 | Walter Scott - France - 1836 - 476 pages
...of the ferry, dislodged Lord Loudon from the town of Cromarty, afterwards pursued him to Tain, you except one or two, became passionately fond of the...industry for him in the most intemperate manner." — " One of the ladies noticed by the President," says General Stewart, " finding she could not prevail... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1836 - 462 pages
...Cromarty, afterwards pursued him to Tain, you except one or two, became passionately fond of the yoiras; Adventurer, and used all their arts and industry for him in the most intemperate manner." — " One of the ladies noticed by the President," says General Stewart, " finding she could not prevail... | |
 | James Browne - Clans - 1838 - 538 pages
...became mad ; all doubtful people became Jacobites ; and all bankrupts became heroes, and talked of nothing but hereditary rights and victory ; and what...industry for him in the most intemperate manner."* In England the news of the prince's victory created a panic, the effect of which was a run upon the... | |
 | Walter Scott - Demonology - 1838 - 1198 pages
...of gallantry, and if you will believe me much more mischievous to the publick, all the fine Indys, if you will except one or two, became passionately...alone, without troops, without arms, without money or credile ; provided with no means to prevent txtream folly, except pen and ink, a tongue, and some reputation... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle), George Walter Prothero - English literature - 1816 - 594 pages
...you will believe me much more mischievous to the publick, all the fine ladys, if you will except cne or two, became passionately fond of the young adventurer,...most intemperate manner. Under these circumstances, 1 found myself almost alone, without troops, without arms, without money or credite ; provided with... | |
 | Thomas Stephen - Scotland - 1845 - 706 pages
...became mad ; all doubtful people became Jacobites ; and all banknipts became heroes, and talked of nothing but hereditary rights and victory ; and what...arts and industry for him in the most intemperate manner1." THE SACRILEGE committed by the duke of Cumberland is disgraceful to his memory and to the... | |
 | John Heneage Jesse - Jacobite Rebellion, 1745-1746 - 1846 - 318 pages
...gallantry, — and, if you believe me, more mischievous to the publie, — all the fine ladies, if you except one or two, became passionately fond of the...industry for him in the most intemperate manner." — " One of the ladies noticed by the President," says General Stewart, " finding she could not prevail... | |
 | Mrs. A. T. Thomson, Byerley Thomson - Jacobite Rebellion, 1715 - 1846 - 552 pages
...men of gallantry, and, if you believe me, more mischievous to the public, all the fine ladies, if you except one or two, became passionately fond of the young adventurer, and used all their arts for him in the most intemperate manner."* It was not, however, an idle, romantic fancy, but a fixed... | |
 | James Boswell - 1851 - 410 pages
...weakened the force of the applications in his favour. " All the fine ladies," said Duncan Forbea, " except one or two, became passionately fond of the young adventurer, and uaed all their arts and industry for him in the most intemperate manner." Lady Margaret was of a Jacobite... | |
 | Walter Scott - Clans - 1856 - 242 pages
...of gallantry, and if you will believe me much more mischievous to the publick, all the fine ladys, if you will except one or two, became passionately...alone, without troops, without arms, without money or credtte ; provided with no means to prevent extream folly, except pen and ink, a tongue, and some reputation... | |
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... all the fine ladies, if you will except one or two, became passionately fond of the young adventurer, and used all their arts and industry for him in the most intemperate manner. 
