Redgauntlet,: A Tale of the Eighteenth Century, Volume 1Archibald Constable and Company Edinburgh; and Hurst, Robinson, and Company London., 1824 - 331 páginas |
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... comes across me , and though I do confess that four hundred a - year in possession , eight hundred in near prospect , and the L - d knows how many hundreds more in the distance , are very pretty and comfortable things , yet I would ...
... comes across me , and though I do confess that four hundred a - year in possession , eight hundred in near prospect , and the L - d knows how many hundreds more in the distance , are very pretty and comfortable things , yet I would ...
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... comes to my ears as the tones of a friend ; and even when heard from the mouth of some wandering beggar , it has seldom failed to charm forth my mite . You Scotch , who are so proud of your own nationality , must make due allowance for ...
... comes to my ears as the tones of a friend ; and even when heard from the mouth of some wandering beggar , it has seldom failed to charm forth my mite . You Scotch , who are so proud of your own nationality , must make due allowance for ...
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... comes here about business , although I do not care to go tilting at his throat , because he speaks like a gray goose , as he is ? But to say no more about him , I want to have Darsie Latimer's present direction ; for it is possible I ...
... comes here about business , although I do not care to go tilting at his throat , because he speaks like a gray goose , as he is ? But to say no more about him , I want to have Darsie Latimer's present direction ; for it is possible I ...
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... comes to dinner of a Sunday , and the still older Lady Bedrooket , who calls ten times a - year for the quarterly payment of her jointure of four hundred merks , a female scarce approaches our threshold , as my father visits all his ...
... comes to dinner of a Sunday , and the still older Lady Bedrooket , who calls ten times a - year for the quarterly payment of her jointure of four hundred merks , a female scarce approaches our threshold , as my father visits all his ...
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... comes here . " I passed into my own room , not ill - pleased that my father was absent , notwithstanding I had thought it proper to rebuke James for ha- ving so contrived it . I disarranged my books , to give them the appearance of a ...
... comes here . " I passed into my own room , not ill - pleased that my father was absent , notwithstanding I had thought it proper to rebuke James for ha- ving so contrived it . I disarranged my books , to give them the appearance of a ...
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Redgauntlet: A Tale of the Eighteenth Century : in Four Volumes, Volume 1 Walter Scott Visualização integral - 1825 |
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Alan Fairford amusement aneugh answered auld Auld Enemy began better betwixt Birrenswork brandy brook brow called Castle Cat's Cradle Dame Martin dance Darsie Latimer dinner door doubtless Dougal eyes father fear frae gangrel gentle gentleman give gude gudesire hand hast hath heard heart Herries himsell hinny honour horse Hutcheon James James Wilkinson Joshua Geddes lady Laird laugh little Benjie look mair matter maun ment mind mony morning Mount Sharon muckle never night Noble-House observed passed perhaps Peter Peebles pipe and tabor pleasure poor Quaker Redgauntlet replied Samuel Griffiths sands Scotland Scots Law seemed Shepherd's Bush shew silver Sir John Sir Robert Solomon Solway speak Steenie stood stranger tell thee thine thing thought tion tone turned walk wasna weel Whigs whilk Willie wish woman word ye ken young
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Página 258 - I have for my rent," said my gudesire, who was afraid, it may be, of losing the benefit of Sir Robert's discharge. " I will bear the contents to your credit in the rental-book, and give you a discharge under my own hand," said Sir John, " and that on the spot. And, Steenie, if you can hold your tongue about this matter, you shall sit, from this term downward, at an easier rent.
Página 242 - He paused, and then added, mair sternly, " If I understand your trick, sir, you want to take advantage of some malicious reports concerning things in this family, and particularly respecting my father's sudden death, thereby to cheat me out of the money, and perhaps take away my character, by insinuating that I have received the rent I am demanding. — Where do you suppose this money to be? — I insist upon knowing.
Página 246 - ... if ye be a leal man, wanting company, I have nae heart to mirth or speaking; and if ye want to ken the road, I scarce ken it mysell." "If you will tell me your grief...
Página 260 - ... very far in tampering with dangerous matters, yet as he had refused the devil's arles (for such was the offer of meat and drink), and had refused to do homage by piping at his bidding, he hoped that, if he held a circumspect walk hereafter, Satan could take little advantage by what was come and gane. And, indeed, my gudesire, of his ain accord, lang...
Página 240 - I to believe a' this ?" Stephen. "I dinna ken, your honour ; but there is a bit memorandum note of the very coins ; for, God help me ! I had to borrow out of twenty purses ; and I am sure that ilka man there set down will take his grit oath for what purpose I borrowed the money.
Página 230 - Dougal thought ; but because he didna like to part wi' my gudesire aff the grund. Dougal was glad to see Steenie, and brought him into the great oak parlour, and there sat the laird his leesome lane, excepting that he had beside him a great, ill-favoured...
Página 231 - ... my gudesire aff the grund. Dougal was glad to see Steenie, and brought him into the great oak parlour, and there sat the laird his leesome lane, excepting that he had beside him a great, ill-favoured jackanape, that was a special pet of his; a cankered beast it was, and mony an ill-natured trick it played — ill to please it was, and easily angered — ran about the haill castle, chattering and yowling, and pinching, and biting folk, specially before ill weather, or disturbances in the state.
Página 225 - Ilk, who lived in these parts before the dear years. The country will lang mind him ; and our fathers used to draw breath thick if ever they heard him named. He was out wi' the Hielandmen in Montrose's time; and again he was in the hills wi...
Página 255 - I got it from your honour's father; whether he be in Heaven or Hell, I know not,' said Steenie. 'I will delate you for a warlock to the privy council!' said Sir John. 'I will send you to your master, the devil, with the help of a tar-barrel and a torch ! ' 'I intend to delate mysell to the presbytery...
Página 253 - I am not done with thee. HERE we do nothing for nothing ; and you must return on this very day twelvemonth, to pay ' your master the homage that you owe me for my protection.