WaverleyHoughton Mifflin, 1923 |
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Página xxxi
... replied , ' Scott as much as owned himself the Author of Waverley to me in Murray's shop . I was talking to him about that Novel , and lamented that its Author had not carried back the story nearer to the time of the Revolution . Scott ...
... replied , ' Scott as much as owned himself the Author of Waverley to me in Murray's shop . I was talking to him about that Novel , and lamented that its Author had not carried back the story nearer to the time of the Revolution . Scott ...
Página 46
... replied , that he had intended to do so , but , in good faith , he had returned to seek his Titus Livius , which he had forgot in the hurry of his escape . ' The simplicity of this anecdote struck the gentleman , who , as we before ...
... replied , that he had intended to do so , but , in good faith , he had returned to seek his Titus Livius , which he had forgot in the hurry of his escape . ' The simplicity of this anecdote struck the gentleman , who , as we before ...
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... replied , and , like the witch of Thalaba , ' still his speech was song , ' - The Knight's to the mountain His bugle to wind ; The Lady's to greenwood Her garland to bind . The bower of Burd Ellen Has moss on the floor , That the step ...
... replied , and , like the witch of Thalaba , ' still his speech was song , ' - The Knight's to the mountain His bugle to wind ; The Lady's to greenwood Her garland to bind . The bower of Burd Ellen Has moss on the floor , That the step ...
Página 100
... replied . " This poor creature had a brother , and Heaven , as if to compensate to the family Davie's deficiencies , had given him what the hamlet thought uncommon talents . An uncle contrived to edu- cate him for the Scottish kirk ...
... replied . " This poor creature had a brother , and Heaven , as if to compensate to the family Davie's deficiencies , had given him what the hamlet thought uncommon talents . An uncle contrived to edu- cate him for the Scottish kirk ...
Página 138
... replied Evan ; ' ay , and many a fair head beside , that would not ken where to lay itself , but for the mickle barn at Glennaquoich . ' With similar tales of the grandeur of the Chief in peace and war , Evan Dhu beguiled the way till ...
... replied Evan ; ' ay , and many a fair head beside , that would not ken where to lay itself , but for the mickle barn at Glennaquoich . ' With similar tales of the grandeur of the Chief in peace and war , Evan Dhu beguiled the way till ...
Términos y frases comunes
affection ancient answered appeared arms army asked attended Author Baron Bradwardine called Captain cause CHAPTER character charge Chief Chieftain circumstances clan Colonel command continued course danger dear Edward English entered Evan expressed eyes father favour feelings Fergus Flora followed gave give hand head heard hero Highland honour hope horse interest kind Lady land least leave length less letter live look Lord Mac-Ivor Major manner matter means military mind Miss morning natural never night NOTE observed occasion officer once opinion party passed perhaps person poor present Prince probably reason received rendered replied respect returned Rose Scotland seemed seen short side soon spirit supposed taken Talbot thought tion took turned usual Waverley Waverley's whole wish young
Pasajes populares
Página 346 - Waken, lords and ladies gay." Waken, lords and ladies gay, To the greenwood haste away. We can show you where he lies, Fleet of foot and tall of size ; We can show the marks he made When 'gainst the oak his antlers frayed ; You shall see him brought to bay,
Página 179 - 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.
Página 261 - 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 52 - ... for plaguing them so long with old-fashioned politics, and Whig and Tory, and Hanoverians and Jacobites. The truth is, I cannot promise them that this story shall be intelligible, not to say probable, without it. My plan requires that I should explain the motives on which its action proceeded ; and these motives necessarily arose from the feelings, prejudices, and parties of the times.
Página 12 - ... and could it have • been possible for me, with a moderate attention to decorum, to introduce any scene more lively than might be produced by the jocularity of a clownish but faithful valet, or the garrulous narrative of the heroine's fille-de-chambre, when rehearsing the stories of blood and horror which she had heard in the servants...
Página 15 - ... those passions common to men in all stages of society, and which have alike agitated the human heart, whether it throbbed under the steel corslet of the fifteenth century, the brocaded coat of the eighteenth, or the blue frock and white dimity waistcoat of the present day.
Página xxxiv - The tale of Waverley was put together with so little care, that I cannot boast of having sketched any distinct plan of the work.