Wilson's Tales of the Borders, and of Scotland: Historical, Traditionary, and Imaginative, Volumes 9-10W. Scott, 1888 |
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... called upon to do the same , and he knew he could not . He had no idea of learning - he had never heard of such a thing . He thought that he must do as he saw others doing at once , and he cast many troubled looks at the lord of a ...
... called upon to do the same , and he knew he could not . He had no idea of learning - he had never heard of such a thing . He thought that he must do as he saw others doing at once , and he cast many troubled looks at the lord of a ...
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... called ; a chain of circumstantial evidence was made out ; all that was awanting in it was , that I had not been seen to do the deed . Witnesses I had not one . Those whom I could have called could have said nothing but what they had al ...
... called ; a chain of circumstantial evidence was made out ; all that was awanting in it was , that I had not been seen to do the deed . Witnesses I had not one . Those whom I could have called could have said nothing but what they had al ...
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... called at the shop of his first patron , the publisher of the magazine ; and on one day when he so called- " Oh , Mr Rogers , " said the bookseller , " I have just heard of a little job which will suit you . Lord L- wishes me to find ...
... called at the shop of his first patron , the publisher of the magazine ; and on one day when he so called- " Oh , Mr Rogers , " said the bookseller , " I have just heard of a little job which will suit you . Lord L- wishes me to find ...
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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