Wilson's Tales of the Borders, and of Scotland: Historical, Traditionary, and Imaginative, Volumes 3-4W. Scott, 1888 |
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Page 119
... Phebe . It was , indeed , beautifully interesting . to observe how Phebe's little hands wandered over the source of her sustenance , and seemed to say , as plainly as hands could speak it , " I have you now , and will not part with you ...
... Phebe . It was , indeed , beautifully interesting . to observe how Phebe's little hands wandered over the source of her sustenance , and seemed to say , as plainly as hands could speak it , " I have you now , and will not part with you ...
Page 120
... Phebe at last flew off from me like an arrow , and , like an arrow , too , alighted head foremost on the soft sward . Phebe won all hearts when she began to syllable people's names . Me she called " minny - man ; " my wife , " minny ...
... Phebe at last flew off from me like an arrow , and , like an arrow , too , alighted head foremost on the soft sward . Phebe won all hearts when she began to syllable people's names . Me she called " minny - man ; " my wife , " minny ...
Page 123
... Phebe , took such a liking to the girl that she proposed having her continually about her person , as a kind of superior waiting - maid , half menial and half companion , and to remove her from ... Phebe's duties were PHEBE FORTUNE . 123.
... Phebe , took such a liking to the girl that she proposed having her continually about her person , as a kind of superior waiting - maid , half menial and half companion , and to remove her from ... Phebe's duties were PHEBE FORTUNE . 123.
Contents
WIDOW OF DUNSKAITII Hugh Miller | 1 |
THE WHITSOME TRAGEDY John Mackay Wilson | 20 |
THE SURGEONS TALES Alexander Leighton | 53 |
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