 THIS HUMBLE INDIVIDUAL PRACTISED IN REAL LIFE THE VIRTUES WITH WHICH FICTION HAS INVESTED THE IMAGINARY CHARACTER OF JEANIE DEANS; REFUSING THE SLIGHTEST DEPARTURE FROM VERACITY, EVEN TO SAVE THE LIFE OF A SISTER, SHE NEVERTHELESS SHOWED HER KINDNESS...  Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Bart - Page 118by John Gibson Lockhart - 1839Full view - About this book
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell, Henry T. Steele - American periodicals - 1847 - 606 pages
...to save the life of her sister, she nevertheless showed her kindness and fortitude in rescuing her from the severity of the law, at the expense of personal...laudable. Respect the grave of poverty, when combined with the love of truth and dear affection. Jeanie Deans is recompensed by her biographer for the trials... | |
 | William Coombs Dana - Europe - 1845 - 408 pages
...even to save the life of a sister, she nevertheless showed her kindness and fortitude in rescuing her from the severity of the law, at the expense of personal...when combined with love of truth and dear affection." From Dumfries, I continued my journey southward, passing the famous Gretna Green, near the English... | |
 | Scotland - 1845 - 1288 pages
...Even to save the life of a sister, She nevertheless showed her Kindness and fortitude, In Rescuing her from the severity of the law, At the expense of personal...When combined with love of truth And dear affection. bourhood of Ayr. Mr Lennox, of Linncluden, in this parish, resides in New York. Wellwood Maxwell, Esq.... | |
 | Scotland - 1845 - 1270 pages
...Even to save the life of a sister, She nevertheless showed her Kindness and fortitude, In Reseuing her from the severity of the law, At the expense of personal...grave of poverty, When combined with love of truth bourhood of Ayr. Mr Lennox, of Linncluden, in this parish, resides in New York. Wellwood Maxwell, Esq.... | |
 | Tales - Women - 1846 - 248 pages
...to save the life of her sister : she nevertheless showed her kindness and fortitude in rescuing her from the severity of the law, at the expense of personal...motive was laudable. Respect the grave of poverty, when comhined with the'love of truth and dear affection. Jcanie Deans is, recompensed by her biographer... | |
 | English literature - 1847 - 446 pages
...to save the life of her sister, she nevertheless showed her kindness and fortitude in rescuing her from the severity of the law, at the expense of personal...laudable. Respect the grave of poverty, when combined with the love of truth and dear affection. Jeanie Deans is recompensed by her biographer for the trials... | |
 | 1847 - 436 pages
...вате the life of her sister, she nevertheless showed her kindness and fortitude in rescuing her from the severity of the law, at the expense of personal...laudable. Respect the grave of poverty, when combined with the love of truth and dear affection. Jeanie Deans is recompensed by her biographer for the trials... | |
 | Anna Maria Hall - 1847 - 862 pages
...the severity of the law, which the time rendered as difficult at the expense of personal exertions as the motive was laudable. Respect the grave of poverty, when combined with the love of truth and dear affection. Jeanic Deans is recompensed by her biographer for the trials... | |
 | John Gibson Lockhart - Authors, Scottish - 1848 - 380 pages
...EVEN TO SAVE THE LIFE OF A SISTER, SHE NEVERTHELESS SHOWED HER EINDNESS AND FORTITUDE, IN RESCUING HER FROM THE SEVERITY OF THE LAW, AT THE EXPENSE OF PERSONAL...the conclusion is so remarkable that I must copy it: — submit to the public. He is now on the eve of visiting foreign parts ; a ship of war is commissioned... | |
 | Scotland - 1848 - 232 pages
...Even to save the life of a Sister She nevertheless shewed her Kindness and fortitude In rescuing her from the Severity of the Law at the expense of Personal...When combined with love of Truth and dear affection. Who would refuse amen ! to this, ' respect the grave.' Finding that the " bloodie Lagg," alias Grierson... | |
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