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That was Rob Roy, who posed with Mrs. Coolidge for the portrait by Howard Chandler Christy.
Rob Roy remained boss of all the dogs.
Mama didn't know what to do -- whether to tell on Rob Roy or not -- since she had the ear of Mrs. Coolidge more than the other maids.
But she was afraid the First Lady would not understand, because Rob Roy was a perfect angel with the First Family.
Every day, when the President took his nap, Rob Roy would stretch out on the window seat near him, like a perfect gentleman, and stare thoughtfully out the window, or he would take a little nap himself.
Rob Roy was self-appointed to accompany the President to his office every morning.
Rob Roy was well aware of the importance of this mission, and he would walk in front of the President, looking neither to the right nor to the left.
They would all lie around on the rug during the meal, a very pretty sight as Rob Roy, Prudence, and Calamity Jane were all snow-white.
His uncle, George Lauder, whom he referred to as " Dod ", introduced him to the writings of Robert Burns and historical Scottish heroes such as Robert the Bruce, William Wallace, and Rob Roy.
Aberfoyle Golf Club was built in 1860 and is located just south of town near the Rob Roy restaurant.
Aberfoyle has connections to many historical figures such as Rob Roy and Mary, Queen of Scots.
The concept of cruising for pleasure was popularized in the nineteenth century, by several widely read authors and books: John MacGregor, 1866, A Thousand Miles in a Rob Roy Canoe ; Robert Louis Stevenson, 1877, An Inland Voyage ; and Nathaniel H. Bishop, 1879, Four Months in a Sneakbox.
Famous authors of the city include Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of Sherlock Holmes, Muriel Spark, author of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, James Hogg, author of The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner, Ian Rankin, author of the Inspector Rebus series of crime thrillers, J. K. Rowling, the author of Harry Potter, who began her first book in an Edinburgh coffee shop, Adam Smith, economist, born in Kirkcaldy, and author of The Wealth of Nations, Sir Walter Scott, the author of famous titles such as Rob Roy, Ivanhoe and Heart of Midlothian, Robert Louis Stevenson, creator of Treasure Island, Kidnapped and The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and Irvine Welsh, author of Trainspotting.
Movies filmed in or near Fort William include Being Human, Braveheart, Highlander, Restless Natives, Harry Potter and Rob Roy.
Scott treats similar themes to some of his earlier novels, like Rob Roy and The Heart of Midlothian, examining the conflict between heroic ideals and modern society.
The island is semi-fictionalised into " Lindisfarne Island " and the castle is " Rob Roy ".
* 1712 – The Duke of Montrose issues a warrant for the arrest of Rob Roy MacGregor.
The Rob Roy is a cocktail created in 1894 by a bartender at the Waldorf Hotel in New York City.
The drink was named in honor of the premiere of Rob Roy, an operetta by composer Reginald De Koven and lyricist Harry B. Smith loosely based upon Scottish folk hero Robert Roy MacGregor.
The Rob Roy is similar to a Manhattan but is made exclusively with Scotch whisky, while the Manhattan is traditionally made with rye and today commonly made with bourbon or Canadian whisky.
Like the Manhattan, the Rob Roy can be made sweet, dry, or perfect.
The standard Rob Roy is the sweet version, made with sweet vermouth, so there is no need to specify a sweet Rob Roy when ordering.

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* Rob Roy ( novel ), an 1817 novel by Walter Scott featuring Robert Roy MacGregor
His novels of Scottish history such as Waverley ( 1814 ) and Rob Roy ( 1817 ) focus upon a middling character who sits at the intersection of various social groups in order to explore the development of society through conflict.
The year 1817 in literature involved some significant new books, including Sir Walter Scott's Rob Roy, Lord Byron's Manfred, Hegel's Encyclopedia of the Philosophical Sciences, and the death of Jane Austen mid-year.
In Rob Roy ( 1817 ), Sir Walter Scott refers to a Scottish person in England as a North Briton, sometimes in the mouth of an English character but also in the authorial voice.
Rob Roy was written from the spring of 1817 and published on Hogmanay of that year.
Scott followed up with his 1817 historical novel Rob Roy romanticising the outlaw cattle thief Raibert Ruadh born by Loch Katrine and buried at nearby Balquhidder.
* Scott, Sir Walter ( 1817 ) Waverley Novels, Rob Roy ( Notes G ) Edinburgh

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He is also known for his supporting role as the recurring character Autolycus (" the King of Thieves ") on both Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and Xena: Warrior Princess, which reunited him with producer Rob Tapert.
He is best known in the film industry for his role as Prince Humperdinck in Rob Reiner's 1987 film The Princess Bride, though he also has had supporting parts in some other successful films such as the original Child's Play ( 1988 ).
* Mike Moore ( Rob Sitch ) is the anchor of Frontline.
Patinkin played Inigo Montoya in Rob Reiner's 1987 The Princess Bride ( which Patinkin considers his favorite role ), in which he delivers the iconic line, " Hello, my name is Inigo Montoya.
Rob Gretton, the band's manager for over twenty years, is credited for having found the name " New Order " in an article in The Guardian entitled " The People's New Order of Kampuchea ".
The Barrett M82 is credited with a maximum effective range of ; and it was with a. 50BMG caliber McMillan TAC-50 rifle that Canadian Master Corporal Rob Furlong made the longest recorded ( until 2010 ) confirmed sniper kill in history, when he shot a Taliban fighter at a range of in Afghanistan during Operation Anaconda in 2002.
He joined the drum and bass scene relatively early ( his first release was in 1992, a collaboration with Rob Solomon a. k. a. Lexis ), and is still one of its most respected players.
A dry Rob Roy is made by substituting dry vermouth for the sweet vermouth.
A perfect Rob Roy is made with equal parts sweet and dry vermouth.
The Rob Roy is usually served in a cocktail glass and garnished with a lemon twist ( for the perfect and dry versions ), or maraschino cherry ( for the sweet version ).
* Humanism is Eight Letters, No More Endorsed by Harold Blackham, Levi Fragell, Corliss Lamont, Harry Stopes-Roe and Rob Tielman of the IHEU
When Harry Met Sally … is a 1989 American romantic comedy film written by Nora Ephron and directed by Rob Reiner.
In April 2009, however, Rob Tapert stated firmly there is no hope of a live-action Xena feature film, at least not any time soon or starring Lucy Lawless or Renée O ' Connor.
His role in the band progressed over the years, post I Should Coco material is credited to " Supergrass and Rob Coombes ", however, he wasn't introduced as a band member until almost a decade later.

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