Wilson's Tales of the Borders, and of Scotland: Historical, Traditionary, and Imaginative, Volumes 9-10W. Scott, 1888 |
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Page 41
... object of my first passion , what has the simple heir of Kirkpatrick to give in exchange for the devotion of such a being ? " And the impassioned youth pressed her closer and closer to his breast , while he spread over her shoulders the ...
... object of my first passion , what has the simple heir of Kirkpatrick to give in exchange for the devotion of such a being ? " And the impassioned youth pressed her closer and closer to his breast , while he spread over her shoulders the ...
Page 139
... object can be conceived . Her breadth , which was naturally of the most formidable dimensions , was greatly increased by a stiff silk gown , which projected in rigid amplitude on all sides , and gave to her whole person an appearance of ...
... object can be conceived . Her breadth , which was naturally of the most formidable dimensions , was greatly increased by a stiff silk gown , which projected in rigid amplitude on all sides , and gave to her whole person an appearance of ...
Page 185
... object ? Was it that , under the hand- some exterior of her soldier - cousin , Philip de Candela , the elder sister recognised a spirit similar to her own ? And was it that the pliant mind of Margaret , putting forth a host of tendrils ...
... object ? Was it that , under the hand- some exterior of her soldier - cousin , Philip de Candela , the elder sister recognised a spirit similar to her own ? And was it that the pliant mind of Margaret , putting forth a host of tendrils ...
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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