Family Romance: Or, Episodes in the Domestic Annals of the Aristocracy, Том 1Hurst and Blackett, 1853 |
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... carried to Thirlestane , where a large party of the kith and kin of Scott had assembled to do honour to the festival . it may easily be conceived what a woeful gathering it turned out to be . With one accord , the guests felt and said ...
... carried to Thirlestane , where a large party of the kith and kin of Scott had assembled to do honour to the festival . it may easily be conceived what a woeful gathering it turned out to be . With one accord , the guests felt and said ...
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... carried into the fields ; their ends were knocked out with hatchets , and the liquor was carried about in stoups . The burn of Thirlestane literally ran red with wine . The vault where the young laird was interred , in a leaden coffin ...
... carried into the fields ; their ends were knocked out with hatchets , and the liquor was carried about in stoups . The burn of Thirlestane literally ran red with wine . The vault where the young laird was interred , in a leaden coffin ...
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... carried on the line of the Thirlestane family . However the elder branch continued to exist , though in the deepest poverty . And it is not long since , the rightful heir of Thirle- stane , nay , possibly , the chief of Buccleuch was ...
... carried on the line of the Thirlestane family . However the elder branch continued to exist , though in the deepest poverty . And it is not long since , the rightful heir of Thirle- stane , nay , possibly , the chief of Buccleuch was ...
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... carry out these views . At length , a resolution was come to ; and of what nature ? That , con- considering relief impossible by the river , he would defer any attempt until further reinforce ments reached him from England ; but that he ...
... carry out these views . At length , a resolution was come to ; and of what nature ? That , con- considering relief impossible by the river , he would defer any attempt until further reinforce ments reached him from England ; but that he ...
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... carry out his plans , were shown in the silence with which his proposal was received . Not a man stepped forth to undertake the duty . With many , no doubt , the extreme peril of the task weighed sufficiently . The enemy were masters of ...
... carry out his plans , were shown in the silence with which his proposal was received . Not a man stepped forth to undertake the duty . With many , no doubt , the extreme peril of the task weighed sufficiently . The enemy were masters of ...
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acquaintance afterwards Allanton amongst ancient anecdotes appearance Baroness d'Oberkirch Bath beautiful became bound brother Brummel called castle character Charles Chiappini Claverhouse coach Corbet crown daughter death Derry descended died distinguished Donnington Castle Duchess Duke Duke of Hamilton Duke of Orleans Dundas Earl of Crawford Earldom of Crawford Edward Wortley Montague England fashion father fortune France gentleman George guineas Hamilton hand honour hope interesting Ireland James John Kilsyth King Lady Mary Lady Newborough letter Lindsay living Lord Hopetoun Louis Macnaghton Maria Stella marriage married matter Miss Knox Montague narrative Nash Newbury night noble Paris party passed possessed post 8vo present Prince reign replied returned Roch Royal Sam Slick seemed Sherbroke singular Sir Robert soon spirit story strange tale Thirlestane thought tion told town volumes wife William Winchcombe wounded Wynyard young
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