 This was a trying case: the father seemed incapable of giving direction, and that the threshold of Martindale Castle should be violated by the heretical step of a dissenting clergyman was matter of horror to its orthodox owner. He had seen the famous...  Waverley novels. (Library ed.). - Page 57by sir Walter Scott (bart [novels, collected]) - 1853Full view - About this book
 | Walter Scott - 1822 - 346 pages
...that the infant should be christened by a teacher of that persuasion. This was a trying case — the father seemed incapable of giving direction, and that...Bible in one hand and a pistol in the other, ride in triumph through the court-door when Martindale was surrendered, and the bitterness of that hour had... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1822 - 368 pages
...christened by a teacher of that persuasion. This was a trying case — the father seemed in capable of giving direction, and that the threshold of Martindale...Bible in one hand and a pistol in the other, ride in triumph through the court-door when Martindale was surrendered, and the bitterness of that hour had... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1823 - 332 pages
...of his frank and goodnatured disposition, was naturally fond of children, and so much compassioned the sorrows of his neighbour, that he entirely forgot...direction, and that the threshold of Martindale Castle snould be violated by the heretical step of a dissenting clergyman, was matter of horror to its orthodox... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1826 - 280 pages
...of his frank and good-natured disposition, was naturally fond of children, and so much compassioned the sorrows of his neighbour, that he entirely forgot...Bible in one hand and a pistol in the other, ride in triumph through the court-door when Martindale was surrendered, and the bitterness of that hour had... | |
 | Sir Walter Scott - 1831 - 376 pages
...that the infant should be christened by a teacher of that persuasion. This was a trying case — the father seemed incapable of giving direction ; and...Bible in one hand and, a pistol in the other, ride in triumph through the court-door when Martindale was surrendered ; and the bitterness of that hour had... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1845 - 757 pages
...christened by a teacher of that persuasion. This was a trying case — the father seemed iacapable of giving direction ; and that the threshold of Martindale...Bible in one hand and a pistol in the other, ride in triumph through the court-door when Martindale was surrendered ; and the bitterness of that hour had... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1845 - 878 pages
...that the infant should be christened by a teacher of that persuasion. This was a trying case — the father seemed incapable of giving direction ; and...Bible in one hand and a pistol in the other, ride in triumph through the court-door when Martindale was surrendered ; and the bitterness of that hour had... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1853 - 538 pages
...that the infant should be christened by a teacher of that persuasion. This was a trying case — the father seemed incapable of giving direction ; and...Bible in one hand and a pistol in the other, ride in triumph through the court-door when Martindale was surrendered ; and the bitterness of that hour had... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1853 - 752 pages
...that the infant should be christened by a teacher of that persuasion. This was a trying case — the father seemed incapable of giving direction ; and...Bible in one hand and a pistol in the other, ride in triumph through the court-door when Martindale was surrendered, and the bitterness of that hour had... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1855 - 704 pages
...that the infant should bo christened by a teacher of that persuasion. This was a trying case — the father seemed incapable of giving direction; and that...Castle should be violated by the heretical step of ¡i dissenting clergyman, was matter of horror to its orthodox owner. He had seen the famous Hugh Peters,... | |
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