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... land . As late as the year 1299 , after the Scotch patriot Wal- lace had been defeated , Bruce was in favor with the English King Ed- ward , but in February , 1306 , occurred the event with which Scott's nar- rative opens . 2. The ...
... land . As late as the year 1299 , after the Scotch patriot Wal- lace had been defeated , Bruce was in favor with the English King Ed- ward , but in February , 1306 , occurred the event with which Scott's nar- rative opens . 2. The ...
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... land , with several other ladies , accompanied her husband and his few followers during their wanderings . There was no other way of pro- viding for them save by hunting and fishing . It was remarked that Douglas was the most active and ...
... land , with several other ladies , accompanied her husband and his few followers during their wanderings . There was no other way of pro- viding for them save by hunting and fishing . It was remarked that Douglas was the most active and ...
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... Land , and spend the rest of his life in fighting against the Saracens ; by which he thought , perhaps , he might deserve the forgiveness of Heaven for the great sin of stabbing Comyn in the. THE RISE OF ROBERT BRUCE 7 BRUCE AND THE SPIDEF.
... Land , and spend the rest of his life in fighting against the Saracens ; by which he thought , perhaps , he might deserve the forgiveness of Heaven for the great sin of stabbing Comyn in the. THE RISE OF ROBERT BRUCE 7 BRUCE AND THE SPIDEF.
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... land , " he said , " now that I am so unexpectedly restored to it . I will give freedom to Scotland , or leave my carcass on the surface of the land which gave me birth . ' Bruce , also , after some hesitation , determined that since he ...
... land , " he said , " now that I am so unexpectedly restored to it . I will give freedom to Scotland , or leave my carcass on the surface of the land which gave me birth . ' Bruce , also , after some hesitation , determined that since he ...
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... land on the side where the king was , was steep , and the path which led upward from the water's edge to the top of the bank , extremely narrow and difficult . Bruce caused his men to lie down to take some sleep , at a place about half ...
... land on the side where the king was , was steep , and the path which led upward from the water's edge to the top of the bank , extremely narrow and difficult . Bruce caused his men to lie down to take some sleep , at a place about half ...
Contents
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Joseph Rodman Drake | 128 |
THE DISINHERITED KNIGHT UNSHEATHED HIS SWORD | 302 |
THE DISINHERITED KNIGHT CONFERS WITH THE SQUIRES | 317 |
HALF THE KNIGHTS WERE DISMOUNTED George Werveke | 325 |
Translated from Krummacher | 345 |
A DOG FIGHT George Werveke | 347 |
THIS WAS THE CLOSE George Werveke | 363 |
Latto | 370 |
UNDER THE OAK TREE Gertrude S Spaller | 376 |
George Werveke | 138 |
WITH A CHERRY TREE BETWEEN HIS ANTLERS George Werveke | 147 |
THE EAGLE CARRIED ME AWAY | 165 |
Gordon Stevenson | 177 |
Gordon Stevenson | 211 |
Gordon Stevenson | 225 |
More | 245 |
More | 259 |
SIR WALTER SCOTT Halftone | 264 |
ABBOTSFORD Halftone | 274 |
THE PROMISCUOUS MULTITUDE George Werveke | 283 |
CHILDHOOD Halftone Mary L Spoor | 382 |
WHITHER THOU GOEST I WILL GO Mary L Spoor | 399 |
RUTH Halftone Beatrice Braidwood | 406 |
THE WRITING ON THE WALL Janet L Scott | 410 |
SOHRAB AND RUSTEM | 412 |
SOHRAB AND RUSTUM Matthew Arnold | 430 |
SOHRAB AND RUSTUM Halftone Beatrice Braidwood | 432 |
PERANWISA GIVES SOHRABS CHALLENGE Beatrice Braidwood | 436 |
THE SPEAR RENT THE TOUGH PLATES Beatrice Braidwood | 449 |
RUSTUM SORROWS OVER SOHRAB Beatrice Braidwood | 463 |
THE POET AND THE PEASANT Emile Souvestre | 467 |
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Afrasiab armor arms army Arnold Athelstane beautiful Bella blow Boaz Bois-Guilbert boys brave Bruce buccaneers called Captain Morgan castle champion Clusium cried Disinherited Knight eagles English eyes face father fear fell fight fire ship friends hand Harris hath head heard heart honor horse housemaid's knee Inchcape Rock James Kaoos killed king ladies lance land Lars Porsena lists looked Lord master Matthew Arnold Moab Morgan morning mother Naomi never noble o'er Oxus Persian pirates poem Prince John Raksh river Robert the Bruce rock round Rowena Rustum sand seemed Seistan Shah Nameh shield ship shouts side sleep slogger Sohrab song soon spear spectators stood story sword Tartar tent thee things thou thought told Tom Brown took turned unto victory voice wagons wild words young