 ... upon the party. Sir Walter Scott seldom failed, when I saw him in company with his Liddesdale companion, to mimic with infinite humour the sudden outburst of his old host, on hearing the clatter of horses...  Life of Sir Walter Scott, Bart - Page 61by John Gibson Lockhart - 1853 - 837 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Gibson Lockhart - Authors, English - 1837 - 318 pages
...of the dame — and the rueful despair with which the young clergyman closed the book. ' It was at that same season, I think,' says Mr. Shortreed, '...border war-horn, which ye may still see hanging in the armory at Abbotsford. How great he was when he was made master o' that ! I believe it had been found... | |
 | John Gibson Lockhart - Authors, Scottish - 1837 - 450 pages
...consternation of the dame — and the rueful despair with which the young clergyman closed the book. ' It was that same season, I think,' says Mr Shortreed, ' that...Sir Walter got from Dr Elliot, the large old border war horn, which ye may still see hanging in the armoury at Abbotsford. How great he was when he was... | |
 | John Gibson Lockhart - Authors, Scottish - 1837 - 608 pages
...host, on hearing the clatter of horses' feet, which he knew to indicate the arrival of the keg — the consternation of the dame — and the rueful despair...which the young clergyman closed the book. 'It was that same season, I think,' says Mr. Shortreed, 'that Sir Walter got from Dr. Elliot, the large old... | |
 | John Gibson Lockhart - Authors, Scottish - 1837 - 452 pages
...horses' feet, which he knew to indicate the arrival of the keg—the consternation of the dafte—and the rueful despair with which the young clergyman closed the book. ' It was that same season, I think,' says Mr Shortreed, ' that Sir Walter got from Dr Elliot, the large old... | |
 | John Gibson Lockhart - Authors, Scottish - 1837 - 324 pages
...Walter got from Dr. Elliot the large, old border war-horn, which ye may still see hanging in the armory at Abbotsford. How great he was when he was made master o' that ! I believe it had been found in Hermitage Castle — and one of the doctor's servants had used it... | |
 | John Gibson Lockhart - 1839 - 426 pages
...host, on hearing the clatter of horses' feet, which he knew to indicate the arrival of the keg — the consternation of the dame — and the rueful despair...Sir Walter got from Dr Elliot, the large old border war horn, which ye may still see hanging in the armoury at Abbotsford. How great he was when he was... | |
 | John Gibson Lockhart - Authors, Scottish - 1839 - 422 pages
...host, on hearing the clatter of horses' feet, which he knew to indicate the arrival of the keg — the consternation of the dame — and the rueful despair...Sir Walter got from Dr Elliot, the large old border war horn, which ye may still see hanging in the armoury at Abbotsford. How great he was when he was... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - German literature - 1839 - 466 pages
...host on hearing the clatter of horses' feet, which he knew to indicate the arrival of the keg — the consternation of the dame — and the rueful despair with which the young clergyman closed the book.' — vol. i. pp. 195-199. From which Liddesdale raids, which we here, like the young clergyman, close... | |
 | John Gibson Lockhart - 1845 - 836 pages
...clatter of horses' feet, which he knew to indicate the arrival of the keg — the consternation of tho dame- — and the rueful despair with which the young...hanging in the armoury at Abbotsford. How great he wan when he was made master o' tluti ! 1 believe it had been found ill Hermitage Castle — and one... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1847 - 612 pages
...clatter of horses' feet, which, he knew to indicate the arrival of the keg — the consternation •f the dame— and the rueful despair with which the young clergyman closed the book. "It was that same season, I think," nays Mr. Shortreed, " that Sur Walter got from Dr. Elliot the large old... | |
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