Wilson's Tales of the Borders, and of Scotland: Historical, Traditionary, and Imaginative, Volumes 3-4W. Scott, 1888 |
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Page 142
... called Cæsar , placed himself beside them . “ Dinna thraw till I get a grip , " cried Andrew , as the stranger had him already lifted from his feet- " that's no fair - it's no our country way o ' thrawing . " The request was granted ...
... called Cæsar , placed himself beside them . “ Dinna thraw till I get a grip , " cried Andrew , as the stranger had him already lifted from his feet- " that's no fair - it's no our country way o ' thrawing . " The request was granted ...
Page 236
... called upon to attend the deathbed of her husband . The fatigue , terror , anxiety , and want of rest , from which she had suf- fered during that period , might have been sufficient to break down even the strongest constitution . When ...
... called upon to attend the deathbed of her husband . The fatigue , terror , anxiety , and want of rest , from which she had suf- fered during that period , might have been sufficient to break down even the strongest constitution . When ...
Page 263
... called something . But a more extraordinary circumstance is , that , though we every day see the most gigantic conse- quences result from what may be termed , paradoxically , less than nothing , there are certain metaphysical wiseacres ...
... called something . But a more extraordinary circumstance is , that , though we every day see the most gigantic conse- quences result from what may be termed , paradoxically , less than nothing , there are certain metaphysical wiseacres ...
Contents
WIDOW OF DUNSKAITII Hugh Miller | 1 |
THE WHITSOME TRAGEDY John Mackay Wilson | 20 |
THE SURGEONS TALES Alexander Leighton | 53 |
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