Wilson's Tales of the Borders, and of Scotland: Historical, Traditionary, and Imaginative, Volumes 3-4W. Scott, 1888 |
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... appeared troubled and even dispirited , had adopted suicide as a refuge from all her earthly cares . Phebe and the Honourable Mr. L- met frequently in secret , and a daughter was the fruit of their interviews . This daughter the young ...
... appeared troubled and even dispirited , had adopted suicide as a refuge from all her earthly cares . Phebe and the Honourable Mr. L- met frequently in secret , and a daughter was the fruit of their interviews . This daughter the young ...
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... appeared a melancholy being -he was seldom seen , and there were few with whom he would hold converse . How he lived ... appearance of the Solitary on Tweedside . This , however , was merely a conjecture . The history and character of ...
... appeared a melancholy being -he was seldom seen , and there were few with whom he would hold converse . How he lived ... appearance of the Solitary on Tweedside . This , however , was merely a conjecture . The history and character of ...
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... appeared to be about fifty years of age , portly in his appearance , but extremely fat . When he was hoisted upon deck , his attendants carried him , chair and all , into the cal in , where they passed a jovial after- noon , and matters ...
... appeared to be about fifty years of age , portly in his appearance , but extremely fat . When he was hoisted upon deck , his attendants carried him , chair and all , into the cal in , where they passed a jovial after- noon , and matters ...
Contents
WIDOW OF DUNSKAITII Hugh Miller | 1 |
THE WHITSOME TRAGEDY John Mackay Wilson | 20 |
THE SURGEONS TALES Alexander Leighton | 53 |
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