Bride of Lammermoor - Peveril of the peakRobert Cadell, Edinburgh; and Whittaker & Company London., 1833 |
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10. oldal
... the law did not scrupulously enquire . The credulous Mr Law says , generally , that the Lord President Stair had a daughter , who " being married , the night she was bride in , [ that is , bedded bride , ] was taken 10 INTRODUCTION TO.
... the law did not scrupulously enquire . The credulous Mr Law says , generally , that the Lord President Stair had a daughter , who " being married , the night she was bride in , [ that is , bedded bride , ] was taken 10 INTRODUCTION TO.
23. oldal
... in the chamber of an honoured guest , to assuage his thirst should he feel any on awakening in the night , which , considering that the hospitality of that period often reached excess , was by no means unlikely THE BRIDE OF LAMMERMOOR . 23.
... in the chamber of an honoured guest , to assuage his thirst should he feel any on awakening in the night , which , considering that the hospitality of that period often reached excess , was by no means unlikely THE BRIDE OF LAMMERMOOR . 23.
24. oldal
... night . According to the fashion of the times , seven of the reverend guests were allotted to one large barrack- room , which was used on such occasions of extended hospitality . The butler took care that the divines were presented ...
... night . According to the fashion of the times , seven of the reverend guests were allotted to one large barrack- room , which was used on such occasions of extended hospitality . The butler took care that the divines were presented ...
36. oldal
... night , when , about four or five days after the battle , Ardvoirlich , either from a fit of sudden fury , or deep malice long entertained against his unsus- pecting friend , stabbed Lord Kilpont to the heart , and escaped from the camp ...
... night , when , about four or five days after the battle , Ardvoirlich , either from a fit of sudden fury , or deep malice long entertained against his unsus- pecting friend , stabbed Lord Kilpont to the heart , and escaped from the camp ...
41. oldal
... night , having had fatigue enough before . The first night I sleepd well enough ; and riseing nixt morning , I misd one linnen stockine , one half silke one , and one boothose , the accoustrement under a boote for one leg A LEGEND OF ...
... night , having had fatigue enough before . The first night I sleepd well enough ; and riseing nixt morning , I misd one linnen stockine , one half silke one , and one boothose , the accoustrement under a boote for one leg A LEGEND OF ...
Gyakori szavak és kifejezések
Abbot afterwards ancient appears Ardvoirlich betwixt Blood BRIDE OF LAMMERMOOR called Captain Castle character church Countess Countess of Derby court Cumnor curious dance David Ramsay death Deemster Douglas Duke Earl of Derby Edinburgh Edward Christian England executed fairy father favour fortune FORTUNES OF NIGEL gentleman George Heriot give hand hath heard honour horse inhabitants island Isle James Kennaquhair Kilpont King King's lady Laird land lived Lord Majesty manner Melrose Montrose murder narrative never night occasion Oliphaunt party pass Peel Castle person plot Popish Plot present prisoner Queen reader received reign romance Saint scene Scotland Scottish seems seen Sir John Stair Stewart stone story supposed sword taken tale thing Thomas Blood thou thy fate tion told Tower William Christian William de Douglas William Dhône young Zetland
Népszerű szakaszok
438. oldal - There's such divinity doth hedge a king, That treason can but peep to what it would, Acts little of his will.
211. oldal - The dews of summer night did fall ; The moon, sweet regent of the -sky, Silver'd the walls of Cumnor Hall, And many an oak that grew thereby. Now nought was heard beneath the skies, The sounds of busy life were still, * Save an unhappy lady's sighs, . That issued from that lonely pile.
7. oldal - If a man vow a vow unto the LORD, or swear an oath to bind his soul with a bond; he shall not break his word, he shall do according to all that proceedeth out of his mouth.
185. oldal - Lifted her up, a weary weight, Over the threshold of the gate : Then the lady rose again, And moved, as she were not in pain. So free from danger, free from fear, They cross'd the court : right glad they were. And Christabel devoutly cried To the lady by her side ; ' Praise we the Virgin all divine Who hath rescued thee from thy distress!' 'Alas, alas!' said Geraldine, ' I cannot speak for weariness.
212. oldal - I'm told, is beauty's throne, Where every lady's passing rare, That Eastern flowers, that shame the sun, Are not so glowing, not so fair. "Then, Earl, why didst thou leave the beds Where roses and where lilies vie, To seek a primrose, whose pale shades Must sicken when those gauds are by? '"Mong rural beauties I was one, Among the fields wild flowers are fair; Some country swain might me have won, And thought my beauty passing rare.
80. oldal - ... than exalted by an attempt to reward virtue with temporal prosperity. Such is not the recompense which Providence has deemed worthy of suffering merit ; and it is a dangerous and fatal doctrine to teach young persons, the most common readers of romance, that rectitude of conduct and of principle are either naturally allied with, or adequately rewarded by, the gratification of our passions, or attainment of our wishes. In a word, if a virtuous and self-denied character is dismissed with temporal...
408. oldal - Here lies our sovereign lord the King, Whose word no man relies on ; Who never said a foolish thing, And never did a wise one.
180. oldal - Sir this is a busy day with us, we cannot hear you, it is Robin Hood's day. The parish are gone abroad to gather for Robin Hood. I pray you let them not.
131. oldal - But though such an unconnected course of adventures is what most frequently occurs in nature, yet the province of the romance writer being artificial, there is more required from him than a mere compliance with the simplicity of reality...
211. oldal - No lark more blithe, no flower more gay ; And, like the bird that haunts the thorn, So merrily sung the livelong day. "If that my beauty is but small, Among court ladies all despised, Why didst thou rend it from that hall, Where, scornful earl, it well was prized?