The Waverley novels. 25 vols. |
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Abbess Amelot ancient answered arms attendants Baldringham barbed horses Ben Cruachan betwixt blood called castle character command Constable Constable of Chester countenance Croftangry Dame Gillian Damian de Lacy danger daughter death Dunbarton Edinburgh Elspat Eveline Berenger Eveline's eyes faith Father Aldrovand favour fear feelings Fleming Flemish Garde Doloureuse gentlemen Genvil give Glentanner Guarine Gwenwyn Hamish hand hast hastily hath hear heard heart Heaven Highland Holy honour horse Hugo de Lacy Jorworth King Lady Eveline Loch Awe look lord maiden mangonel manner master minstrel mistress monk mother never night noble Norman occasion Oldbuck passed perhaps person poor Prelate present Prince Prince of Powys purpose Raoul Raymond Berenger rendered replied Rose Saxon Scotland seemed soldier speak spoke sword thee thou art thought tion tone Vidal voice Waverley Novels Welsh Wilkin Flammock words young youth
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Стр. 255 - ... keep the word of promise to the ear, and break it to the hope" — we have presumed to court the assistance of the friends of the drama to strengthen our infant institution.
Стр. 297 - LANG hae thought, my youthfu' friend, A something to have sent you, Tho' it should serve nae ither end Than just a kind memento ; But how the subject theme may gang, Let time and chance determine ; Perhaps, it may turn out a sang, Perhaps, turn out a sermon.
Стр. 255 - The sixth age shifts into the lean and slipper'd pantaloon, with spectacles on nose and pouch on side; his youthful hose, well sav'd, a world too wide for his shrunk shank; and his big manly voice, turning again towards childish treble, pipes and whistles in his sound. Last scene of all, that ends this strange eventful history, is second childishness and mere oblivion; sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything.
Стр. 234 - A horse ;' and then, with a sigh more like the wind than breath she vanished, and to me her body looked more like a thick cloud than substance. I was so much frightened, that my hair stood on end, and my night clothes fell off.
Стр. 366 - At Sir Alexander Dick's, from that absence of mind to which every man is at times subject, I told, in a blundering manner, Lady Eglintoune's complimentary adoption of Dr. Johnson as her son ; for I unfortunately stated that her ladyship adopted him as her son, in consequence of her having been married the year after he was born. Dr. Johnson instantly corrected me. 'Sir, don't you perceive that you are defaming the countess? For, supposing me to be her son, and that she was not married till the year...