Wilson's Tales of the Borders, and of Scotland: Historical, Traditionary, and Imaginative, Volumes 9-10W. Scott, 1888 |
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Page 181
... mind . I felt that what he said was strictly true ; that I had been living , until now , without an aim , either of ava- rice or ambition - my thoughts never having extended to the future , nor a care for to - morrow having ever ...
... mind . I felt that what he said was strictly true ; that I had been living , until now , without an aim , either of ava- rice or ambition - my thoughts never having extended to the future , nor a care for to - morrow having ever ...
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... mind that I had seen his face before ; but when or where , I in vain endeavoured to recall . I was in the unpleasant situation of one who hears a long - forgotten melody , which stirs up within his mind overpowering and indefinable ...
... mind that I had seen his face before ; but when or where , I in vain endeavoured to recall . I was in the unpleasant situation of one who hears a long - forgotten melody , which stirs up within his mind overpowering and indefinable ...
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... mind , for the recollection of former affluence never forsook her ; and this circumstance kept her much aloof from the less polished and sophisticated matrons of the village , and also rendered her a strict family discipli- narian . She ...
... mind , for the recollection of former affluence never forsook her ; and this circumstance kept her much aloof from the less polished and sophisticated matrons of the village , and also rendered her a strict family discipli- narian . She ...
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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