Waverley Novels, Volumen14Adam & Charles Black, 1886 |
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Alsatia answered Lord apartment attended auld better betwixt Buckingham Captain citizen cloak Court Dame Ursley Dame Ursula daughter David Ramsay door Duke Hildebrod Duke of Buckingham Earl Enfield Chase eyes father favour Fleet Street followed fortune Fortunes of Nigel frae gallant gentleman Geordie George Heriot goldsmith hand hastily hath hear heard honest honour James Jenkin Jin Vin John Christie King King's Lady Hermione London look Lord Dalgarno Lord Glenvarloch Lord Huntinglen Lord Nigel lordship Majesty Majesty's Martha Master George Master Heriot Master Lowestoffe maun means mind Mistress Margaret Monna Paula never Nigel Olifaunt noble person poor present pretty Prince replied Richie Moniplies royal Scotland Scots Scottish scrivener seemed Sir Mungo Malagrowther speak Steenie stood Suddlechop sword tell Templar thou thought tone Trapbois weel whilk Whitefriars word yonder young lord
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Página 126 - Full little knowest thou, that hast not tried, What hell it is, in sueing long to bide : To lose good days, that might be better spent ; To waste long nights in pensive discontent ; To speed to-day, to be put back to-morrow ; To feed on hope, to pine with fear and sorrow ; To have thy Prince's grace, yet want her Peers...
Página 10 - I now found myself so unexpectedly in society. But on this point I can give your reverence no satisfaction; for, besides the obscurity of the apartment, and the fluttered state of my own nerves, I seemed to myself over-whelmed by a sense of filial awe, which prevented my noting and recording what it is probable the Personage before me might most desire to have concealed. Indeed, his figure was so closely veiled and wimpled, either with a mantle, morning-gown, or some such loose garb, that the verses...
Página 10 - Their destined glance some fated youth descry, Who now, perhaps, in lusty vigour seen, And rosy health, shall soon lamented die. For them the viewless forms of air obey; Their bidding heed, and at their beck repair: They know what spirit brews the stormful day, And, heartless, oft like moody madness, stare To see the phantom train their secret work prepare.
Página 16 - I have repeatedly laid down my future work to scale, divided it into volumes and chapters, and endeavoured to construct a story which I meant should evolve itself gradually and strikingly, maintain suspense, and stimulate curiosity; and which, finally, should terminate in a striking catastrophe.
Página 16 - ... leads me many a weary mile away from the regular road, and forces me to leap hedge and ditch to get back into the route again. If I resist the temptation, as you advise me, my thoughts become prosy, flat, and dull; I write painfully to myself, and under a consciousness of flagging which makes me flag still more; the sunshine with which fancy had invested the incidents departs from them, and leaves everything dull and gloomy.
Página 364 - 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 through the kindred squadrons mow their way. Ye towers of Julius, London's lasting shame, With many a foul and midnight murder fed, Revere his consort's faith, his father's fame, And spare the meek usurper's holy head!
Página 445 - We are not worst at once — the course of evil Begins so slowly, and from such slight source, An infant's hand might stem its breach with clay ; But let the stream get deeper, and philosophy — Ay, and religion too,— shall strive in vain To turn the headlong torrent.
Página 5 - The great ladies do go well masked, and indeed it be the only show of their modesty to conceal their countenance ; but, alack, they meet with such countenance to uphold their strange doings, that I marvel not at aught that happens.
Página 435 - So let them build it up, hard and fast, without delay, the rather that my back is sair with sitting in it for a whole hour. — And now let us see what the cooks have been doing for us, bonny bairns.
Página 488 - Why, he could tell The inch where Richmond stood, where Richard fell, Besides what of his knowledge he could say, He had authentic notice from the play...