Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Bart, 1. kötetTicknor and Fields, 1861 |
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viii. oldal
... called to the Edinburgh Bar in 1816 , but he failed to make an impression as an advocate , wanting the gift of elo- quence to enable him to shine in that capacity . His wit , his learning , and extensive reading soon found a ready ...
... called to the Edinburgh Bar in 1816 , but he failed to make an impression as an advocate , wanting the gift of elo- quence to enable him to shine in that capacity . His wit , his learning , and extensive reading soon found a ready ...
ix. oldal
... called “ Reginald Dalton ; " also a translation of " Ancient Spanish Ballads , " remarkable for elegance of style and ver- sification . Those ballads caught at , at once , and live in , the general ear . They have every charac- teristic ...
... called “ Reginald Dalton ; " also a translation of " Ancient Spanish Ballads , " remarkable for elegance of style and ver- sification . Those ballads caught at , at once , and live in , the general ear . They have every charac- teristic ...
xvii. oldal
... called on to fill , and filled for many years , the very difficult position of the avowed and osten- sible editor of one of the two accredited journals of lit- erature . Here , too , he derived extraordinary advantage , VOL . I. 2 while ...
... called on to fill , and filled for many years , the very difficult position of the avowed and osten- sible editor of one of the two accredited journals of lit- erature . Here , too , he derived extraordinary advantage , VOL . I. 2 while ...
33. oldal
... called in tradition Auld Watt , of Harden . I am therefore lineally descended from that ancient chieftain , whose name I have made to ring in many a ditty , and from his fair dame , the Flower of Yarrow no bad genealogy for a Border ...
... called in tradition Auld Watt , of Harden . I am therefore lineally descended from that ancient chieftain , whose name I have made to ring in many a ditty , and from his fair dame , the Flower of Yarrow no bad genealogy for a Border ...
34. oldal
... called him that is , guardian to his infant nephew , father of the present Walter Scott of Raeburn . He also managed the estates of Makerstoun , being nearly related to that family by his mother , Isobel MacDougal . I suppose he had ...
... called him that is , guardian to his infant nephew , father of the present Walter Scott of Raeburn . He also managed the estates of Makerstoun , being nearly related to that family by his mother , Isobel MacDougal . I suppose he had ...
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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...