Waverley Novels: The pirateG. Routledge, 1875 |
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amongst ancient answered arms ashore Baby better betwixt boat Boatswain Brenda Bryce Snailsfoot Burgh-Westra called Captain Cleveland Claud Halcro cloth Coloured command crew dance dark daughters Dick Fletcher eyes fair father favour Fcap fear Fitful-head glorious John Goffe guests hand hear heard heart Heaven honest honour Illustrations islands isles jagger Jarlshof John Dryden Kirkwall Lady land Lerwick look Magnus Troil maiden mair manner master mind Minna Minna Troil Mistress Mordaunt Mertoun never Norna Norse occasion old Norse once Orcadian Orkney pedlar pirate poor Provost Ranzelman replied Mordaunt rock sail Saint Magnus Saint Ninian scarce Scotland seemed shore sister sloop song speak spoke stone stood stranger Swertha tell thee thing thou thought tone Triptolemus Udaller vessel voice waves weel wild wind woman words Yellowley young youth Zetland
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 29 - the exquisite lines of Lord Byron,— " She walks in beauty, like the night Of cloudless climes and starry skies ; And all that's best of dark and bright Meet in her aspect and her eyes : Thus mellow'd to that tender light Which heaven to gaudy day denies.
Seite 358 - it is an impudent satire on glorious John ; but he tickled Buckingham off for it— ' In the first rank of these did Zimri stand ; A man so various'" " Hold your peace !" said Bunce, drowning the voice of the admirer of Dryden in louder and more vehement asseveration, "the Rehearsal is the best farce ever was written—and I'll
Seite 177 - CHAPTER XVIII. And helter-skelter have I rode to thec, And tidings do I bring, and lucky joys, And golden times, and happy news of price. Ancient Pistol. FORTUNE, who seems at times to bear a conscience, owed the hospitable Udaller some amends, and accordingly repaid to
Seite 200 - CHAPTER XX. Is all the counsel that we two have shared— The sisters' vows, the hours that we have spent, When we have chid the hasty-footed time For parting us—O, and is all forgot
Seite 130 - him—somewhat roughly treated by the glorious John, you remember—Mordaunt, you remember— ' Methinks I see the new Arion sail, The lute still trembling underneath thy nail; At thy well sharpen'd thumb, from shore to shore, The trebles squeak for fear, the basses roar.' Come, I am indifferently in tune now—what was it to be ?—ay,
Seite 304 - fault of a better, to call my friend,) I could be sad, and sad indeed too." Henry IV., Part id. WE must now change the scene from Zetland to Orkney, and request our readers to accompany us to the ruins of an elegant, though ancient
Seite 118 - described A hot friend cooling. Ever note, Lucilius, When love begins to sicken and decay, It useth an enforced ceremony. There are no tricks in plain and simple faith.
Seite 299 - A daring pilot in extremity, Pleased with the danger when the waves go high, I seek the storm—but, for. a calm unfit, Will steer too near the sands, to show my wit.'