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Side 19
... tone in which he made this declaration ; the look and attitude , so nobly expressive of absolute confidence in his own supe- rior strength and energy , seemed to complete the indecision which had already shown itself on the side of ...
... tone in which he made this declaration ; the look and attitude , so nobly expressive of absolute confidence in his own supe- rior strength and energy , seemed to complete the indecision which had already shown itself on the side of ...
Side 28
... tone of his voice , which I have already described as rich and powerful , aided by its inflections the effects of his story , which I will endeavour to write down , as nearly as possible , in the very words which he used . " It was not ...
... tone of his voice , which I have already described as rich and powerful , aided by its inflections the effects of his story , which I will endeavour to write down , as nearly as possible , in the very words which he used . " It was not ...
Side 35
... tone of conciliation . " Mr Herries , ” I said , " ( if I call you rightly by that name , ) let us speak upon this matter without the tone of mystery and fear in which you seem inclined to envelope it . I have been long , alas ...
... tone of conciliation . " Mr Herries , ” I said , " ( if I call you rightly by that name , ) let us speak upon this matter without the tone of mystery and fear in which you seem inclined to envelope it . I have been long , alas ...
Side 36
... tone of scorn . " The privilege of free action be- longs to no mortal - we are tied down by the fetters of duty - our moral path is limited by the regula- tions of honour - our most indifferent actions are but meshes of the web of ...
... tone of scorn . " The privilege of free action be- longs to no mortal - we are tied down by the fetters of duty - our moral path is limited by the regula- tions of honour - our most indifferent actions are but meshes of the web of ...
Side 37
... tone of his voice brought to my re- membrance , that I had heard this singular person , when I met him on a former occasion , uttering such soliloquies in his solitary chamber . I observed , that , like other Jacobites , in his ...
... tone of his voice brought to my re- membrance , that I had heard this singular person , when I met him on a former occasion , uttering such soliloquies in his solitary chamber . I observed , that , like other Jacobites , in his ...
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acquaintance Alan Fairford Alberick ALPHEUS FELCH amongst answered apartment auld betwixt brandy brother called cause confidence Crackenthorp Criffel Cristal Nixon Crosbie danger Darsie Latimer door doubt Edward Baliol escape eyes Fair Fairladies Father Buonaventure fellow Foxley gauntlet Geddes gentleman hand head hear heard Herries honour hope horse House of Stewart intimate Jacobite Joshua Jumping Jenny Justice keep King lady Laird lawyer letter Lilias look Lord manner matter maun Maxwell mind Miss Arthuret moidores mutchkin Nanty Ewart never party Pate-in-Peril perhaps person Peter Peebles poor present Provost purpose Quaker recollection Redgaunt Redgauntlet replied safety Sallust Samuel Griffiths Scotland Scottish seemed Sir Richard Glendale sister Solway speak Summertrees suppose tell thee thing thou thought tion tone Trumbull trust turned uncle warrant weel Whig wish word XXXVI young
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Side 53 - 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!
Side 369 - Is this real?' said Redgauntlet. 'Can you mean this? — Am I — are all, are any of these gentlemen at liberty, without interruption, to embark in yonder brig, which, I see, is now again approaching the shore?' 'You, sir — all — any of the gentlemen present,' said the General — 'all whom the vessel can contain, are at liberty to embark uninterrupted by me; but I advise none to go off who have not powerful reasons unconnected with the present meeting, for this will be remembered against no...
Side 53 - ... HEART'S IN THE HIGHLANDS. MY heart's in the Highlands, my heart is not here ; My heart's in the Highlands a-chasing the deer ; Chasing the wild deer, and following the roe, My heart's in the Highlands wherever I go.
Side 1 - From seventeen years till now almost fourscore Here lived I, but now live here no more. At seventeen years many their fortunes seek, But at fourscore it is too late a week: Yet fortune cannot recompense me better Than to die well and not my master's debtor.
Side 142 - 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.
Side 53 - Johnnie lad, Cock up your beaver ! Cock up your beaver, And cock it fu' sprush, We'll over the border And gie them a brush ; There's somebody there We'll teach better behaviour — Hey, brave Johnnie lad, Cock up your beaver ! THE HERON BALLADS.
Side 22 - God bless the King! God bless the faith's defender! God bless — no harm in blessing — the Pretender. Who that pretender is, and who that king, God bless us all! is quite another thing.