Wilson's Tales of the Borders, and of Scotland: Historical, Traditionary, and Imaginative, Volumes 9-10W. Scott, 1888 |
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... round Maria's heart ; she heard no more of Ebenezer the cripple , but she forgot him not . Several years passed , and she , together with a friend , visited a lunatic asylum in a distant part of the country , in which a female ...
... round Maria's heart ; she heard no more of Ebenezer the cripple , but she forgot him not . Several years passed , and she , together with a friend , visited a lunatic asylum in a distant part of the country , in which a female ...
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... round the bottle , and let us talk of other matters ; for these make me sad . " Nothing loth , the Laird of Lucky's How filled up a brim- ming bumper , and , drinking " better times , " sent it down after some two or three dozen that ...
... round the bottle , and let us talk of other matters ; for these make me sad . " Nothing loth , the Laird of Lucky's How filled up a brim- ming bumper , and , drinking " better times , " sent it down after some two or three dozen that ...
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... round it , and round it again , if I had had the means , in order that I might have found rest . It seems that poor Isabella thought that I would come back - and the best - man persuaded her that I would — and she went to dress hersel ...
... round it , and round it again , if I had had the means , in order that I might have found rest . It seems that poor Isabella thought that I would come back - and the best - man persuaded her that I would — and she went to dress hersel ...
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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