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Side 39
... , I shall have on my heart , as a subject of eternal regret , that , being in a certain degree warned of his danger , and furnished with the means of obvi- ating it , I did not instantly hasten to his NARRATIVE . CHAP . II . 39.
... , I shall have on my heart , as a subject of eternal regret , that , being in a certain degree warned of his danger , and furnished with the means of obvi- ating it , I did not instantly hasten to his NARRATIVE . CHAP . II . 39.
Side 55
... danger , of which a kind voice had warned me ? These are now unavailing questions ; I was blinded by a fatality , and remained , fluttering like a moth around the candle , until I have been scorched to some purpose . The greater part of ...
... danger , of which a kind voice had warned me ? These are now unavailing questions ; I was blinded by a fatality , and remained , fluttering like a moth around the candle , until I have been scorched to some purpose . The greater part of ...
Side 62
... danger - if danger it shall prove to be - this youth , our guest ; for whom , doubtless , in case of mishap , as many hearts will be sore as may be af- flicted on our account . " " No , my good friend , ” said I , taking Mr Geddes's ...
... danger - if danger it shall prove to be - this youth , our guest ; for whom , doubtless , in case of mishap , as many hearts will be sore as may be af- flicted on our account . " " No , my good friend , ” said I , taking Mr Geddes's ...
Side 83
... danger of upsetting , or sticking fast in the quicksand ; the others rode before and acted as guides , often changing the direction of the vehicle as the precarious state of the passage required JOURNAL . 83 CHAP . IV .
... danger of upsetting , or sticking fast in the quicksand ; the others rode before and acted as guides , often changing the direction of the vehicle as the precarious state of the passage required JOURNAL . 83 CHAP . IV .
Side 87
... danger . I could not mistake the sound , which I had heard upon another occasion , when it was only the speed of a fleet horse which saved me from perishing in the quicksands . Thou , my dear Alan , canst not but remember the former ...
... danger . I could not mistake the sound , which I had heard upon another occasion , when it was only the speed of a fleet horse which saved me from perishing in the quicksands . Thou , my dear Alan , canst not but remember the former ...
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able addressed Alan Fairford answered appeared arms attention called carried cause circumstances clerk conduct consider continued Court danger Darsie desire direct door doubt duty escape expect eyes Fair father fear feelings follow gave Geddes give given hand head hear heard heart Herries honour hope horse Justice keep Laird Latimer least leave length less letter light look manner matter Maxwell means mind never night observed occasion once party passed Peebles perhaps person Peter poor possible present Provost Quaker reason received Redgauntlet replied returned seemed seen shew side situation speak Summertrees tell thing thou thought tion tone Trumbull trust turned usual voice warrant whole wish write young
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Side 203 - 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 326 - 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 160 - 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.
Side 323 - I hope, sir," answered Fairford, civilly, " you are in the habit of reading better books." " Faith," answered Nanty, " with help of a little Geneva text, I could read my Sallust as well as you can ; " and snatching the book from Alan's hand, he began to read, in the Scottish accent.
Side 3 - ... practised by various great authors, and by ourselves in the preceding chapters. Nevertheless, a genuine correspondence of this kind (and Heaven forbid it should be in any respect sophisticated by interpolations of our own !) can seldom be found to contain all in which it is necessary to instruct the reader for his full comprehension of the story.
Side 240 - Charlie,' upon the tenth of June. He is a black sheep, and deserves no encouragement." " Not a bad tune though, after all," said Summertrees ; and, turning to the window, he half hummed, half whistled, the air in question, then sang the last verse aloud: Oh I...
Side 240 - I swear and vow by moon and stars, And sun that shines so early, If I had twenty thousand lives, I'd die as aft for Charlie.
Bibliografiske oplysninger
| Titel | Redgauntlet. By the author of 'Waverley'. Bind 2 af Redgauntlet. By the author of 'Waverley', sir Walter Scott (bart.) |
| Forfatter | sir Walter Scott (bart.) |
| Udgave | 2 |
| udgivet | 1824 |
| Oprindeligt fra | Oxford University |
| Digitaliseret | 17. jan 2007 |
| Eksporter henvisning | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |