Wilson's Tales of the Borders, and of Scotland: Historical, Traditionary, and Imaginative, Volumes 9-10W. Scott, 1888 |
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... soon began to die away , and then we thought we would lose her for sartin , when a lucky shot crippled her gaff , which soon snapped like a carrot . Now that so much after - sail was off her , she couldn't keep her wind , and we neared ...
... soon began to die away , and then we thought we would lose her for sartin , when a lucky shot crippled her gaff , which soon snapped like a carrot . Now that so much after - sail was off her , she couldn't keep her wind , and we neared ...
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... soon as it is dark , we'll alter our course . ' " By dint of hard work , and a suspicion among the crew that the stranger was an unpleasant neighbour , we were all ataunto , as the sailors call it , before midnight , and were standing ...
... soon as it is dark , we'll alter our course . ' " By dint of hard work , and a suspicion among the crew that the stranger was an unpleasant neighbour , we were all ataunto , as the sailors call it , before midnight , and were standing ...
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... soon as I possibly could , I hastened up to town , where I found a letter lying for me at my agent's , to be delivered as soon as the Dolphin arrived ( my friends knew I had taken my passage in that ship ) , begging me to hasten over to ...
... soon as I possibly could , I hastened up to town , where I found a letter lying for me at my agent's , to be delivered as soon as the Dolphin arrived ( my friends knew I had taken my passage in that ship ) , begging me to hasten over to ...
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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