Waverley Novels: Woodstock. The Highland widow. The two drovers. The surgeon's daughterR. Cadell, 1846 |
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... passed ; and as he watched it , he plainly saw a hoof striking the candle and candlestick into the middle of the room , and afterwards making three scrapes over the snuff of the candle , to scrape it out . Upon this , the same person ...
... passed ; and as he watched it , he plainly saw a hoof striking the candle and candlestick into the middle of the room , and afterwards making three scrapes over the snuff of the candle , to scrape it out . Upon this , the same person ...
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... passed over , from want of memory , other matters which might have made an essential addition to the story . Nothing , indeed , is more certain , than that incidents which are real , preserve an infinite advantage in works of this ...
... passed over , from want of memory , other matters which might have made an essential addition to the story . Nothing , indeed , is more certain , than that incidents which are real , preserve an infinite advantage in works of this ...
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... passed the night before , that this night they went to bed , confident and carelesse ; untill about twelve of the clock , something knockt at the door as with a smith's great hammer , but with such force as if it had cleft the door ...
... passed the night before , that this night they went to bed , confident and carelesse ; untill about twelve of the clock , something knockt at the door as with a smith's great hammer , but with such force as if it had cleft the door ...
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... passed away the night with wassail and mirth , exchanged sometimes for frightful tales of apparitions and sorceries , which made some of those grow pale , in whose ears the trumpet of a French foeman would have sounded as jollily as a ...
... passed away the night with wassail and mirth , exchanged sometimes for frightful tales of apparitions and sorceries , which made some of those grow pale , in whose ears the trumpet of a French foeman would have sounded as jollily as a ...
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... passed transiently over his clouded brow . Whether he smiled to see the grim old cavalier employed in desecrating a religious house- ( an occupation much conforming to the practice of his own sect ) —whether he smiled in contempt of the ...
... passed transiently over his clouded brow . Whether he smiled to see the grim old cavalier employed in desecrating a religious house- ( an occupation much conforming to the practice of his own sect ) —whether he smiled in contempt of the ...
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Albert Albert Lee answered apartment arms better betwixt Bletson called Captain cavalier character Charles Colonel Everard command Croftangry Cromwell daughter Desborough devil Dickes Doctor door Edinburgh Elspat endeavoured exclaimed eyes father fear feelings followed gentleman Gilbert Pearson give Glentanner Hamish hand Hartley hath head hear heard heart Heaven Highland honour Hyder Ali instantly Joceline King King's King's Oak lady Lodge look Lord Louis Kerneguy manner Markham Everard Master Holdenough Menie Gray Middlemas mind Mistress Alice Monçada mother never night occasion old knight party passed perhaps person Phoebe poor Prince quarterstaff rapier recollection replied Robin Oig Rochecliffe roundhead Scotland seemed Sir Henry Lee soldiers speak spirit sword tell thee thing thou art thou hast thought Tippoo Tomkins tone turn voice Wildrake woman Woodstock Woodstock town words yonder young Zerubbabel
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Страница 345 - He either fears his fate too much, Or his deserts are small. Who dares not put it to the touch, To win or lose it all.
Страница 291 - His eye-balls farther out than when he lived. Staring full ghastly like a strangled man : His hair uprear'd, his nostrils stretch'd with struggling ; His hands abroad display'd, as one that grasp'd And tugg'd for life, and was by strength subdued.
Страница 261 - A wonderful and horrible thing is committed in the land; The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will ye do in the end thereof (Jer.5:22-31).
Страница 466 - And that is true enough, too," said the Englishman, struck by the appeal. "Adzooks!" exclaimed the bailiff, "sure Harry Wakefield, the nattiest lad at Whitson Tryste, Wooler Fair, Carlisle Sands, or Stagshaw Bank, is not going to show white feather? Ah, this comes of living so long with kilts and bonnets — men forget the use of their daddies." "I may teach you, Master Fleecebumpkin, that I have not lost the use of mine," said Wakefield, and then went on.
Страница 355 - A mother would not keep the word of promise to the ear, and break it to the hope.
Страница 228 - Was I deceived, or did a sable cloud Turn forth her silver lining on the night ? I did not err, there does a sable cloud Turn forth her silver lining on the night...
Страница 81 - Protector of the conquer'd land ; Drawn in that look with which he wept and swore, Turn'd out the members, and made fast the door, Ridding the house of every knave and drone, Forced, though it grieved his soul, to rule alone.
Страница 138 - Now the wasted brands do glow, Whilst the screech-owl, screeching loud, Puts the wretch, that lies in woe, In remembrance of a shroud. Now it is the time of night, That the graves, all gaping wide, Every one lets forth his sprite, In the church-way paths to glide.
Страница 353 - He would propose the health of his friend Bailie Nicol Jarvie, (loud applause)— and he was sure, that when the author of Waverley and Rob -Roy drinks to Nicol Jarvie, it would be received with that degree of applause to which that gentleman has always been accustomed, and that they would take care that on the present occasion it should be PRODIGIOUS ! (Long and vehement applause.) MR.
Страница 191 - Were there death in the cup. Here's a health to King Charles ! Though he wanders through dangers, Unaided, unknown, Dependent on strangers, Estranged from his own ; Though 'tis under our breath, Amidst forfeits and perils, Here's to honour and faith, And a health to King Charles...