Wilson's Tales of the Borders, and of Scotland: Historical, Traditionary, and Imaginative, Volumes 9-10W. Scott, 1888 |
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Page 151
... woman's hand ” un- less , in every case , " ye gie her a ' the plea . " And , verily , Matty did not love him the worse for his correct notions of woman - kind , though , as for anything like gratitude for his easy submission to her ...
... woman's hand ” un- less , in every case , " ye gie her a ' the plea . " And , verily , Matty did not love him the worse for his correct notions of woman - kind , though , as for anything like gratitude for his easy submission to her ...
Page 210
... woman , " said Andrew Weir to his only daughter- " tak a faither's advice , and avoid gaun blindfolded to your ruin . Ye are sune aneugh to marry these seven years yet . Marry ! preserve us ! for I dinna ken what the generation is ...
... woman , " said Andrew Weir to his only daughter- " tak a faither's advice , and avoid gaun blindfolded to your ruin . Ye are sune aneugh to marry these seven years yet . Marry ! preserve us ! for I dinna ken what the generation is ...
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... woman ceased to groan ; an intermission of agony was a circumstance , and the only circumstance to be remarked . The thought struck him she was dead ; he laid his hand upon her mouth to be assured of the fact ; she was no more ! The ...
... woman ceased to groan ; an intermission of agony was a circumstance , and the only circumstance to be remarked . The thought struck him she was dead ; he laid his hand upon her mouth to be assured of the fact ; she was no more ! The ...
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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