Wilson's Tales of the Borders, and of Scotland: Historical, Traditionary, and Imaginative, Volumes 9-10W. Scott, 1888 |
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... honour , as your honour's so kind Blow'd if I can speak about it , father ! You see , your honour , I'm a first - rate hand at a yarn on a Saturday night ; but , some- how , my jawing - tacks gets all bedevilled when I begins to speak ...
... honour , as your honour's so kind Blow'd if I can speak about it , father ! You see , your honour , I'm a first - rate hand at a yarn on a Saturday night ; but , some- how , my jawing - tacks gets all bedevilled when I begins to speak ...
Page 109
... honour , to be sure I do ! Didn't I sail with a man once as had been in a ship where one of the lads had seen the Flying Dutchman the voyage before , and swore to it , too ? Believe ! Why , axing yer honour's pardon , and meaning no ...
... honour , to be sure I do ! Didn't I sail with a man once as had been in a ship where one of the lads had seen the Flying Dutchman the voyage before , and swore to it , too ? Believe ! Why , axing yer honour's pardon , and meaning no ...
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... honour , Jack Rodney never was the man to lay at his anchors when the signal was made to get under weigh . I've been at sea , yer honour , man and boy , five- and - thirty years come next quarter - day ; and there's ne'er à blue ...
... honour , Jack Rodney never was the man to lay at his anchors when the signal was made to get under weigh . I've been at sea , yer honour , man and boy , five- and - thirty years come next quarter - day ; and there's ne'er à blue ...
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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