Waverley Novels, Volumen2Ticknor and Fields, 1867 |
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... Robin Oig M'Combich , called familiarly Robin Oig , that is , Young , or the Lesser , Robin . Though small of stature , as the epithet Oig implies , and not very strongly limbed , he was as light and alert as one of the deer of his ...
... Robin Oig M'Combich , called familiarly Robin Oig , that is , Young , or the Lesser , Robin . Though small of stature , as the epithet Oig implies , and not very strongly limbed , he was as light and alert as one of the deer of his ...
Página 186
... Robin Oig's father , Lachlan M'Combich , ( or son of my friend , his actual clan - surname being M'Gregor , ) had ... Robin and that renowned cateran . Some people even say , that Robin Oig de- rived his Christian name from one as ...
... Robin Oig's father , Lachlan M'Combich , ( or son of my friend , his actual clan - surname being M'Gregor , ) had ... Robin and that renowned cateran . Some people even say , that Robin Oig de- rived his Christian name from one as ...
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... Robin Oig had just given the preliminary " Hoo - hoo ! " to urge forward the loiterers of the drove , when there was a cry behind him . Stay , Robin - bide a blink . Here is Janet of Toma- hourich - auld Janet , your father's sister ...
... Robin Oig had just given the preliminary " Hoo - hoo ! " to urge forward the loiterers of the drove , when there was a cry behind him . Stay , Robin - bide a blink . Here is Janet of Toma- hourich - auld Janet , your father's sister ...
Página 188
... Robin Oig stopped , half embarrassed , half laughing , and signing to those near that he only complied with the old woman to soothe her humour . In the meantime , she traced around him , with wavering steps , the propitiation , which ...
... Robin Oig stopped , half embarrassed , half laughing , and signing to those near that he only complied with the old woman to soothe her humour . In the meantime , she traced around him , with wavering steps , the propitiation , which ...
Página 189
... Robin Oig M'Combich , go not this day to Eng- land ! "尊" Prutt trutt , " answered Robin Oig , " that will never do neither it would be next thing to running the coun- try . For shame , Muhme - give me the dirk . You cannot tell by the ...
... Robin Oig M'Combich , go not this day to Eng- land ! "尊" Prutt trutt , " answered Robin Oig , " that will never do neither it would be next thing to running the coun- try . For shame , Muhme - give me the dirk . You cannot tell by the ...
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answered Arab Archbishop of Tyre Archduke of Austria arms attendants Aunt Margaret Austria Berengaria betwixt Blondel blood brother called camp Captain Falconer Christian combat Conrade Crusade desert dress drover Duke of Austria Earl of Huntingdon Edith Plantagenet Emir English exclaimed eyes fair fear garia Grace Grand Master Hakim hand Harry Wakefield hath head heard heart Heaven Highland Holy honour horse hound Ilderim King of England King Richard kinswoman knight Lady Bothwell Lady Forester lance look Lord Woodville manner marabout Montserrat never Neville noble Nubian once passed pavilion person present princes Queen recollection replied Robin Oig royal Saladin Saracen Scot Scotland seemed silence Sir Kenneth Sir Philip Forester sister slave Soldan speak squire stood sword tell Templar tent thee thine Thomas de Vaux thou art thou hast thyself tion tone turban turned voice weapon words wound yonder
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Página 37 - Alarum'd by his sentinel, the wolf, Whose howl's his watch, thus with his stealthy pace. With Tarquin's ravishing strides, towards his design Moves like a ghost.
Página 13 - Jerusalem ! It is the will of God — it is the will of God...
Página 145 - Fell thirst and famine scowl A baleful smile upon their baffled guest. Heard ye the din of battle bray, Lance to lance, and horse to horse ? Long years of havoc urge their destined course, And thro' the kindred squadrons mow their way.
Página 185 - Muhme give me the dirk. You cannot tell by the colour the difference betwixt the blood of a black bullock and a white one, and you speak of knowing Saxon from Gaelic blood. All men have their blood from Adam, Muhme. Give me my skene-dhu, and let me go on my road. I should have been halfway to Stirling Brig by this time. Give me my dirk, and let me go.' 'Never will I give it to you...
Página 87 - He forgets neither friend nor foe — remembers, and with accuracy, both benefit and injury. He hath a share of man's intelligence, but no share of man's falsehood. You may bribe a soldier to slay a man with his sword, or a witness to take life by false accusation ; but you cannot make a hound tear bia benefactor — he is the friend of man, save when man justly incurs his enmity.
Página 117 - He that climbs the tall tree has won right to the fruit, He that leaps the wide gulf should prevail in his suit...
Página 94 - GOING TO THE WARS Tell me not, Sweet, I am unkind, That from the nunnery Of thy chaste breast and quiet mind To war and arms I fly. True, a new mistress now I chase, The first foe in the field; And with a stronger faith embrace A sword, a horse, a shield. Yet this inconstancy is such As thou too shalt adore; I could not love thee, Dear, so much, Loved I not Honour more.