The Temple Edition of the Waverley Novels, Volumen2J.M. Dent & Company, 1897 |
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... " Duty , Major Melville , renders apologies superfluous . " " True , sir ; permit me , therefore , to ask you how your time has been disposed of since you obtained leave of absence from your regiment , several weeks 122 WAVERLEY.
... " Duty , Major Melville , renders apologies superfluous . " " True , sir ; permit me , therefore , to ask you how your time has been disposed of since you obtained leave of absence from your regiment , several weeks 122 WAVERLEY.
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... regiment , contrary to the express orders of your commanding officer . The civil crime of which you stand accused is that of high treason , and levying war against the king , the highest delinquency of which a subject can be guilty ...
... regiment , contrary to the express orders of your commanding officer . The civil crime of which you stand accused is that of high treason , and levying war against the king , the highest delinquency of which a subject can be guilty ...
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... regiment chiefly composed of Scotch or Irish , looked up to me in any of their little distresses , and naturally made their countryman , and sergeant , their spokesman on such occasions . " " Sergeant Houghton's influence , " continued ...
... regiment chiefly composed of Scotch or Irish , looked up to me in any of their little distresses , and naturally made their countryman , and sergeant , their spokesman on such occasions . " " Sergeant Houghton's influence , " continued ...
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... regiment , between the house of this Highland Chieftain , and that of Mr Bradwardine , of Bradwardine , also in arms for this unfortunate cause ? " " I do not mean to disguise it ; but I do deny , most resolutely , being privy to any of ...
... regiment , between the house of this Highland Chieftain , and that of Mr Bradwardine , of Bradwardine , also in arms for this unfortunate cause ? " " I do not mean to disguise it ; but I do deny , most resolutely , being privy to any of ...
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... regiment , an order which , owing to my absence , already mentioned and accounted for , I received too late to be obeyed . If there were any inter- mediate letters , and certainly from the Colonel's high character I think it probable ...
... regiment , an order which , owing to my absence , already mentioned and accounted for , I received too late to be obeyed . If there were any inter- mediate letters , and certainly from the Colonel's high character I think it probable ...
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acquainted answered appeared arms army attended auld Bailie Balmawhapple Baron of Bradwardine battle broadsword Cairnvreckan caliga called Callum Castle cavalry Chapter Charles Edward Chevalier Chief Chieftain circumstances clan Colonel Talbot command dear Donald Bean dragoons Edinburgh English Ensign Maccombich Evan Dhu eyes favour feelings Fergus Mac-Ivor Fergus's Flockhart Flora Flora Mac-Ivor followed gentleman Gilfillan Glennaquoich hand head heard hero Highlanders honour hope horse house of Stewart Ivor Jacobites Janet Lady Emily laird look Lord George Murray Lowland Macwheeble Major Melville maun military mind Miss Bradwardine Morton never night observed officer party Penrith person poor portmanteau Prince Prince Charles Prince's prisoner puir regiment replied Rose Bradwardine Royal Highness Scotland Scottish seemed Sir Everard soldiers spirit Spontoon Stirling Castle sword thought tion took troop Tully-Veolan Vich Ian Vohr Waverley Waverley-Honour Waverley's whilk wish young
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Página 218 - 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 110 - Nunc insanus amor duri me Martis in armis tela inter media atque adversos detinet hostes : 45 tu procul a patria (nec sit mihi credere tantum) Alpinas ah dura nives et frigora Rheni me sine sola vides.
Página 317 - In which a witch did dwell, in loathly weeds, And wilful want, all careless of her needs ; So choosing solitary to abide, Far from all neighbours, that her devilish deeds And hellish arts from people she might hide, And hurt far off, unknown whome'er she envied.
Página 366 - This race has now almost entirely vanished from the land, and with it, doubtless, much absurd political prejudice; but also many living examples of singular and disinterested attachment to the principles of loyalty which they received from their fathers, and of old Scottish faith, hospitality, worth, and honour.
Página 364 - The effects of the insurrection of 1 745, — the destruction of the patriarchal power of the Highland chiefs, — the abolition of the heritable jurisdictions of the Lowland nobility and barons, — the total eradication of the Jacobite party, which, averse to intermingle with the English, or adopt their customs...