Wilson's Tales of the Borders, and of Scotland: Historical, Traditionary, and Imaginative, Volumes 9-10W. Scott, 1888 |
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Page 83
... dear father , my tale is at an end , and grateful am I to the merciful Provi- dence which has restored me to your arms . " " My dear , dear son ! -doubly endeared to me by the dangers you have undergone on my account - I am thank- ful ...
... dear father , my tale is at an end , and grateful am I to the merciful Provi- dence which has restored me to your arms . " " My dear , dear son ! -doubly endeared to me by the dangers you have undergone on my account - I am thank- ful ...
Page 99
... dear William M'Pherson , is dead and gone , and I can never see him more . " - " But you can though , my own dear Helen ; " and in an instant he held her lifeless and motionless in his arms . She had uttered just one awful scream ...
... dear William M'Pherson , is dead and gone , and I can never see him more . " - " But you can though , my own dear Helen ; " and in an instant he held her lifeless and motionless in his arms . She had uttered just one awful scream ...
Page 283
... dear wife , asked for no liferent , and yet thou requirest a mortification . " " It is for his own sake , " said the ... dear husband ? -Walter , dear Walter ! what can be done for thee ? " " The priest hath already my commands ...
... dear wife , asked for no liferent , and yet thou requirest a mortification . " " It is for his own sake , " said the ... dear husband ? -Walter , dear Walter ! what can be done for thee ? " " The priest hath already my commands ...
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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