Cassell's old and new Edinburgh, Volum 1Cassell, Petter & Company, 1880 |
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Cassell's Old and New Edinburgh: Its History, Its People, and Its ..., Volum 1 James Grant Visualització completa - 1881 |
Cassell's Old and New Edinburgh: Its History, Its People, and Its ..., Volum 1 James Grant Visualització de fragments - 1884 |
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Passatges populars
Pàgina 106 - The bridegroom may forget the bride Was made his wedded wife yestreen ; The monarch may forget the crown ' That on his head an hour has been ; The mother may forget the child That smiles sae sweetly on her knee ; But I'll remember thee, Glencairn, And a' that thou hast done for me ! " LINES, SENT TO SIR JOHN WHITEFORD, OF WHITEFORD, BART.
Pàgina 99 - Servile and impertinent, shallow and pedantic, a bigot and a sot, bloated with family pride, and eternally blustering about the dignity of a born gentleman, yet stooping to be a talebearer, an eavesdropper, a common butt in the taverns of London...
Pàgina 7 - Such dusky grandeur clothed the height Where the huge Castle holds its state, And all the steep slope down Whose ridgy back heaves to the sky, Piled deep and massy, close and high, Mine own romantic town...
Pàgina 110 - I shall exult and triumph to you a little that I have now at last — being turned of forty, to my own honour, to that of learning, and to that of the present age — arrived at the dignity of being a householder. *' About seven months ago, I got a house of my own, and completed a regular family, consisting of a head, viz. myself, and two inferior members, a maid and a cat. My sister has since joined me, and keeps me company.
Pàgina 120 - This warld's wealth when I think on, Its pride, and a' the lave o't ; Fie, fie on silly coward man, That he should be the slave...
Pàgina 262 - Roslin ; for he kept a great court, and was royally served at his own table in vessels of gold and silver; Lord Dirleton being his master-household, Lord Borthwick his cup-bearer, and Lord Fleming his carver ; in whose absence they had deputies to attend, viz.
Pàgina 257 - Lovat, as if by accident, to ascertain the truth of those rumours concerning her husband's conduct, which had reached her family. She was received by Lord Lovat with an extravagant affectation of welcome, and with many assurances of the happiness which his lady would receive from seeing her. The chief then went to the lonely tower in which Lady Lovat was secluded without decent clothes, and even without sufficient nourishment. He laid a dress before her becoming her rank, commanded her to put it...
Pàgina 314 - Patullo and his spouse had taken up their abode in the house, as the worthy couple were lying awake in their bed, not unconscious of a certain degree of fear — a dim uncertain light proceeding from the gathered embers of their fire, and all being silent around them — they suddenly saw a form like that of a calf, which came forward to the bed, and, setting its fore-feet upon the stock, looked steadfastly at the unfortunate pair. When it had contemplated them thus for a few minutes, to their great...
Pàgina 46 - I am desirous that all here, with ladies and others, bear witness ; for he is so much your own son, that I fear it will be the worse for him hereafter ! " Then she spoke to Sir William Stanley. " This," says she, " is the son whom (I hope) shall first unite the two kingdoms of Scotland and England...