And so the young earl held his head high, looked as innocent as may be desirable for a gentleman, had many a fair clean hand laid in his, and many a maiden waist yielded to his arm, while "the woman" flitted about half an alien amongst her own, with his child wound in her old shawl of Lossie tartan; wandering not seldom in the gloaming when her little one slept, along the top of the dune, with the wind blowing keen upon her from the regions of eternal ice, sometimes the snow settling softly on her hair, sometimes the hailstones nestling in its meshes; the skies growing blacker about her, and the sea stormier, while hope retreated so far into the heavenly regions, that hope and heaven both were lost to her view. Thus, alas! the things in which he was superior to her, most of all that he was a gentleman, while she was but a peasant girl-- the things whose witchery drew her to his will, he made the means of casting her down from the place of her excellency into the mire of shame and loss. The only love worthy of the name ever and always uplifts.
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This review is from: Marquis of Lossie (Macdonald, George//Sunrise Centenary Editions of the Works of George Macdonald) (Leather Bound)
This book is the story of a noble heart. It is the sequel to Malcom. A young fisherman-turned-groom seeks to do right by his half sister after learning that he is the true Marquis of Lossie. This book is in its original form. The dialect can be a little hard to sift through ("I canna weel du that, sir; she canna be muckle waur," said the youth.) MacDonald can be a bit preachy. A quote from this book: ''You are like all the rest of the Scotch I ever knew...the Scotch are always preaching! I believe it is in their blood." The book does not move as fast as modern readers are used to, but is well worth reading. There is intrigue, humor, scandal and redemption. Enjoy!
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a great sequel to Malcolm,
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I loved Malcolm (the original MacDonald, not the modernized Phillips version) and was delighted to see there was a sequel--a very satisfying sequel.
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It was one of those exquisite days that come in every winter, in which it seems no longer the dead body, but the lovely ghost of summer. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
ony gait, faced countess, nae doobt, canna bide, sae lang, late marquis, auld man, fisher girl, highland dress, fisher folk, sea gate Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Blue Peter, Lady Bellair, Lady Lossie, Miss Horn, Lord Liftore, Lossie House, Portland Place, Marquis of Lossie, Meg Partan, Duff Harbour, Boar's Tail, Maister Crathie, Annie Mair, Mistress Partan, Hope Chapel, Lord Meikleham, Joseph Mair, Lizzy Findlay, Maister Graham, Marchioness of Lossie, Kentish Town, Miss Caley, Regent's Park, Rotten Row, Uncle Paul New!
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It was one of those exquisite days that come in every winter, in which it seems no longer the dead body, but the lovely ghost of summer. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
ony gait, faced countess, nae doobt, canna bide, sae lang, late marquis, auld man, fisher girl, highland dress, fisher folk, sea gate Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Blue Peter, Lady Bellair, Lady Lossie, Miss Horn, Lord Liftore, Lossie House, Portland Place, Marquis of Lossie, Meg Partan, Duff Harbour, Boar's Tail, Maister Crathie, Annie Mair, Mistress Partan, Hope Chapel, Lord Meikleham, Joseph Mair, Lizzy Findlay, Maister Graham, Marchioness of Lossie, Kentish Town, Miss Caley, Regent's Park, Rotten Row, Uncle Paul New!
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