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... Sir John Cope . He was then an officer in the Guards , and thought it a duty to offer his service , when the king's troops were in the field . He came to Dunbar , attended by one or two servants . There were not wanting persons upon ...
... Sir John Cope . He was then an officer in the Guards , and thought it a duty to offer his service , when the king's troops were in the field . He came to Dunbar , attended by one or two servants . There were not wanting persons upon ...
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... Sir John Cope , who had , as the song says , just- " landed at Dunbar Right early in the morning . " John Home determined , however , to carry some intelli- gence , at least , which might be useful , and , for this purpose , he ventured ...
... Sir John Cope , who had , as the song says , just- " landed at Dunbar Right early in the morning . " John Home determined , however , to carry some intelli- gence , at least , which might be useful , and , for this purpose , he ventured ...
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... Sir John Cope dismissed the volunteer , with many compliments for bringing him such certain and accurate intelli- gence . " - Vol . iii , pp . 75 , 76 . Of the zealous services of the few but faithful volunteers who did leave Edinburgh ...
... Sir John Cope dismissed the volunteer , with many compliments for bringing him such certain and accurate intelli- gence . " - Vol . iii , pp . 75 , 76 . Of the zealous services of the few but faithful volunteers who did leave Edinburgh ...
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... Cope's army had arrived at the spot where the battle took place on the next ... Sir Peter Threip- land , and two or three gentlemen , with their grooms ... JOHN HOME . 305.
... Cope's army had arrived at the spot where the battle took place on the next ... Sir Peter Threip- land , and two or three gentlemen , with their grooms ... JOHN HOME . 305.
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... Sir John Cope , who was a humane , good - tempered man . The new general ridiculed severely the conduct of his predecessor , and remembering that he had seen , in 1715 , the left wing of the Highlanders broken by a charge of the Duke of ...
... Sir John Cope , who was a humane , good - tempered man . The new general ridiculed severely the conduct of his predecessor , and remembering that he had seen , in 1715 , the left wing of the Highlanders broken by a charge of the Duke of ...
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Page 13 - In thoughts from the visions of the night, When deep sleep falleth on men, Fear came upon me, and trembling, Which made all my bones to shake. Then a spirit passed before my face; The hair of my flesh stood up...
Page 12 - A thousand fantasies Begin to throng into my memory, Of calling shapes, and beck'ning shadows dire, And airy tongues, that syllable men's names On sands, and shores, and desert wildernesses.
Page 45 - Some say no evil thing that walks by night, In fog or fire, by lake or moorish fen, Blue meagre hag, or stubborn unlaid ghost, That breaks his magic chains at curfew time, No goblin or swart faery of the mine, Hath hurtful power o'er true virginity.
Page 31 - When I lie, sit, or walk alone, I sigh, I grieve, making great...
Page 412 - And thus ends all that I doubt I shall ever be able to do with my own eyes in the keeping of my Journal, I being not able to do it any longer, having done now so long as to undo my eyes almost every time that I take a pen in my hand...
Page 204 - Because you are not merry : and 'twere as easy For you to laugh and leap and say you are merry, Because you are not sad. Now, by two-headed Janus, Nature hath framed strange fellows in her time : Some that will evermore peep through their eyes And laugh like parrots at a bag-piper, And other of such vinegar aspect That they'll not show their teeth in way of smile, Though Nestor swear the jest be laughable.
Page 12 - The other Shape — If shape it might be called that shape had none Distinguishable in member, joint, or limb; Or substance might be called that shadow seemed, For each seemed either — black it stood as Night, Fierce as ten Furies, terrible as Hell, And shook a dreadful dart: what seemed his head The likeness of a kingly crown had on.
Page 12 - ... shape had none Distinguishable in member, joint, or limb: Or substance might be called that shadow seemed, — For each seemed either; black he stood as night; Fierce as ten furies; terrible as hell; And shook a deadly dart. What seemed his head The likeness of a kingly crown had on. In this description all is dark, uncertain, confused, terrible and sublime to the last degree.
Page 13 - In the most high and palmy state of Rome, A little ere the mightiest Julius fell, The graves stood tenantless, and the sheeted dead Did squeak and gibber in the Roman streets...
Page 157 - Thornton. A SPORTING TOUR THROUGH THE NORTHERN PARTS OF ENGLAND AND GREAT PART OF THE HIGHLANDS OF SCOTLAND. By Colonel T. THORNTON, of Thornville Royal, in Yorkshire. With the Original Illustrations by GARRARD, and other Illustrations and Coloured Plates by GE LODGE.