Wilson's Tales of the Borders, and of Scotland. Revised by A. Leighton. New ed, 13-14. kötet;116. kötet |
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1 - 5 találat összesen 62 találatból.
9. oldal
... better woman never breathed - was gathered with the dead ; and her last request to her husband was , that he would continue to be the friend and protector of the poor orphan , and espe- cially that he would take care of the rings which ...
... better woman never breathed - was gathered with the dead ; and her last request to her husband was , that he would continue to be the friend and protector of the poor orphan , and espe- cially that he would take care of the rings which ...
10. oldal
... better man than his master - by a " better man , " meaning a richer man . Fair maidens , therefore , and widows to boot , were anxious to obtain the vacant hand of the wealthy widower . Some said that Peter would never forget Jenny ...
... better man than his master - by a " better man , " meaning a richer man . Fair maidens , therefore , and widows to boot , were anxious to obtain the vacant hand of the wealthy widower . Some said that Peter would never forget Jenny ...
12. oldal
... in the house to which he had access . Peter Thornton beheld the persecution which his adopted son endured ; and he expostulated with his better half , that she would treat him more kindly . But she answered 12 TALES OF THE BORDERS .
... in the house to which he had access . Peter Thornton beheld the persecution which his adopted son endured ; and he expostulated with his better half , that she would treat him more kindly . But she answered 12 TALES OF THE BORDERS .
18. oldal
... inmate beneath my roof ; sel- dom have I had to quarrel him , and never until you became my wife . " The words between Peter and his better half grew loud and angry ; but , instead of describing their matrimonial 18 TALES OF THE BORDERS .
... inmate beneath my roof ; sel- dom have I had to quarrel him , and never until you became my wife . " The words between Peter and his better half grew loud and angry ; but , instead of describing their matrimonial 18 TALES OF THE BORDERS .
34. oldal
... better than a lie , or an invention of men's minds , rolled up in the clouds of prejudice , selfishness , or halluci- nation . This truth , of no truth , is apparent to all thinking men ; and yet how melancholy is it to reflect that we ...
... better than a lie , or an invention of men's minds , rolled up in the clouds of prejudice , selfishness , or halluci- nation . This truth , of no truth , is apparent to all thinking men ; and yet how melancholy is it to reflect that we ...
Gyakori szavak és kifejezések
aboot Alexander Cockburn Andrew arms auld bairn beauty Bertha brother called canna Canonmills captain castle child Christopher Covenanters cried Cummin dark daugh daughter dead dear death dinna Donaldson door Douglas doun Edward exclaimed eyes face Fanny father fear feelings frae Gavin Douglas George George Wallace girl Glenday Goldie hand head heard heart Heaven idiot Inverleith Jenny Joan Plantagenet John Connal knew looked lord lordship lover M'Intyre maiden mair Margery Matilda maun Menie mind miserable Mordington morning mother neighbours never night Oakum owre Peter Peter Thornton poor puir Raeburn Ramorgny replied returned Richard Richard Blackwell Roseallan round Scotland seen sister speak stood sword tears tell Thornton thou thought tion took voice Wallace Wark Castle weel wife William window woman words young
Népszerű szakaszok
58. oldal - NOTHING so true as what you once let fall, " Most women have no characters at all." Matter too soft a lasting mark to bear, And best distinguish'd by black, brown, or fair. How many pictures of one nymph we view...
162. oldal - I NEVER cast a flower away, The gift of one who cared for me — A little flower — a faded flower — But it was done reluctantly. I never looked a last adieu To things familiar, but my heart Shrank with a feeling almost pain, Even from their lifelessness to part. I never spoke the word
95. oldal - Alas! regardless of their doom The little victims play; No sense have they of ills to come Nor care beyond to-day: Yet see how all around 'em wait The ministers of human fate And black Misfortune's baleful train!
45. oldal - Falkland, and attracted by his groans to the grated window of his dungeon, which was level with the ground, became acquainted with his story. It was her custom to steal thither at night, and bring him food by dropping small cakes through the grating, whilst her own milk, conducted through a pipe to his mouth, was the only way he could be supplied with drink.
106. oldal - All that the landlord could gain from those residing upon his estate was their personal service in battle, their assistance in labouring the land retained in his natural possession, some petty quit rents of a nature resembling the feudal casualties, and perhaps a share in the spoil which they acquired by rapine.
184. oldal - Maud," working up the passion of the concluding stanzas with extraordinary power, each line in a higher key than the one before it, and then, his voice falling suddenly with the last words: Would start and tremble under her feet, And blossom in purple red. He added, as the tears stood in his eyes and his voice trembled with emotion, "No one knows what 'Maud' is till they have heard me read It.
138. oldal - Richard called him slave, and said he had set his life upon a cast and he would stand the hazard of the die.
30. oldal - There can no good come to him that is always occupied in evil, nor to him that giveth no alms.
42. oldal - Lord) is the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the Lord ; " therefore cursed is he of the Lord...