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... their skill by distinguish- ing the fattest deer , and their dexterity in bringing them down with their guns , Fer- gus exhibited remarkable address , and Ed- ward was also so fortunate as to attract the notice WAVERLEY . 9.
... their skill by distinguish- ing the fattest deer , and their dexterity in bringing them down with their guns , Fer- gus exhibited remarkable address , and Ed- ward was also so fortunate as to attract the notice WAVERLEY . 9.
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sir Walter Scott (bart.) ward was also so fortunate as to attract the notice and applause of the sportsmen . But now the main body of the deer ap peared at the head of the glen , compelled into a very narrow compass , and present- ing a ...
sir Walter Scott (bart.) ward was also so fortunate as to attract the notice and applause of the sportsmen . But now the main body of the deer ap peared at the head of the glen , compelled into a very narrow compass , and present- ing a ...
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... meeting , although the Highlanders , accustomed to such incidents , and prepared for them , had suffered no harm themselves . A wigwam was erected almost in an instant , where Ed- ward was deposited on a couch of heather . The WAVERLEY , ...
... meeting , although the Highlanders , accustomed to such incidents , and prepared for them , had suffered no harm themselves . A wigwam was erected almost in an instant , where Ed- ward was deposited on a couch of heather . The WAVERLEY , ...
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... ward ; and though our hero was writhing with pain , would not proceed to any ope- ration which would assuage it until he had perambulated his couch three times , mo- ving from east to west , according to the course of the sun . This ...
... ward ; and though our hero was writhing with pain , would not proceed to any ope- ration which would assuage it until he had perambulated his couch three times , mo- ving from east to west , according to the course of the sun . This ...
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... ward's curiosity , until he should find an opportunity of sending down the volume itself , which was much too heavy for the post , and which he proposed to accompany with certain interesting pamphlets , lately published by his friend in ...
... ward's curiosity , until he should find an opportunity of sending down the volume itself , which was much too heavy for the post , and which he proposed to accompany with certain interesting pamphlets , lately published by his friend in ...
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Page 79 - MY HEART'S IN THE HIGHLANDS FAREWELL to the Highlands, farewell to the North, The birthplace of valor, the country of worth! Wherever I wander, wherever I rove, The hills of the Highlands for ever I love. Chorus My heart's in the Highlands, my heart is not here, My heart's in the Highlands a-chasing the deer, A-chasing the wild deer and following the roe — My heart's in the Highlands, wherever I go!