 | Walter Scott - 1806 - 512 pages
...which seem to correspond with that character. His portrait is by no means flattering; uniting every quality which could render strength formidable, and...great measure, to the interference of good or evil .spirits, should have added to such a character the mystical horrors of sorcery ? Thus, he is represented... | |
 | John Leyden, James Morton - Medicine in literature - 1819 - 906 pages
...which seem to correspond with that character. His portrait is by no means flattering; uniting every quality which could render strength formidable, and...great measure, to the interference of good or evil spirits, should have added to such a character the mystical horrors of sorcery ? Thus, he * As tile... | |
 | Scott - Ballads, Scots - 1821 - 516 pages
...which seem to correspond with that character. His portrait is by no means flattering ; uniting every quality which could render strength formidable, and...great measure, to the interference of good or evil spirits, should have added to such a character the mystical horrors of sorcery ? Thus, he is represented... | |
 | Scottish border - 1821 - 504 pages
...which seem to correspond with that character. His portrait is by no means flattering ; uniting every quality which could render strength formidable, and...in a great measure, to the interference of good or evfl spirits, should have added to such a character the mystical horrors of sorcery ? Thus, he is represented... | |
 | Walter Scott - English literature - 1833 - 1104 pages
...detestable. Combining prodigipus bodily strength, with cruelty, avarice, dissimulation, and treachery, ш it surprising that a people, who attributed every...great measure, to the interference of good or evil spirits, should have added to such a character the mystical horrors of sorcery 1 Thus, he is represen... | |
 | Sir Walter Scott - 1838 - 562 pages
...which seem to correspond with that character. His portrait is by no means flattering ; uniting every quality which could render strength formidable, and...great measure, to the interference of good or evil spirits, should have added to such a character the mystical horrors of sorcery ? Thus, he is represented... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1842 - 746 pages
...quality which could render strength formidable, and cruelty detestable. Combining prodigious hodily strength, with cruelty, avarice, dissimulation, and...great measure, to the interference of good or evil spirits, should have added to such a character the mystical horrors of sorcery 1 Thus, he is represen... | |
 | William Howitt - Durham (England) - 1842 - 634 pages
...which seem to correspond with that character. His portrait is by no means flattering; uniting every quality which could render strength formidable and...detestable. Combining prodigious bodily strength with cruel avarice, dissimulation and treachery, is it surprising that a people, who attributed every event... | |
 | Moses Aaron Richardson - 1844 - 436 pages
...Robert the Bruce. His portrait as sketched by local tradition is by no means nattering ; uniting every quality which could render strength formidable, and...great measure, to the interference of good or evil spirits, should have added to such a character the mystical horrors of sorcery ? Thus, he is represented... | |
 | Ballads, English - 1844 - 858 pages
...Robert the Bruce. His portrait as sketched by local tradition is by no means flattering ; uniting every quality which could render strength formidable, and...great measure, to the interference of good or evil spirits, should have added to such a character the mystical horrors of sorcery ? Thus, he is represented... | |
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Local tradition, however, more faithful to the popular sentiment than history, has recorded the character of their chief, and attributed to him many actions which seem to correspond with that character. His portrait is by no means flattering; uniting... 
