haughtily, "to set my vanity in arms against my principles. The King gave my ancestors their title ...
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again complain of the hospitality of Darnlinvarach." "Threatened men," said Sir Duncan, "live long....
"To cut this matter short," said Sir Duncan, with an expression of voice and countenance somewhat a...
evil. But I," he continued--"I repeat to you, that this weapon --that is, such a weapon as this," t...
"To ride with this person to-morrow!" exclaimed his lady; "such cannot be your purpose, Sir Duncan,...
"Thane of Menteith," he said, "you have well spoken; nor is there one of us in whose bosom the same...
march into Scotland, and your prick-ear'd Covenanters have been too hard for our friends in the sou...
three brothers; so that you were in equal danger to displease him, in terming Prince Charles, the P...
not taken up the affair, and explained the circumstances and conditions. "I trust," he concluded, "...
the state or sovereign from whom he received his pay, without respect either to the justice of the ...
season abounded; but the greater part of the vulgar were satisfied that she must have subsisted upo...
you?" "Tell me first," answered the soldier, "for whom are you?--the strongest party should speak ...
"Why, truly, sir," answered the soldier, "an Irish cavalier, called O'Quilligan, being major of our...
which Allan M'Aulay was placed, and tuning her clairshach, a small harp, about thirty inches in hei...
"I believe, Anderson," said Lord Menteith, looking back to one of his servants, for both were close...