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  • Allan Bertram of Ellangowan, who flourished tempore Caroli Primi, was, says my authority, Sir Robert Douglas in his Scottish Baronage (see the title Ellangowan), ‘a steady loyalist, and full of zeal for the cause of his Sacred Majesty, in which he united with the great Marquis of Montrose and other truly zealous and honourable patriots, and sustained great losses in that behalf.

    Chapter II 1917

  • Allan Bertram of Ellangowan, who flourished tempore Caroli primi, was, says my authority, Sir Robert Douglas, in his Scottish Baronage (see the title 'Ellangowan'), 'a steady loyalist, and full of zeal for the cause of His Sacred Majesty, in which he united with the great Marquis of

    Guy Mannering — Complete Walter Scott 1801

  • Baronage (see the title 'Ellangowan'), 'a steady loyalist, and full of zeal for the cause of His Sacred Majesty, in which he united with the great Marquis of Montrose and other truly zealous and honourable patriots, and sustained great losses in that behalf.

    Guy Mannering, Or, the Astrologer — Volume 01 Walter Scott 1801

  • Baronage (see the title 'Ellangowan'), 'a steady loyalist, and full of zeal for the cause of His Sacred Majesty, in which he united with the great Marquis of Montrose and other truly zealous and honourable patriots, and sustained great losses in that behalf.

    Guy Mannering, Or, the Astrologer — Complete Walter Scott 1801

  • The words of his song, “Through groves of palm,” sung in such a scene and by such a lover, clench, as in a nutshell, the emphatic contrast upon which the tale is built. in Guy Mannering, again, every incident is delightful to the imagination; and the scene when Harry Bertram lands at Ellangowan is a model instance of romantic method.

    Memories and Portraits 2005

  • Much more to the point was the information which was waiting for Glossin on his return to his house of Ellangowan.

    Red Cap Tales Stolen from the Treasure Chest of the Wizard of the North Samuel Rutherford Crockett

  • He had easily obtained, by means of Mr. Mac-Morlan, a furnished house in the neighbourhood of Ellangowan, and he resolved for

    Red Cap Tales Stolen from the Treasure Chest of the Wizard of the North Samuel Rutherford Crockett

  • THROUGH storm and darkness a young Oxford scholar came to the New Place of Ellangowan.

    Red Cap Tales Stolen from the Treasure Chest of the Wizard of the North Samuel Rutherford Crockett

  • Often, too, Harry Bertram sought out Meg Merrilies at Derncleugh, where he played his pranks among the gipsies as fearlessly as within the walls of Ellangowan itself.

    Red Cap Tales Stolen from the Treasure Chest of the Wizard of the North Samuel Rutherford Crockett

  • It had been his intention to save the estate of Ellangowan from the clutches of the scoundrel Glossin by buying it himself, but the drunkenness of a postboy whom he had sent with a letter to Mr. Mac-Morlan, the lawyer in charge of the sale, defeated his intentions, so that Ellangowan became the property of the traitor.

    Red Cap Tales Stolen from the Treasure Chest of the Wizard of the North Samuel Rutherford Crockett

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