for in a moment a score of skeins were out, and flashing in the light of the pine torches held behind the guests. In another moment they were buried in as many hearts, for the Forbeses, whose eyes constantly watched their chief, mistaking this involuntary motion...
Página 37 - Backe and boun, my merrie men all ; For ill dooms I do guess ; I canna luik on that bonnie face, As it lies on the grass !" " Them luiks to freits, my master deir, Then freits will follow them ; Let it ne'er be said brave Edom o' Gordon Was dauntit by a dame.
Página 34 - Devil, on his departure, carried away with him the broad side of the Castle, on the stone stairs whereof they still pretend to point out his footsteps.
Página 38 - Corgarff, a meeting for reconciliation took place between a select number of the heads of the two houses, in the hall of an old castle in these parts, probably Drimminor.
Página 36 - They row'd her in a pair of sheets, And tow'd her o'er the wall ; But on the point of Gordon's spear She got a deadly fall.
Página 52 - Her breath grew strang, her hair grew lang, And twisted thrice about the tree, And all the people, far and near, Thought that a savage beast was she.