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... whole month of June , and then went back to his house in the south of Scotland , supposing the enterprise abandoned . But , on the con . trary , the tidings of the battle of Fontenoy had decided Charles's movements , it seeming to ...
... whole month of June , and then went back to his house in the south of Scotland , supposing the enterprise abandoned . But , on the con . trary , the tidings of the battle of Fontenoy had decided Charles's movements , it seeming to ...
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... whole distance is thirty miles : for above twenty , the soldiers marched without molestation , when suddenly , in the narrow ravine of Spean Bridge , they found themselves beset by a party of Keppoch's Highlanders . Assailed by a ...
... whole distance is thirty miles : for above twenty , the soldiers marched without molestation , when suddenly , in the narrow ravine of Spean Bridge , they found themselves beset by a party of Keppoch's Highlanders . Assailed by a ...
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... whole force under his command , exclusive of garrisons , fell short of three thou- sand men . There were also several companies of a High- land regiment , headed by the Earl of Loudon : these , however , besides the doubts of their ...
... whole force under his command , exclusive of garrisons , fell short of three thou- sand men . There were also several companies of a High- land regiment , headed by the Earl of Loudon : these , however , besides the doubts of their ...
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... whole , it might be questioned whether any chief has ever , in so short a period , so greatly endeared himself to his fol- lowers . On the 30th of August , Charles reached Blair , the seat of the Duke of Athol , who hastily fled at his ...
... whole , it might be questioned whether any chief has ever , in so short a period , so greatly endeared himself to his fol- lowers . On the 30th of August , Charles reached Blair , the seat of the Duke of Athol , who hastily fled at his ...
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... whole course of this rebellion . His per- sonal hardihood and bravery , however conspicuous , might be rivalled by many others ; but none could vie with him in planning a campaign , providing against disasters , or improving victory ...
... whole course of this rebellion . His per- sonal hardihood and bravery , however conspicuous , might be rivalled by many others ; but none could vie with him in planning a campaign , providing against disasters , or improving victory ...
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Seite 21 - Prince, his colour went and came, his eyes sparkled, he shifted his place, and grasped his sword. Charles observed his demeanour, and, turning briskly towards him, called out, ' Will not you assist me ?' 'I will, I will,' said Ranald, ' though no other man in the Highlands should draw a sword ; I am ready to die for you.
Seite 20 - CHARLES) Principles of Geology; or, the Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants considered as illustrative of Geology.
Seite 117 - When a shroud is perceived about one, it is a sure prognostic of death; the time is judged according to the height of it about the person; for if it is seen above the middle...
Seite 133 - Adieu! my lords, we shall never meet again in the same place.'"' He says he will be hanged ; for that his neck is so short and bended, that he should be struck in the shoulders. I did not think it possible...
Seite 84 - ... she had now parted with her jewels, her plate, and every little article of value she possessed ; the price of which, in a purse, she laid at the feet of Prince Charles, while, straining her dim eyes to gaze on his features, and pressing his hand to her shrivelled lips, she exclaimed, with affectionate rapture, in the words of Simeon, "Lord! now lettest " thou thy servant depart in peace ! " It is added that she did not survive the shock when, a few days afterwards, she was told of the retreat.
Seite 144 - Let what will happen, the stroke is struck, and I have taken a firm resolution to conquer or to die, and stand my ground as long as I shall have a man remaining with me.
Seite 23 - Stuart is come over to claim the crown of his ancestors, to win it, or to perish in the attempt; Lochiel, who, my father has often told me, was our firmest friend, may stay at home, and learn from the newspapers the fate of his prince...
Seite 80 - Cameron having assured her that they would not injure either her or her little children, or any person whatever, she looked at him for some moments with an air of surprise, and then opened a press, calling out with a loud voice, ' Come out, children; the gentleman will not eat you.
Seite 95 - Charles's own opinion, when he left them,) that the Duke had no battering artillery at his disposal : some, however, was unexpectedly brought from Whitehaven ; and on the 29th it began to play upon the mouldering walls. The besieged then desired to capitulate, but could obtain no other terms from his Royal Highness, than that " they should not be put to the sword, but reserved " for his Majesty's pleasure" — a stipulation which to many of them was only death deferred.
Seite 10 - A Critical Examination of the Meaning and Etymology of numerous Greek Words and Passages, intended principally for Homer and Hesiod.