Waverly Novels: WaverleyA. and C. Black, 1877 |
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Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
answered appeared arms army attended auld Bailie Balmawhapple Baron of Bradwardine battle battle of Preston broadsword Cairnvreckan caliga called Carlisle Castle cavalry CHAPTER Charles Edward Chevalier Chief Chieftain circumstances clan Colonel Talbot command dear Donald Bean Doune Castle dragoons Edinburgh English Evan Dhu eyes favour feelings Fergus Mac-Ivor Fergus's Flockhart Flora Mac-Ivor followed gentleman Gilfillan Glennaquoich hand head heard hero Highlanders honour hope horse house of Stuart Jacobites Janet Lady Emily laird look Lord George Murray Lowland Macwheeble Major Melville military mind Miss Bradwardine Morton never night Nosebag numbers officer party Penrith person Perthshire poor portmanteau Prince Prince Charles Prince's prisoner puir regiment replied Rose Bradwardine Royal Highness Scotland Scottish seemed Sir Everard soldiers spirit Spontoon Stirling Castle sword thought tion took troop Tully-Veolan Ullswater Vich Ian Vohr Waverley Waverley-Honour Waverley's whilk wish young
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 418 - There is no European nation, which, within the course of half a century, or little more, has undergone BO complete a change as this kingdom of Scotland. The effects of the insurrection of 1745, — the destruction of the patriarchal power of the Highland Chiefs, — the abolition of the heritable jurisdictions of the Lowland nobility and barons, — the total eradication of the Jacobite party, which, averse to intermingle with the English, or adopt their customs, long continued to pride themselves...
Seite 420 - It has been my object to describe these persons, not by a caricatured and exaggerated use of the national dialect, but by their habits, manners, and feelings, so as in some distant degree to emulate the admirable Irish portraits drawn by Miss Edgeworth, so different from the " Teagues " and " dear joys " who so long, with the most perfect family resemblance to each other, occupied the drama and the novel.
Seite 366 - In which a witch did dwell, in loathly weeds, And wilful want, all careless of her needs ; So choosing solitary to abide, Far from all neighbours, that her devilish deeds And hellish arts from people she might hide, And hurt far off, unknown whome'er she envied.