Waverly Novels: Redgauntlet. The betrothed. The talismanR. Cadell, 1846 |
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Alan Fairford answered Archbishop of Tyre Archduke of Austria arms Arthuret attendants Berenger better betwixt called castle Christian command Conrade Constable countenance Crackenthorp Crusade Dame Damian danger Darsie Latimer Edith England eyes faith father favour fear Fleming Garde Doloureuse gentleman Gillian Gilsland Guarine gudesire Gwenwyn Hakim hand hastily hath head hear heard heart Heaven Herries Holy honour horse Jacobite King of England King Richard knight Lacy Lady Eveline Laird length Lilias look lord manner minstrel Montserrat Nanty never Nixon noble Norman Palestine passed permitted person Peter Peebles poor present Prince Provost Quaker Raoul Raymond Berenger recollection Redgauntlet rendered replied Rose royal Saint Saladin Saracen Scottish seemed Shepherd's Bush shew Sir Kenneth Soldan soldier speak Summertrees sword tell thee thine thou art thou hast thought tone turned Vaux voice Welsh Wilkin Flammock word yonder young
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Page 165 - My heart's in the highlands, my heart is not here ; My heart's in the highlands a-chasing the deer : Chasing the wild deer, and following the roe, My heart's in the highlands wherever I go.
Page 78 - I ken), to put down a' the Whigs and Covenanters in the country. Wild wark they made of it; for the Whigs were as dour as the Cavaliers were fierce, and it was which should first tire the other. Redgauntlet was aye for the strong hand; and his name is kend as wide in the country as Claverhouse's or Tarn Dalyell's.
Page 86 - 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." My father's tongue was loosed of a suddenty, and he said aloud, "I refer mysell to God's pleasure, and not to yours.
Page 83 - My gudesire saw everything look so muckle against him that he grew nearly desperate. However, he shifted from one foot to another, looked to every corner of the room, and made no answer. "Speak out, sirrah...
Page 87 - ... neither more nor less. Sir John was silent again for a long time, and at last he said, very composedly, "Steenie, this story of yours concerns the honour of many a noble family besides mine ; and if it be a leasing-making, to keep yourself out of my danger, the least you can expect is to have a redhot iron driven through your tongue, and that will be as bad as scauding your fingers wi
Page 81 - Steenie,' quoth the laird, sighing deeply, and putting his napkin to his een, ' his was a sudden call, and he will be missed in the country; no time to set his house in order: weel prepared Godward, no doubt, which is the root of the matter, but left us behind a tangled hesp to wind, Steenie. Hem! hem! We maun go to business, Steenie; much to do, and little time to do it in.
Page 290 - all whom the vessel can contain, are at liberty to embark uninterrupted by me; but I advise none to go off who have not powerful reasons unconnected with the present meeting, for this will be remembered against no one.
Page 81 - Hutcheon had nae will to the wark, but he had stood by Dougal in battle and broil, and he wad not fail him at this pinch ; so down the carles sat ower a stoup of brandy, and Hutcheon, who was something of a clerk, would have read a chapter of the Bible ; but Dougal would hear naething but a blaud of Davie Lindsay, whilk was the waur preparation. When midnight came, and the house was quiet as the grave, sure...