My heart's in the Highlands, by the author of 'The nut-brown maids'.Parker, Son, and Bourn, West Strand, 1861 - 434 sider |
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... CROCLUNE IV . THE EVENING AT CROCLUNE . V. FINRALIA IS WELCOME AT ALDOUR VI . MARY ALDOUR THROWS DOWN HER GLOVE TO FINRALIA · 48 67 80 • 97 " VII . LAST MAY A BRAW WOOER CAME DOWN THE LONG GLEN ' VIII . THE SUBALTERN'S RETURN • IX ...
... CROCLUNE IV . THE EVENING AT CROCLUNE . V. FINRALIA IS WELCOME AT ALDOUR VI . MARY ALDOUR THROWS DOWN HER GLOVE TO FINRALIA · 48 67 80 • 97 " VII . LAST MAY A BRAW WOOER CAME DOWN THE LONG GLEN ' VIII . THE SUBALTERN'S RETURN • IX ...
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... Croclune , and even the Maclaughlans , Dunglas's factor's family- quite like their upstart , underbred ways - undervalued her but Mrs. Macdonnel had too much good sense and good temper to do anything but laugh at them . Mary's moome ...
... Croclune , and even the Maclaughlans , Dunglas's factor's family- quite like their upstart , underbred ways - undervalued her but Mrs. Macdonnel had too much good sense and good temper to do anything but laugh at them . Mary's moome ...
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... Croclune , who were not particular about the company they kept ; after the chapel at Choillean , which some gentle- men were supposed to attend more as a token of loyalty to King George than to make their confessions and swear their ...
... Croclune , who were not particular about the company they kept ; after the chapel at Choillean , which some gentle- men were supposed to attend more as a token of loyalty to King George than to make their confessions and swear their ...
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... Croclune , a half - pay officer's family , very well known , for they were constantly paying or receiving visits even in snow storms ; very lightly held , for they were that grasping family in narrow circumstances , of mean ends and ...
... Croclune , a half - pay officer's family , very well known , for they were constantly paying or receiving visits even in snow storms ; very lightly held , for they were that grasping family in narrow circumstances , of mean ends and ...
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... Croclune , certainly the most undutiful and defiant in act .. Flora had mar- ried off - hand and clandestinely a subaltern starting with his regiment for America . Captain Robertson had discovered the offence , but had been unable to ...
... Croclune , certainly the most undutiful and defiant in act .. Flora had mar- ried off - hand and clandestinely a subaltern starting with his regiment for America . Captain Robertson had discovered the offence , but had been unable to ...
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My Heart's in the Highlands, by the Author of 'The Nut-Brown Maids' Henrietta Keddie Ingen forhåndsvisning - 2016 |
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Anne's Annie believe Ben Falloch better Captain Robertson Charlie Choillean Cormac Macgregor Country cousin cried Croclune dance dark daughter dear Dunglas's eyes Fabian house face Falloch father Flora Robertson Flory friends girl glad Glen Aldour grey half hand head hear heart heather Highland hills honour horse Inverluig John Dun John Dunglas lady Laird lass laugh lived loch look low country Macdonnels of Aldour Mackie madam Malcolm Mary Aldour Mary's ment mind Minnie Miss Anne Macdonald Miss Macdonnel Miss Ussie mistress mother mountains Nancy Robert Nancy Robertson neighbours ness never Niel night Octavo old Dunglas peat Pitfadden plaid poor racter ralia render Roderick Finralia Rory round Schoolhouse spirit Spout Bahn stood strong sweet tacksman Tannach tell thing thought walk wife wild woman women wonder young Dunglas
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Side 105 - Sweet is the breath of Morn, her rising sweet, With charm* of earliest birds; pleasant the Sun, When first on this delightful land he spreads His orient* beams, on herb, tree, fruit, and flower, Glistering with dew; fragrant the fertile Earth After soft showers; and sweet the coming-on Of grateful Evening mild...
Side 430 - Their van will be upon us Before the bridge goes down; And if they once may win the bridge, What hope to save the town ? ' Then out spake brave Horatius, The Captain of the gate : 'To every man upon this earth Death cometh soon or late; And how can man die better Than facing fearful odds, For the ashes of his fathers And the temples of his Gods...
Side 88 - She bestows her year's wages at next fair; and in choosing her garments, counts no bravery in the world like decency. The garden and beehive are all her physic and chirurgery, and she lives the longer for it.
Side 105 - With charm of earliest birds ; pleasant the sun When first on this delightful land he spreads His orient beams, on herb, tree, fruit, and flower, Glistering with dew ; fragrant the fertile earth After soft showers ; and sweet the coming on Of grateful evening mild ; then silent night, With this her solemn bird, and this fair moon, And these the gems of heaven, her starry train...
Side 105 - Sweet is the breath of morn, her rising sweet, With charm of earliest birds; pleasant the sun When first on this delightful land he spreads His orient beams, on herb, tree, fruit, and flower...
Side 12 - Bright are the chiefs of battle, in the armor of their fathers. Gloomy and dark their heroes follow, like the gathering of the rainy clouds behind the red meteors of heaven. The sounds of crashing arms ascend.
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Side 88 - Never was any of her sex born with better gifts of the mind, or who more improved them by reading and conversation. Yet her memory was not of the best, and was impaired in the latter years of her life. But I cannot call to mind that I ever once heard her make a wrong judgment of persons, books, or affairs.
Side 6 - He wore a pair of brogues, Tartan hose which came up only near to his knees, and left them bare, a purple camblet kilt, a black waistcoat, a short green cloth coat bound with gold cord, a yellowish bushy wig, a large blue bonnet with a gold thread button.