Wilson's Tales of the Borders, and of Scotland: Historical, Traditionary, and Imaginative, Volumes 9-10W. Scott, 1888 |
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Page 253
... answer , " Who occu- pies this apartment ? " he inquired , pointing to that in which was Chatelard . " And please ye ... answered categorically- “ I dinna ken , my lord , wha he is ; but , frae the thinness o ' his chafts , I tak him to ...
... answer , " Who occu- pies this apartment ? " he inquired , pointing to that in which was Chatelard . " And please ye ... answered categorically- “ I dinna ken , my lord , wha he is ; but , frae the thinness o ' his chafts , I tak him to ...
Page 42
... answered she , at last , with a trembling heart ; " but might I be absolved from my engagement to marry him , if the ... answer he had got from his daughter , the worthy man of traffic sallied forth to meet , by special appointment , the ...
... answered she , at last , with a trembling heart ; " but might I be absolved from my engagement to marry him , if the ... answer he had got from his daughter , the worthy man of traffic sallied forth to meet , by special appointment , the ...
Page 100
... answer . ' Sheep ahoy ! Answere , or I weel fire . ' Still no answer . ' Tirez donc ! ' A broadside was fired , and the light disappeared . " Not a cry or sound of any kind was heard after the noise of the firing had ceased . The poor ...
... answer . ' Sheep ahoy ! Answere , or I weel fire . ' Still no answer . ' Tirez donc ! ' A broadside was fired , and the light disappeared . " Not a cry or sound of any kind was heard after the noise of the firing had ceased . The poor ...
Contents
John Mackay Wilson | 1 |
THE LEGEND OF FAIR HELEN OF KIRCONNEL | 23 |
THE ROMANCE OF THE SIEGE OF PERTH Alexander Leighton | 34 |
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