Historical romances of the author of Waverley, المجلد 4 |
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الصفحة 8
... attend his patron on distant expeditions , or on pe- rilous enterprizes , or to assist him with his counsel in the doubtful intrigues of a half barbarous court . He was thus frequently , and for a long space , ab- sent from his castle ...
... attend his patron on distant expeditions , or on pe- rilous enterprizes , or to assist him with his counsel in the doubtful intrigues of a half barbarous court . He was thus frequently , and for a long space , ab- sent from his castle ...
الصفحة 13
... attend to the duty of the evening . The Lady of Avenel looked and listen- ed ; the sounds which she heard reminded her of former days , when her most important employment , as well as her greatest delight , was to assist Dame ...
... attend to the duty of the evening . The Lady of Avenel looked and listen- ed ; the sounds which she heard reminded her of former days , when her most important employment , as well as her greatest delight , was to assist Dame ...
الصفحة 17
... entrance of the gate by the Lady of Avenel , attended by one or two of her maidens , eagerly waiting to administer assistance to the sufferer . VOL . IV . B He was borne into the castle , deposited upon a THE ABBOT . 17.
... entrance of the gate by the Lady of Avenel , attended by one or two of her maidens , eagerly waiting to administer assistance to the sufferer . VOL . IV . B He was borne into the castle , deposited upon a THE ABBOT . 17.
الصفحة 28
... attend- ance on his ministry , was the aged woman , whose form , too tall , and otherwise too remarkable to be forgotten , the lady had of late remarked frequent- ly as being conspicuous amongst the little audience . She had indeed more ...
... attend- ance on his ministry , was the aged woman , whose form , too tall , and otherwise too remarkable to be forgotten , the lady had of late remarked frequent- ly as being conspicuous amongst the little audience . She had indeed more ...
الصفحة 36
... embit- tered the solitude of its mistress . To teach him as far as her skill went , to attend to his childish comforts , to watch his boyish sports , became the lady's favourite amusement . In her circumstances , where the 36 THE ABBOT .
... embit- tered the solitude of its mistress . To teach him as far as her skill went , to attend to his childish comforts , to watch his boyish sports , became the lady's favourite amusement . In her circumstances , where the 36 THE ABBOT .
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Abbess Abbot of Unreason Adam Wood Adam Woodcock answered apartment attend betwixt brother Castle of Avenel Catherine Seyton Catholic church command companion Dame damsel door Earl Earl of Murray eyes fair faith falconer Father Ambrose favour favourite fear George Douglas Grace hand hath hawk head heart Heaven hither Holyrood honour Kennaquhair Knight of Avenel Lady of Avenel Lady of Lochleven lady's land Lilias look Lord Lindesay Lord Ruthven madam Magdalen Græme maiden Mary Mary Fleming Mary of Scotland Mary Stuart Master Roland matron ment mistress monks Morton mother Murray never noble once poniard poor preacher present Queen racter Regent replied Roland Græme Saint Saint Cuthbert Scotland seemed shew Sir Halbert Glendinning Sir Robert Melville speak spoke stood sword thee thou art thou hast thought tion tone turned voice Warden Wingate woman word young youth
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الصفحة 498 - Then give place to the physician, for the Lord hath created him: let him not go from thee, for thou hast need of him.
الصفحة 403 - I give this heavy weight from off my head, And this unwieldy sceptre from my hand, The pride of kingly sway from out my heart; With mine own tears I wash away my balm...
الصفحة 299 - ... trampling and neighing of horses without the gate ; the flashing of -arms, and rustling of plumes, and jingling of spurs, within it. In short, it was that gay and splendid confusion in which the eye of youth sees all that is brave and brilliant, and that of experience much that is doubtful, deceitful, false, and hollow — hopes that will never be gratified, promises which will never be fulfilled, pride in the disguise of humility, and insolence in that of frank and generous bounty.
الصفحة 230 - As when in tumults rise the ignoble crowd, Mad are their motions and their tongues are loud ; And stones and brands in rattling volleys fly, And all the rustic arms that fury can supply. If then some grave and pious man appear, They hush their noise and lend a listening ear ; He soothes with sober words their angry mood, And quenches their innate desire of blood.