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admire appear banks battle BATTLE OF WATERLOO beauties bestow bold bonnie bosom bout brave breast British Britons brow Caledon Carron charms cheeks cheer command corn Criffel cuirassiers Dalveen dark dear display dost doth down-how dreadful Duke DUKE OF BUCCLEUCH Dumfries e'er endeavour fair faithful fam❜ly fame field flow frae gallant happy heart Heaven heroes Highland laddies honour Isle JOCK land Lord Lord Exmouth lowland Scot mair Malplaquet mankind mind mirth MOORLAND moral morning mourn Muse Nature's ne'er nigh night nought numbers o'er Ormiston passions peace Picton plain plough praise Prince repair ROBIN Roman legion sage Sanquhar scarce scene Scotland Scots shore skill smile Solitude song soul stern storm straits of Dover subdue sure sweet tears thee There's thou thought true tyrants unto virtue Waterloo wish yonder yore younker
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Página 264 - ... circumstances, also became evidence for the crown, in hopes of pardon and reward. Others of less note followed the infamous example. On their combined evidence several of the conspirators were seized, condemned, and executed. Among these, the most distinguished were Russell and Sidney. Both died with the intrepidity of men who had resolved to hazard their lives in the field, in order to break the fetters of slavery, and rescue themselves and their fellow-subjects from an ignominious despotism.
Página 266 - This attack upon the right of our centre was accompanied by a very heavy cannonade upon our whole line, which was destined to support the repeated attacks of cavalry and infantry, occasionally mixed, but sometimes separate, which were made upon it. In one of these, the enemy carried the farm-house of La Haye Sainte, as the detachment of the light battalion of the legion which occupied it had expended all its ammunition, and the enemy occupied the only communication there was with them.
Página 268 - I am happy to add that it was maintained throughout the day with the utmost gallantry by these brave troops, notwithstanding the repeated efforts of large bodies of the enemy to obtain possession of it.
Página 268 - Macdonell, and afterwards of Colonel Home ; and I am happy to add that it was maintained throughout the day with the utmost gallantry by these brave troops, notwithstanding the repeated efforts of large bodies of the enemy to obtain possession of it.
Página 15 - In poets as true genius is but rare, True taste as seldom is the critic's share ; Both must alike from Heaven derive their light, These born to judge, as well as those to write.
Página 262 - ... would vitrify or dissipate any substance known to us. Sir Isaac Newton computed the heat of the comet that appeared in the year 1680, when nearest the sun, to be 2,000 times hotter than red-hot iron, and that, being thus heated, it must retain its heat till it...
Página 268 - For this purpose, he had placed the greatest part of his reserve in the centre, against his right wing, and upon this point he attacked with fury. The English army fought with a valour which it is impossible to surpass. The repeated charges of the Old Guard were baffled by the intrepidity of the Scottish regiments ; and at every charge the French cavalry was overthrown by the English cavalry.
Página 273 - His Lordship proposed that the lease should extend to an indefinite number of years, consisting of fixed periods, at the end of which a rise of rent should take place; with permission for the tenant, at the period of each of these rises of rent, to give up his farm, if he shall see proper; and granting a similar power to the landlord, upon proper terms, to resume his land if he shall think fit.
Página 268 - ... Ponsonby fell here. As usual, the artillery of the guard poured its iron shower, and the cavalry followed with its desperate charge. It is in vain for Bonaparte to say, that his old guard was not beaten, or that the cry to which he attributes his defeat, " the old guard is driven back,
Página 270 - Scotland at the end of the seventeenth and beginning of the eighteenth centuries were so benumbed with oppression or poverty, that the most able instructor in husbandry would have made nothing of them. Fletcher of Saulton, a contemporary of Mr Cockburn, describes their situation as truly deplorable.