In love and war, Volume 3R. Bentley and Son, 1877 |
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Abbot Panther alarm amongst Angus answered arms breast bridal brother camp Captain Murray castle Coch Cochrane's command comrade council Countess of Mar courier cried death desire despatches desperate Dinna door Duke of Albany Earl of Angus Earl of Mar enemy escape Evandale exclaimed eyes face faithful favour favourite followed give Glenkens Gordon of Lamington guard halberd hand head heart Hommel honour hope humour Katherine Janfarie King kirk knave lady Lauder Leonard Linlithgow looked lord Lord Gray lordship madam Majesty Majesty's Majesty's pleasure master maun ment mercy Muckle Mysie Nicol Janfarie nobles palace passed passion permit pledge poniard present prisoner proceeded promise purpose Queen ramparts Ramsay rane ready renounce Richard Janfarie ROBIN GRAY Ross royal royal pavilion sake seemed sentinel Sir Robert Cochrane sister sloop smiled soldiers spare Stark stood sword tell thought tidings Torphichen treachery troopers voice waited whilst words
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Page 49 - Our gude ship sails the morn." " Now ever alake, my master dear, I fear a deadly storm ! " I saw the new moon, late yestreen, Wi' the auld moon in her arm ; And if we gang to sea, master, I fear we'll come to harm.
Page 115 - She looked east, and she looked west, To see what she could spy, When a gallant knight came in her sight, And to the gate drew nigh. " You seem to be no gentleman, You wear your boots so wide ; But you seem to be some cunning hunter, You wear the horn so syde."1 —
Page 16 - When Carmichael came before the King, He fell low down upon his knee : The very first word that the King spake, Was — " Where's the laird of young Logie ?" — Carmichael turn'd him round about, (I wot the tear blinded his ee,) " There came a token frae your grace, Has ta'en away the laird frae me.
Page 28 - I'll send, To run and raise the Ross's clan, Their master to defend.' Beneath a bush he laid him down, And wrapped him in his plaid ; While trembling for her lover's fate, At distance stood the maid. Swift ran the page o'er hill and dale, Till, in a lowly glen, He met the furious Sir John Graeme, With twenty of his men.
Page 163 - d up with pow'r and might, Landed in fair Scotland the isle With mony a hardy knight. The...
Page 142 - The Douglas turned him on his steed, And I wat a loud laughter leuch he: "Of a' the fools I have ever met, Man, I ha'e never met ane like thee. "Art thou akin to lord or knight, Or courtly squire or warrior leal?" "I am a tinkler," quo' the wight, "But I like croun-cracking unco weel.
Page 70 - The little page flew fwift as dart Flung by his mafters arm : " Cum down, cum down, Lord HARDYKNUTE, And rid zour King frae harm." Then reid reid grew his dark-brown cheiks, Sae did his dark-brown brow ; His luiks grew kene, as they were wont, In dangers great, to do...
Page 163 - To horse, to horse, my royal liege, Your faes stand on the strand; Full twenty thousand glittering spears The king of Norse commands.
Page 176 - Yet a' the strength of strongest youth In sic an eild had he : Nae pity was there in his breast ; v For war alane he lo'd ; His gray een sparkled at the sight Of plunder, death, and bluid. What ! shall our hearts of steel, he said. Bend to a woman's sang ? Or can her words our honour quit For sic dishonest wrang ? I For this did a...