The Handy Volume "Waverly" ...: A legend of Montrose, &cBradbury, Agnew, 1877 |
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... who had resisted with great obstinacy the adoption of the Solemn League and Cove- nant , and by many of the chiefs of the Highland clans , who conceived their interest and authority to be con- nected I EGEND OF ONTROSE ...
... who had resisted with great obstinacy the adoption of the Solemn League and Cove- nant , and by many of the chiefs of the Highland clans , who conceived their interest and authority to be con- nected I EGEND OF ONTROSE ...
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... and the spirit of their chief- tains intimidated , by the predominating influence of the Marquis of Argyle , upon whom the confidence of the Convention of Estates was reposed with the utmost security ; A LEGEND OF MONTROSE .
... and the spirit of their chief- tains intimidated , by the predominating influence of the Marquis of Argyle , upon whom the confidence of the Convention of Estates was reposed with the utmost security ; A LEGEND OF MONTROSE .
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... chief ; and as the Camp- bells had already severely humbled several of the neigh- bouring tribes , it was supposed these would not readily again provoke an encounter with a body so powerful . Thus having at their command the whole west ...
... chief ; and as the Camp- bells had already severely humbled several of the neigh- bouring tribes , it was supposed these would not readily again provoke an encounter with a body so powerful . Thus having at their command the whole west ...
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... chief of the other party- " Cavalier or Roundhead , King or Con- . vention ? " " By my troth , sir , " answered the soldier , " I would be loath to reply to you with an untruth , as a thing un- becoming a cavalier of fortune and a ...
... chief of the other party- " Cavalier or Roundhead , King or Con- . vention ? " " By my troth , sir , " answered the soldier , " I would be loath to reply to you with an untruth , as a thing un- becoming a cavalier of fortune and a ...
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... chiefs , allenarly , that respect and obedience whilk ought to be paid to commissionate offi- cers . If I were teaching them to form battalia by ex- tracting the square root , that is by forming your square battalion of equal number of ...
... chiefs , allenarly , that respect and obedience whilk ought to be paid to commissionate offi- cers . If I were teaching them to form battalia by ex- tracting the square root , that is by forming your square battalion of equal number of ...
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Allan M'Aulay Angus M'Aulay Annot Lyle answered Argyle Argyle's Argyleshire arms army attendants auld Black Dwarf blood called Captain Dalgetty castle cavalier CHAP Chiefs clan command companion Convention of Estates Covenanters door Drumthwacket Dugald Dalgetty Dwarf Earl Earl of Menteith Earnscliff Ellieslaw Elshie enemy exclaimed eyes father followers frae gentlemen Grace Gustavus Gustavus Adolphus hand head heard Highland Hobbie Elliot honour horse Ilderton Inverary Isabella King Knight of Ardenvohr lady Laird look Lord Menteith lordship Lowlands M'Callum Major Dalgetty Mareschal College Marquis military misanthropy Miss Vere Mist Montrose Montrose's mountains muckle never ower party person Ranald MacEagh rank Ratcliffe replied returned Scotland Scottish seemed Sir Dugald Sir Duncan Campbell Sir Frederick Langley soldier speak stood sword thee thou tion voice weel Westburnflat whilk wild young
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