| Joseph Johnson - 1869 - 320 páginas
...Walter Scott, bearing the following inscription: "This stone was erected by the author of 'Waverley,' to the memory of Helen Walker, who died in the year of God 1791. This humble individual practised in real life the virtues with which fiction has invested the... | |
| Andrew Kennedy Hutchison Boyd - 1870 - 444 páginas
...memory of Helen Walker Who died in the year of God 1791. This humble individual practised in real lU'e the virtues with which fiction has invested the imaginary...slightest departure from veracity even to save the life of a sister, she neverthless showed her kindness and fortitude by rescuing her from the severity of the... | |
| Robert Shelton Mackenzie - 1871 - 520 páginas
...and was interred in the churchyard of Irongrey, near Dumfries. This inscription declares that Helen " practised in real life the virtues with which fiction...departure from veracity, even to save the life of a sister : she nevertheless showed her kindness and fortitude in rescuing her from the severity of... | |
| Adam and Charles Black (Firm) - 1872 - 820 páginas
...Midlothian], who died in the year of God 1791. "This humble individual," as the inscription relates, "practised in real life the virtues with which fiction has invested the imaginary character. Refusing the slightest departure from veracity, even to save the life of a sister, she still, nevertheless,... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1874 - 658 páginas
...erected by the Author of Waverley to the memory of HELEN WALEER, who died in the year of God 1791. This humble individual practised in real life the...fiction has invested the imaginary character of JEANIE Di refusing the slightest departure from veracity, even to sav* life of a sister, she nevertheless... | |
| Charles Bruce - 1875 - 636 páginas
...Walter Scott, upon which is the following inscription : This stone was erected by the Author of Wavtrlcy to the memory of HELEN WALKER, who died in the year of God HDCCXCI. This humble individual practised in real life the virtues with which fiction has invested... | |
| Malcolm M'Lachlan Harper - 1876 - 336 páginas
...erected by the great novelist over the grave : — This Stone was erected By the Author of Waverley To the Memory of HELEN WALKER, Who died in the year of God MDCCXCI. This humble individual i Practised in real life The virtues With which fiction has invested The imaginary character of JBANIE... | |
| John Gibson Lockhart - 1882 - 386 páginas
...Walter sent him this beautiful inscription for it: — THIS STONE WAS ERECTED BY THE AUTHOR OF WAVERLEY TO THE MEMORY OF HELEN WALKER, WHO DIED IN THE YEAR OF GOD, 1791. THIS HUMBLE INDIVIDUAL PRACTISED IN REAL LIFE THE VIRTUES WITH WHICH FICTION HAS INVESTED THE... | |
| John Gibson Lockhart - 1882 - 384 páginas
...Walter sent him this beautiful inscription for it: — THIS STONE WAS ERECTED BY THE AUTHOR OB WAVERLE7 TO THE MEMORY OF HELEN WALKER, WHO DIED IN THE YEAR OF COD, 1791. THIS HUMBLE INDIVIDUAL PRACTISED IN REAL LIFE THE VIRTUES WITH WHICH FICTION HAS INVESTED... | |
| Francis Hindes Groome - 1883 - 302 páginas
...erected by the Author of Waverley in memory of Helen Walker, who died in the year of God 1791, and who practised in real life the virtues with which fiction...invested the imaginary character of Jeanie Deans.' In recent times Kirkpatrick-Irongray has been the scene of the ' Recreations of a Country Parson' —... | |
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