Memoirs of the Pretenders and Their Adherents, Band 3L. C. Page, 1901 |
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acquaint afterward Andrew Mitchell arms army arrived August battle of Culloden behaviour believe Berwick Blair body Campbell Captain Castle Charles conduct Cope's Craigie Cromartie death defence despatched Duke of Argyll Duke of Atholl Dutch Earl Edinburgh endeavours enemies execution executioner express Flora Macdonald Fort Augustus French friends gallant gentlemen give head hear Highlanders honour hope informed intelligence Inverness Jacobite James joined justice clerk king king's Kingsburgh Lady landed last night Leith letter Lochiel London Lord Advocate Lord Balmerino Lord George lord justice clerk Lord Kilmarnock lords justices lordship Majesty Majesty's service Marquis of Tweeddale Miss Macdonald morning Murray o'clock occasion officers orders person Perth Pretender Pretender's prince prisoners proper Provost rebels received regiment says scaffold Scotland sent September sheriffs ship Sir Andrew Mitchell Sir John Cope Stirling Stuarts Tower town troops Walpole warrant WHITEHALL write wrote yesterday
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Seite 50 - Set thou a wicked man over him : and let Satan stand at his right hand. When he shall be judged, let him be condemned : and let his prayer become sin.
Seite 105 - Tartan waistcoat with gold buttons and gold button-holes, a bluish philibeg, and Tartan hose. He had jet black hair tied behind, and was a large stately man, with a steady sensible countenance. .There was a comfortable parlour with a good fire, and a dram went round. By and by supper was served, at which there appeared the lady of the house, the celebrated Miss Flora Macdonald.
Seite 41 - ... you must be hanged by the neck; but not till you are dead; for you must be cut down alive; then your bowels must be taken out, and burnt before your taces; then your heads must be severed from your bodies; and your bodies must be divided each into four quarters; and these must be at the king's disposal.
Seite 131 - Heaven ! of woes like ours, And let us, let us weep no more.' The dismal scene was o'er and past, The lover's mournful hearse retired ; The maid drew back her languid head, And, sighing forth his name, expired.
Seite 51 - Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow. Let his children be continually vagabonds, and beg: let them seek their bread also out of their desolate places.
Seite 105 - To see Dr. Samuel Johnson, the great champion of the English Tories, salute Miss Flora Macdonald in the isle of Sky, was a striking sight; for though somewhat congenial in their notions, it was very improbable they should meet here.
Seite 107 - We were entertained with the usual hospitality by Mr. Macdonald and his lady, Flora Macdonald, a name that will be mentioned in history, and if courage and fidelity be virtues, mentioned with honour.
Seite 36 - I am this moment come from the conclusion of the greatest and most melancholy scene I ever yet saw. You will easily guess it was the trials of the rebel lords. As it was the most interesting sight, it was the most solemn and fine ; a coronation is a puppet-show, and all the splendour of it idle ; but this sight at once feasted one's eyes, and engaged all one's passions.
Seite 85 - Lady Cromartie, who is said to have drawn her husband into these circumstances, was at Leicester House on Wednesday with four of her children. The Princess saw her, and made no other answer than by bringing in her own children, and placing them by her, which, if true, is one of the prettiest things I ever heard.
Seite 37 - Minister that is no peer, and consequently applying to the other Ministers, in a manner, for their orders; and not even ready at the ceremonial. To the prisoners he was peevish; and instead of keeping up to the humane dignity of the law of England, whose character it is to point out favour to the criminal, he crossed them, and almost scolded at any offer they made towards defence.