 | John Home - Culloden, Battle of, 1746 - 1802 - 456 pages
...and hardy men ; that many of them were of a very ordinary fize, and, if clothed like Lowcountry men, would (in his opinion) appear inferior to the King's...; but the Highland garb favoured them much, as it fhewed their naked limbs, which were ftrong and mufcular ; that their ftern countenances, and bufhy... | |
 | John Home - Jacobite Rebellion, 1745-1746 - 1822 - 466 pages
...and hardy men : that many of them were of a very ordinary size, and, if clothed like Lowcountry men, would (in his opinion) appear inferior to the King's...troops; but the Highland garb favoured them much, as it shewed their naked limbs, which were strong and muscular : that their stern countenances, and bushy... | |
 | Robert Chambers - Jacobite Rebellion, 1745-1746 - 1827 - 334 pages
...garb, he said, favoured them, as it showed their naked limbs, which were utrong and muscular ; while their stern countenances, and bushy uncombed hair,...barbarous, and imposing aspect. As to their arms, he continued, they had no artillery of any sort, but one small unmounted cannon, which he had seen lying... | |
 | Walter Scott - Novelists, English - 1848 - 500 pages
...that most of them seemed to be strong, active, and hardy men ; that many of them were of a very orwere strong and muscular ; that their stern countenances,...aspect. As to their arms, he said that they had no oannun or artillery of any sort, but one small iron gun which he had seen without a carriage, lying... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1835 - 394 pages
...and hardy men : that many of them were of a very ordinary size, and, if clothed like Lowcountry men, would (in his opinion) appear inferior to the King's...As to their arms, he said that they had no cannon or artillery of any sort, but one small iron gun which he had seen without a carriage, lying upon a... | |
 | Sir Walter Scott - France - 1835 - 386 pages
...and tardy men : that many of them were of a very ordinary size, and, if clothed like Lowcountry men, would (in his opinion) appear inferior to the King's troops ; but the Higbland garb favoured them much, as it showed their naked limbs, which were strong and muscular :... | |
 | Walter Scott - France - 1836 - 476 pages
...and hardy men ; that many of them were of a very ordinary size, and if clothed like Lowcountry men, would (in his opinion) appear inferior to the King's...As to their arms, he said that they had no cannon or artillery of any sort, but one small iron gun which he had seen without a carriage, lying upon a... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1836 - 462 pages
...and hardy men ; that many of them were of a very ordinary size, and if clothed like Lowcountry men, would (in his opinion) appear inferior to the King's...aspect. As to their arms, he said that they had no cannun or artillery of any sort, but one small iron gun which he had seen without a carriage, lying... | |
 | Walter Scott - Demonology - 1838 - 1198 pages
...that many of them were of a very ordinary size, and, if rloth,»d like Ijowcountrymen, would (in hia opinion) appear inferior to the King's troops ; but...barbarous, and imposing aspect. As to their arms, ha said that they had no cannon or artillery of any sort, but one small iron gun which he had seen... | |
 | James Browne - Clans - 1838 - 538 pages
...active, and hardy men, though many of them were of a very ordinary size ; and if clothed like Lowlanders, would, in his opinion, appear inferior to the king's...; but the Highland garb favoured them much, as it shewed their naked limbs, which were strong and muscular ; and their stern countenances and bushy uncombed... | |
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King's troops ; but the Highland garb favoured them much, as it showed their naked limbs, which were strong and muscular : that their stern countenances, and bushy uncombed hair, gave them a fierce, barbarous, and imposing aspect. 
