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Rob Roy

Rob Roy

Rob Roy is a historical novel by Walter Scott. It is considered one of the Waverley novels, as the author identified himself on the title page as "by the author of Waverley".


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“There's a gude time coming.”

Source: Rob Roy (1817), Chapter 32.

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“My foot is on my native heath, and my name is MacGregor.”

Source: Rob Roy (1817), Chapter 34.

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“Scared out of his seven senses.”

Source: Rob Roy (1817), Chapter 34.

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“Sea of upturned faces.”

Source: Rob Roy (1817), Chapter 20.

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