Tales of my landlord, third series: Bride of Lammermoor; Legend of MontroseSamuel H. Parker, 1836 |
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Tales of My Landlord. Third Series: The Bride of Lammermoor. a Legend of ... Sir Walter Scott No preview available - 2019 |
Tales of My Landlord, Third Series: Bride of Lammermoor; Legend of Montrose Walter Scott No preview available - 2020 |
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Alice Allan M'Aulay ancient Annot Lyle answered apartment Argyle arms army attendants auld Balderstone betwixt BRIDE OF LAMMERMOOR Bucklaw Caleb called Captain Dalgetty castle cavalier character clan command Covenanters Craigengelt daughter Drumthwacket Earl of Menteith enemy eyes father favour fear feelings followed frae gentleman gude guests Gustavus hand Hayston head heard Highland honour hope horse Inverary kinsman Lady Ashton Laird Lockhard look Lord Keeper Lord Menteith Lord Ravenswood lordship Lowland Lucy Major Dalgetty Marquis Master of Ravenswood ment military mind Miss Ashton Mist Montrose never night noble occasion party person present Ranald MacEagh Ravens replied Scotland Scottish seemed Sir Dugald Sir Duncan Campbell Sir William Ashton soldier speak spirit stranger sword tell thought tion tone tower turn venswood voice weel whilk Wolf's Crag Wolf's-hope wood word young
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Page 5 - If a man vow a vow unto the LORD, or swear an oath to bind his soul with a bond; he shall not break his word, he shall do according to all that proceedeth out of his mouth.
Page 116 - A sail ! a sail ! With throats unslaked, vu h black lips baked, Agape they heard me call : Gramercy ! they for joy did grin, And all at once their breath drew in, As they were drinking all. See! see! (I cried) she tacks no more! Hither to work us weal; Without a breeze, without a tide, She steadies with upright keel!
Page 5 - If a woman also vow a vow unto the Lord, and bind herself by a bond, being in her father's house in her youth; and her father hear her vow, and her bond wherewith she hath bound her soul, and her father shall hold his peace at her: then all her vows shall stand, and every bond wherewith she hath bound her soul shall stand.
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Page 59 - For he was of that stubborn crew Of errant saints whom all men grant To be the true church militant; Such as do build their faith upon The holy text of pike and gun; Decide all controversies by Infallible artillery; And prove their doctrine orthodox, By apostolic blows and knocks...
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Page 188 - Mist, which she had learned when her dwelling was amongst us. The woods in which we had dwelt pleasantly, rustled their green leaves in the song, and our streams were there with the sound of all their waters.