Wilson's Tales of the Borders, and of Scotland: Historical, Traditionary, and Imaginative, Volumes 9-10W. Scott, 1888 |
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... KING DAVID AND MAUDE " Ev'n kings hae taen a queen out o ' the plain , And what has been before may be again . " - ALLAN RAMSAY . THE reign of the illustrious Malcolm III . , surnamed Can- more , King of Scotland , which began in the ...
... KING DAVID AND MAUDE " Ev'n kings hae taen a queen out o ' the plain , And what has been before may be again . " - ALLAN RAMSAY . THE reign of the illustrious Malcolm III . , surnamed Can- more , King of Scotland , which began in the ...
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... King James V. From hence King David proceeded to Airdrie , or Ard - rhi - a name which in the Celtic language denotes " the king's height " -then a favourite royal hunting - station on the borders of Kingsmuir ; and , returning to Crail ...
... King James V. From hence King David proceeded to Airdrie , or Ard - rhi - a name which in the Celtic language denotes " the king's height " -then a favourite royal hunting - station on the borders of Kingsmuir ; and , returning to Crail ...
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... king admired the generous spirit of the vene- rable sage ; told him he had interest at court ; assured him that the king would be glad to see him , and insisted that he and his daughter should hasten thither ; which journey , after ...
... king admired the generous spirit of the vene- rable sage ; told him he had interest at court ; assured him that the king would be glad to see him , and insisted that he and his daughter should hasten thither ; which journey , after ...
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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