An Old Family: Or, The Setons of Scotland and AmericaBrentano's, 1899 - 438 Seiten |
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An Old Family, Or the Setons of Scotland and America (Classic Reprint) Robert Seton Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 2016 |
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Aberdeenshire afterward America ancient Andrew Seton Avenel Ballymoyer Baron Baronet Bart beautiful Berry born brother called Captain Castle Catharine Catholic century Charles Seton charter Church Clatto County CRAGDON Curzon daugh daughter of Sir David Seton dear death descended Earl of Winton Edinburgh eldest Elizabeth Seton England English Fawside Fife Fleming France French George Seton Gordon gules heiress Henry James Seton King knight Lady Cayley land Lathrisk letter London Lord Seton Maitland Margaret Seton marriage Mary mother noble officer Ogden peerage PITMEDDEN received Richard Richard Curzon Robert Saint says Scotch Scotland Scots Scots Guards Scottish Seton married SETON OF ABERCORN SETON OF CARISTON SETON OF PARBROATH SETON OF PITMEDDEN SETON OF TOUCH Sir Alexander Seton Sir George Sir John Seton Sir Walter Sir William SIR WILLIAM SETON sister sons Synnot Thomas Tranent unmarried wife William Seton write York
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 402 - Whatever withdraws us from the power of our senses; whatever makes the past, the distant, or the future predominate over the present — advances us in the dignity of thinking beings.
Seite 356 - My mind to me a kingdom is, Such present joys therein I find, That it excels all other bliss That earth affords or grows by kind : Though much I want which most would have, Yet still my mind forbids to crave. No princely pomp, no wealthy store, No force to win the victory, No wily wit to salve a sore, No shape to feed a loving eye ; To none of these I yield as thrall : For why? My mind doth serve for all.
Seite 38 - For it is not glory, it is not riches, neither is it honour, but it is liberty alone that we fight and contend for, which no honest man will lose but with his life.
Seite v - A lively desire of knowing and of recording our ancestors so generally prevails, that it must depend on the influence of some common principle in the minds of men.
Seite 188 - The names of the gentry who fell are too numerous for recapitulation, since there were few families of note in Scotland which did not lose one relative or another, whilst some houses had to weep the death of all. It is from this cause that the sensations of sorrow and national lamentation occasioned by the defeat were peculiarly poignant and lasting ; so that to this day few Scotsmen can hear the name of Flodden, without a shudder of gloomy regret.
Seite 345 - That fired his Highland blood with mickle glee : And England sent her men, of men the chief, Who taught those sires of Empire yet to be, To plant the tree of life, — to plant fair Freedom's tree!
Seite 83 - ... question. The lower part of the square tower is, at all events, evidently more ancient. As this collection of illustrations has already served to show, Scotland owes many of her architectural ornaments to the munificent taste of the family of Seton. They built Seton Church, and the palace adjoining it, which has now disappeared. They built, according to their family historian, the old Bridge of Musselburgh, which tradition makes a Roman work. That peculiar and beautiful structure, Wintoun House,...
Seite 207 - ... bed. The king insisted on seeing him, and desired to feel his pulse. The young man held out his left hand. The king would feel the other also. After many ineffectual excuses, he was obliged to confess that he had lost his right hand. The king told him that he had a hand in his pocket, which was at his service if it would fit him. Upon this they were all seized and executed. — Slat. Ac. A LEARNED "MAN.
Seite 372 - THE loveliest flowers the closest cling to earth, And they first feel the sun ; so violets blue, So the soft star-like primrose drenched in dew, The happiest of Spring's happy, fragrant birth. To gentlest touches sweetest tones reply...
Seite 62 - And, oh ! sad emblems of entire neglect, In rank luxuriance, the nettles spread Behind the massy tablatures of death, Hanging their pointed leaves and seedy stalks Above the graves, so lonesome and so low, Of famous men, now utterly unknown, • Yet whose heroic deeds were, in their day, The theme of loud acclaim — when Seton's arm In power with Stuart and with Douglas vied.