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 52 találatból.
21. oldal
... sword . It was beautifully ornamented , and bore the inscription- " Presented to Christopher May , serjeant in the re- giment of infantry , by several officers who were witnesses of the heroism he displayed at the battle of Salamanca ...
... sword . It was beautifully ornamented , and bore the inscription- " Presented to Christopher May , serjeant in the re- giment of infantry , by several officers who were witnesses of the heroism he displayed at the battle of Salamanca ...
30. oldal
... swords , which had lain by the side of its owner , untouched for ages , and with this in- strument commenced the laborious and seemingly impos- sible task , of cutting out a flight of steps in the rude wall , and thereby gaining the ...
... swords , which had lain by the side of its owner , untouched for ages , and with this in- strument commenced the laborious and seemingly impos- sible task , of cutting out a flight of steps in the rude wall , and thereby gaining the ...
30. oldal
... swords , which had lain by the side of its owner , untouched for ages , and with this in- strument commenced the laborious and seemingly impos- sible task , of cutting out a flight of steps in the rude wall , and thereby gaining the ...
... swords , which had lain by the side of its owner , untouched for ages , and with this in- strument commenced the laborious and seemingly impos- sible task , of cutting out a flight of steps in the rude wall , and thereby gaining the ...
30. oldal
... My task was now abandoned . The gleam of light , which for weeks was to me an object of such intense interest , pro- ceeded from a mere hairbreadth cleft in the rock . Taking up a sword which lay upon the ground , I THE UNKNOWN .
... My task was now abandoned . The gleam of light , which for weeks was to me an object of such intense interest , pro- ceeded from a mere hairbreadth cleft in the rock . Taking up a sword which lay upon the ground , I THE UNKNOWN .
32. oldal
... sword , but all was an unsubstan- tial void ; I drew it on each side , and then it met but the solid walls . I knelt , and reached down the sword to the length of my arm , but it touched nothing . In agony , I dropped the weapon , by ...
... sword , but all was an unsubstan- tial void ; I drew it on each side , and then it met but the solid walls . I knelt , and reached down the sword to the length of my arm , but it touched nothing . In agony , I dropped the weapon , by ...
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...