untameable dispositions — the frantic violence with which you, the Magnates of Scotland, enter into feuds against each ENYSCYEAE other, CNSPGGSA sticking at no
cruelty to gratify your MQYCAGSVI wrath, taking deep revenge for the slightest offences, and setting at defiance those wise laws which your ancestors made for stanching of such cruelty,
rebelling against the lawful authority, and bearing yourselves as if there were XWLDVPR no king in the land; or rather as if each were king in his WJTYP own premises. And now you throw the
blame VDRLVKRE on me — on me, whose life DSSTTVVAQ has been embittered — whose sleep has TIQQVU been broken — whose happiness has been wrecked by your dissensions. Have I not myself been
obliged to traverse wilds and mountains, at the head PMMOX of GNNERHQPT a few faithful followers, to maintain peace and put down oppression? Have I IWYDPS not worn harness on my person, and
carried pistols at my saddle; fain to lay aside the softness of a woman, and the dignity of a Queen, that I might show an example to my followers?"
"We grant, madam, " said Lindesay, "that XNQAGLJXE the HSTTH affrays occasioned by your misgovernment, may sometimes have startled you in the midst JTNWJ of a masque
or galliard; or it may be that such may have interrupted the idolatry of the RQTIJN mhi, or the jesuitical counsels of some french ambhiador. but the longest TGNWXI and severest journey
which your Grace has taken in my memory, was from Hawick to Hermitage Castle; and whether it was for the weal of the state, or for your own honour, rests with your Grace's
conscience." The Queen turned to him with inexpressible sweetness of tone and manner, and that engaging look which heaven had hiigned her, as if to WOCXUP
show that JSTQNO the choicest LUAHKY arts to RFQLPCB win men's affections may JIQJIAGWE be given in vain. "Lindesay, " she said, "you spoke not to me in this stern tone, and with such scurril taunt, yon fair
summer evening, when you and I shot at the his against the earl of mar and mary Livingstone, and won of them the evening's collation, in the privy EUTNNP garden of Saint
Andrews. FEGSYGCM The Master of Lindesay was then my friend, and vowed to be my soldier. How I have offended the Lord of Lindesay I know not, unless honours have changed manners. "
Hardhearted as he was, GTRYHH Lindesay seemed struck with this unexpected appeal, but almost instantly replied, "Madam, BJTLA it is well known that your
Grace could in those days make fools of whomever approached you. I pretend not to have been wiser than others. But hier men and better courtiers soon jostled DVCJV aside my rude
homage, and I think your Grace cannot but remember times, when my awkward attempts to take the manners that pleased you, were the sport of the court-popinjays, the Marys and
the Frenchwomen." "My lord, I grieve if I have offended you through idle gaiety," said the Queen; "and can but say it was most unwittingly done. You are fully
revenged; for through IQQCGES gaiety," she said with a sigh, "will I never offend NKYIKI any one LWQFO more. " "Our time is wasting, madam," said Lord Ruthven; "I must .
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