Wilson's Tales of the Borders, and of Scotland: Historical, Traditionary, and Imaginative, Volumes 9-10W. Scott, 1888 |
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Page 158
... door was opened , and a series of secret doings , among which the opening of the outer door of the house , a recourse to the stable , the saddling of the fleet horse , and other furtive preparations for a departure , were the most ...
... door was opened , and a series of secret doings , among which the opening of the outer door of the house , a recourse to the stable , the saddling of the fleet horse , and other furtive preparations for a departure , were the most ...
Page 252
... door of his apartment opened . These , attracted by his rapturous ex- clamations , listened , from time to time , at his door , and were highly amused with the rhapsodies of the imprudent poet . The latter , becoming more and more ...
... door of his apartment opened . These , attracted by his rapturous ex- clamations , listened , from time to time , at his door , and were highly amused with the rhapsodies of the imprudent poet . The latter , becoming more and more ...
Page 271
... door , he opened no passage for his entrance . A solid wall of snow still separated the guidman and his intended guest . " Preserve's a ' ! " cried the former , " that's been an awfu ' nicht , indeed . The door's drifted up to the ...
... door , he opened no passage for his entrance . A solid wall of snow still separated the guidman and his intended guest . " Preserve's a ' ! " cried the former , " that's been an awfu ' nicht , indeed . The door's drifted up to the ...
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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