[H]e [Thomas Pringle] was poor, and from the outset [William] Blackwood domineered over and brusqued him. [James] Cleghorn was also poor, but of a sturdy disposition, and he brusqued every body.

The drys were as unhappy with the second part of the speech as the wets were with the first half.

As eager of the chase, the maid / Beyond the forest's verdant limits strayed.

He had great personal charm.