A New, Improved, and Authentic Life of James Allan: The Celebrated Northumberland Piper, Detailing His Surprising Adventures in Various Parts of Europe, Asia, and Africa, Including a Complete Description of the Manners and Customs of the Gipsy TribesMackenzie and Dent, 1828 - 472 oldal |
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37. oldal
... captain of a band of twelve or fif- teen young Gipsies , who accompanied him to fairs , and , by small , sharp , curiously jointed knives , found an easy entrance into the pockets of such unguarded persons as seemed to possess money ...
... captain of a band of twelve or fif- teen young Gipsies , who accompanied him to fairs , and , by small , sharp , curiously jointed knives , found an easy entrance into the pockets of such unguarded persons as seemed to possess money ...
38. oldal
... captain's cudgel brought him to the earth ; and as every one of the gang , as they came up , followed the example of their chief , the victim of their fury soon ceased to breathe . Allan stood as if rivetted to the spot , a cold sick ...
... captain's cudgel brought him to the earth ; and as every one of the gang , as they came up , followed the example of their chief , the victim of their fury soon ceased to breathe . Allan stood as if rivetted to the spot , a cold sick ...
97. oldal
... Captain Bennet had the glory of the capture . On returning to Scotland , the laird , out of gratitude to his faithful follower , settled him and his family ( who had formerly been wan- dering tinkers and heckle - makers ) in Kirk ...
... Captain Bennet had the glory of the capture . On returning to Scotland , the laird , out of gratitude to his faithful follower , settled him and his family ( who had formerly been wan- dering tinkers and heckle - makers ) in Kirk ...
100. oldal
... Captain Richardson likewise proves the identity of these languages . There is further confirmation of this fact in Hoyland's work on the Gip- sies . The Nuts , or Indian Gipsies , are said to be the remains of an original race , prior ...
... Captain Richardson likewise proves the identity of these languages . There is further confirmation of this fact in Hoyland's work on the Gip- sies . The Nuts , or Indian Gipsies , are said to be the remains of an original race , prior ...
120. oldal
... captain of the Northumberland , when on her voyagé tó St. Helena with Bonaparte , received the initiation of a bucket of salt water with perfect good humour . Bertrand , Montholon , Las Cases , and the other French officers on board ...
... captain of the Northumberland , when on her voyagé tó St. Helena with Bonaparte , received the initiation of a bucket of salt water with perfect good humour . Bertrand , Montholon , Las Cases , and the other French officers on board ...
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A New, Improved, and Authentic Life of James Allan: The Celebrated ... James Thompson,Eneas MacKenzie Nincs elérhető előnézet - 2017 |
A New, Improved, and Authentic Life of James Allan, the Celebrated ... James Thompson Nincs elérhető előnézet - 2010 |
Gyakori szavak és kifejezések
accompanied acquainted alarmed Allan rose Alnwick Alnwick Castle amongst amusement appeared bagpipe bashaw battle of Minden became began captain chief cloaths conduct dance delighted deserter door dread dress drinking Duchess of Northumberland English enquired entered escape esquire farmer father favour favourite female friends gang gave gentleman Gipsy girl guineas hand handsome happy heard Hexham honour horse husband immediately informed instantly James Allan Jamie Jean Jedburgh joined journey lady lodgings manner Mary master ment merry miles morning Morpeth musician never Newcastle night North Shields Northumberland observed officer party person piper pipes play poor procured public house reached received regiment replied requested resolved returned road Rothbury Scotch piper Scotland seemed seized sent serjeant servant shewed ship soldiers soon spirits surprised tion took travelled tribe tune vagrant vessel village walked wandered whole wife woman Wooler Yetholm young
Népszerű szakaszok
190. oldal - M'Pherson's time will not be long, On yonder gallows tree. . Sae rantingly, sae wantonly, Sae dauntingly gaed he ; He play'da spring, and danc'd it round, Below the gallows tree. Oh, what is death but parting breath ?— On mony a bloody plain I've dar'd his face, and in this place I.
153. oldal - About sunset, however, as I was preparing to pass the night in this manner, and had turned my horse loose that he might graze at liberty, a woman...
153. oldal - ... me, and perceiving / that I was weary and dejected, inquired into my situation, which I briefly explained to her : whereupon, with looks of great compassion, she took up my saddle and bridle, and told me to follow her.
103. oldal - O'ertop the lofty wood that skirts the wild. A vagabond and useless tribe there eat Their miserable meal. A kettle, slung Between two poles upon a stick transverse, Receives the morsel ; flesh obscene of dog, Or vermin, or, at best, of cock purloined From his accustomed perch.
36. oldal - ... death in the Eden. It was an operation of some time, for Jean was a stout woman, and, struggling with her murderers, often got her head above water ; and, while she had voice left, continued to exclaim at such intervals,
34. oldal - The lady herself, as well as the survivor of Faw's followers, contributed to perpetuate the remembrance of the transaction ; for if he wrote a song about it, she wrought it in tapestry ; and this piece of workmanship is still preserved at Culzean Castle. It remains to be mentioned, that the ford, by which the lady and her lover crossed the river Doon from a wood near Cassilis House, is still denominated the Gypsie steps...
307. oldal - These people continuing about the country, and practising their cosening art, purchased themselves great credit among the country people, and got much by palmistry, and telling of fortunes ; insomuch, they pitifully cosened poor country girls, both of money, silver spoons, and the best of their apparelle, or any goods they could make.
154. oldal - The air was sweet and plaintive, and the words, literally translated, were these. "The winds roared, and the rains fell. The poor white man, faint and weary, came and sat under our tree. He has no mother to bring him milk; no wife to grind his corn.
190. oldal - Untie these bands from off my hands, And bring to me my sword ; And there's no a man in all Scotland, But I'll brave him at a word.
36. oldal - Jean was present, and only said, "The Lord help the innocent in a day like this! " Her own death was accompanied with circumstances of brutal outrage, of which Jean was in many respects wholly undeserving.