Wilson's Tales of the Borders, and of Scotland: Historical, Traditionary, and Imaginative, Volumes 9-10W. Scott, 1888 |
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... began to fetch up our starnway , and , before noon , we began to drop our shot into her . She wasn't slow in answering at first from her stern guns , which were uncommon well sarved , and every now and then walked a ball through our ...
... began to fetch up our starnway , and , before noon , we began to drop our shot into her . She wasn't slow in answering at first from her stern guns , which were uncommon well sarved , and every now and then walked a ball through our ...
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... began , " that we were twins in adversity upon the streets of Edinburgh , equally friendless and penniless . After your departure , I felt for a few days very sad and lonely . I sought you everywhere in vain , and made every inquiry ...
... began , " that we were twins in adversity upon the streets of Edinburgh , equally friendless and penniless . After your departure , I felt for a few days very sad and lonely . I sought you everywhere in vain , and made every inquiry ...
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... began the epic , he had now but three- pence , and he was in arrears for the week's rent of his garret . The landlady began to cast very suspicious glances at her lodger she looked at him with the sides of her eyes . She did not know ...
... began the epic , he had now but three- pence , and he was in arrears for the week's rent of his garret . The landlady began to cast very suspicious glances at her lodger she looked at him with the sides of her eyes . She did not know ...
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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