Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Bart, 1. kötetTicknor and Fields, 1861 |
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xiv. oldal
... appearance greatly contributed , though too entirely the exponent of his mind to be considered as a separate cause . Endowed with the very highest order of manly beauty , both of feat- ure and expression , he retained the brilliancy of ...
... appearance greatly contributed , though too entirely the exponent of his mind to be considered as a separate cause . Endowed with the very highest order of manly beauty , both of feat- ure and expression , he retained the brilliancy of ...
45. oldal
... appearance were a little whimsical . Among the odd remedies recurred to to aid my lameness , some one had recommended that so often as a sheep was killed for the use of the family , I should be stripped , and swathed up in the skin ...
... appearance were a little whimsical . Among the odd remedies recurred to to aid my lameness , some one had recommended that so often as a sheep was killed for the use of the family , I should be stripped , and swathed up in the skin ...
48. oldal
... signifies an exer- tion that can at worst only accelerate my death a few days ? " I marvelled at the composure of this reply , for his appearance sufficiently vouched the truth of his prophecy , 48 LIFE OF SIR WALTER SCOTT .
... signifies an exer- tion that can at worst only accelerate my death a few days ? " I marvelled at the composure of this reply , for his appearance sufficiently vouched the truth of his prophecy , 48 LIFE OF SIR WALTER SCOTT .
49. oldal
John Gibson Lockhart. his appearance sufficiently vouched the truth of his prophecy , and rode home to my uncle's ( then my abode ) , musing what there could be in the spirit of authorship that could inspire its votaries with the courage ...
John Gibson Lockhart. his appearance sufficiently vouched the truth of his prophecy , and rode home to my uncle's ( then my abode ) , musing what there could be in the spirit of authorship that could inspire its votaries with the courage ...
52. oldal
... appearance of the country , and the quantity of lakes , I expressed some doubts on the subject of the Gen- eral's arriving safely at the end of his journey , which were very indignantly refuted by the Captain . The news of the Saratoga ...
... appearance of the country , and the quantity of lakes , I expressed some doubts on the subject of the Gen- eral's arriving safely at the end of his journey , which were very indignantly refuted by the Captain . The news of the Saratoga ...
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108. oldal - Down from that strength had spurr'd their horse, Their southern rapine to renew, Far in the distant Cheviots blue, And, home returning, fill'd the hall With revel, wassail-rout, and brawl.
108. oldal - Of witches' spells, of warriors' arms; Of patriot battles won of old By Wallace wight and Bruce the bold ; Of later fields of feud and fight, When pouring from the Highland height, The Scottish clans, in headlong sway, Had swept the scarlet ranks away.
107. oldal - Thus while I ape the measure wild Of tales that charm'd me yet a child, Rude though they be, still with the chime Return the thoughts of early time ; And feelings, roused in life's first day, Glow in the line, and prompt the lay.
120. oldal - Then the lords of the Philistines brought up to her seven green withs which had not been dried, and she bound him with them. Now there were men lying in wait, abiding with her in the chamber. And she said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson.
108. oldal - It was a barren scene, and wild, Where naked cliffs were rudely piled; But ever and anon between Lay velvet tufts of loveliest green; And well the lonely infant knew Recesses where the wall-flower grew, And honey-suckle loved to crawl Up the low crag and ruined wall.
275. oldal - Tramp ! tramp ! along the land they rode, Splash ! splash ! along the sea ; The scourge is red, the spur drops blood, The flashing pebbles flee.
77. oldal - Jog on, jog on, the foot-path way, And merrily hent the stile-a; A merry heart goes all the day, Your sad tires in a mile-a.
277. oldal - THE violet in her green-wood bower, Where birchen boughs with hazels mingle, May boast itself the fairest flower In glen, or copse, or forest dingle. Though fair her gems of azure hue, Beneath the dew-drop's weight reclining; I've seen an eye of lovelier blue, More sweet through wat'ry lustre shining.
89. oldal - True History of several honourable Families of the Right Honourable Name of Scot, in the Shires of Roxburgh and Selkirk, and others adjacent, gathered out of Ancient Chronicles, Histories, and Traditions of our Fathers...
48. oldal - I was early master of, to the great annoyance of almost our only visiter, the worthy clergyman of the parish, Dr Duncan, who had not patience to have a sober chat interrupted by my shouting forth this ditty. Methinks I...