Traditionary stories of old families, and legendary illustrations of family historyLongman, 1833 |
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Términos y frases comunes
Abergeldy ancient arms auld Ayrshire bairn began bonnie Brux Cameron Carloghie Castle clan dame dance dark door dressed Earl Earl of Loudon eyes face Fairly Holms fancy farm-house farmer farmer's wife father feelings Forbeses gallant gentle Green Braes gudeman hand happy head hear heard heart Highland honour husband James Johnston Jamie Jaup Kate Cameron Kemp Owyne king king's kirk lads Lady Babby Lady Bar Lady Barbara lady's Laird lasses lassie look Lord Forbes Lord Moira Lord William lord's Loudon Castle maidens maids majesty Marion Marquis married mind morning mother Muat never night noble Norman cousins NOTE o'er old woman pleasant pretty privy counsellor round Scotland seemed sister sorrow speak spirit stood story Strathdon sword tale talk tell thee thing Thomas Dermodies thou thought weel 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 - Fortieses, whose eyes constantly watched their chief, mistaking this involuntary motion in the telling of his story 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 Drimminor will just help to sloaken the auld fire of Corgarff." NOTE G. page 7.
Página 32 - So singular a reply of a despairing man smote the feelings of the bishop, and he thus replied : " It is the first time certainly that such a security was ever offered to me ; and since it is so, take the money, and may Almighty God, your bondsman, see that it does you good.
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.