Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Bart, Том 1Ticknor and Fields, 1861 |
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John Gibson Lockhart. I have been laid by the frank communications , in par- ticular , of William Clerk , Esq . , of Eldin , Esq . , W. S. , Sir Adam Fergusson , John Irving , James Skene , Esq . , of Rubislaw , Patrick Murray , Esq ...
John Gibson Lockhart. I have been laid by the frank communications , in par- ticular , of William Clerk , Esq . , of Eldin , Esq . , W. S. , Sir Adam Fergusson , John Irving , James Skene , Esq . , of Rubislaw , Patrick Murray , Esq ...
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... John Irving , now a Writer to the Signet . We lived near each other , and by joint agreement were wont , each of us , to compose a romance for the other's amuse- ment . These legends , in which the martial and the miraculous always ...
... John Irving , now a Writer to the Signet . We lived near each other , and by joint agreement were wont , each of us , to compose a romance for the other's amuse- ment . These legends , in which the martial and the miraculous always ...
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... John Irving , and I for their sake , were overwhelmed with kindness by the late Sir John Clerk and his lady , the present Dowager Lady Clerk . The pleasure of looking at fine pictures , the beauty of the place , and the flattering ...
... John Irving , and I for their sake , were overwhelmed with kindness by the late Sir John Clerk and his lady , the present Dowager Lady Clerk . The pleasure of looking at fine pictures , the beauty of the place , and the flattering ...
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... John Irving , already mentioned ; the Honourable Thomas Douglas , now Earl of Selkirk ; David Boyle , * and two or three others , who sometimes plunged deeply into poli- tics and metaphysics , and not unfrequently " doffed the world ...
... John Irving , already mentioned ; the Honourable Thomas Douglas , now Earl of Selkirk ; David Boyle , * and two or three others , who sometimes plunged deeply into poli- tics and metaphysics , and not unfrequently " doffed the world ...
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John Gibson Lockhart. dependence which that profession requires was disagree- able to me ; the sort of connexion ... Irving , might at that time be considered as in abeyance , since the person by whom it was occupied had never been fit ...
John Gibson Lockhart. dependence which that profession requires was disagree- able to me ; the sort of connexion ... Irving , might at that time be considered as in abeyance , since the person by whom it was occupied had never been fit ...
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Стр. 108 - Down from that strength had spurr'd their horse, Their southern rapine to renew, Far in the distant Cheviots blue, And, home returning, fill'd the hall With revel, wassail-rout, and brawl.
Стр. 108 - Of witches' spells, of warriors' arms; Of patriot battles won of old By Wallace wight and Bruce the bold ; Of later fields of feud and fight, When pouring from the Highland height, The Scottish clans, in headlong sway, Had swept the scarlet ranks away.
Стр. 107 - Thus while I ape the measure wild Of tales that charm'd me yet a child, Rude though they be, still with the chime Return the thoughts of early time ; And feelings, roused in life's first day, Glow in the line, and prompt the lay.
Стр. 120 - Then the lords of the Philistines brought up to her seven green withs which had not been dried, and she bound him with them. Now there were men lying in wait, abiding with her in the chamber. And she said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson.
Стр. 108 - It was a barren scene, and wild, Where naked cliffs were rudely piled; But ever and anon between Lay velvet tufts of loveliest green; And well the lonely infant knew Recesses where the wall-flower grew, And honey-suckle loved to crawl Up the low crag and ruined wall.
Стр. 275 - Tramp ! tramp ! along the land they rode, Splash ! splash ! along the sea ; The scourge is red, the spur drops blood, The flashing pebbles flee.
Стр. 77 - Jog on, jog on, the foot-path way, And merrily hent the stile-a; A merry heart goes all the day, Your sad tires in a mile-a.
Стр. 277 - THE violet in her green-wood bower, Where birchen boughs with hazels mingle, May boast itself the fairest flower In glen, or copse, or forest dingle. Though fair her gems of azure hue, Beneath the dew-drop's weight reclining; I've seen an eye of lovelier blue, More sweet through wat'ry lustre shining.
Стр. 89 - True History of several honourable Families of the Right Honourable Name of Scot, in the Shires of Roxburgh and Selkirk, and others adjacent, gathered out of Ancient Chronicles, Histories, and Traditions of our Fathers...
Стр. 48 - I was early master of, to the great annoyance of almost our only visiter, the worthy clergyman of the parish, Dr Duncan, who had not patience to have a sober chat interrupted by my shouting forth this ditty. Methinks I...