Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Bart, Том 1Ticknor and Fields, 1861 |
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... present , was the relaxation he most cared to indulge , and if that were denied him , and espe- cially if expected to stand forward and shine , he would shut himself up altogether . Reserve , indeed too often misunderstood in its origin ...
... present , was the relaxation he most cared to indulge , and if that were denied him , and espe- cially if expected to stand forward and shine , he would shut himself up altogether . Reserve , indeed too often misunderstood in its origin ...
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... present , in bright aspirations for the future there was the closest sympathy , the happiest fellowship . So nothing can be more delightful than the life in Edinburgh , the life on the border , the life in London ; but stern truth ...
... present , in bright aspirations for the future there was the closest sympathy , the happiest fellowship . So nothing can be more delightful than the life in Edinburgh , the life on the border , the life in London ; but stern truth ...
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... Several of them are named in the course of the present volume ; but I must take this opportunity of ex- pressing my sense of the deep obligations under which I have been laid by the frank communications , in xxiv PREFACE .
... Several of them are named in the course of the present volume ; but I must take this opportunity of ex- pressing my sense of the deep obligations under which I have been laid by the frank communications , in xxiv PREFACE .
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... present age has discovered a desire , or rather a rage , for literary anecdote and private history , that may be well permitted to alarm one who has engaged in a certain degree the attention of the public . That I have had more than my ...
... present age has discovered a desire , or rather a rage , for literary anecdote and private history , that may be well permitted to alarm one who has engaged in a certain degree the attention of the public . That I have had more than my ...
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... present Mark Pringle of Clifton . They fought with swords , as was the fashion of the time , in a field near Selkirk , called from the catastrophe the Raeburn Meadow - spot . Pringle VOL . I. 3 fled from Scotland to Spain , and was long ...
... present Mark Pringle of Clifton . They fought with swords , as was the fashion of the time , in a field near Selkirk , called from the catastrophe the Raeburn Meadow - spot . Pringle VOL . I. 3 fled from Scotland to Spain , and was long ...
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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...