Wilson's Tales of the Borders, and of Scotland: Historical, Traditionary, and Imaginative, Volumes 3-4W. Scott, 1888 |
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... dead or wounded on the ground . Amongst the former were the seven sons of Jonathan Moor , and the three sons of Walter Cunningham . The old men maintained a desperate combat with each other , apart from the rest , until breathless and ...
... dead or wounded on the ground . Amongst the former were the seven sons of Jonathan Moor , and the three sons of Walter Cunningham . The old men maintained a desperate combat with each other , apart from the rest , until breathless and ...
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... dead . This she was aye pressin on me , an ' I was rather surprised at it ; but it was to be fully accounted for . " No ! " said I , whan Mrs. Craig expressed her uncertainty as to there bein ony mischief dune ; " isna there Lucy to the ...
... dead . This she was aye pressin on me , an ' I was rather surprised at it ; but it was to be fully accounted for . " No ! " said I , whan Mrs. Craig expressed her uncertainty as to there bein ony mischief dune ; " isna there Lucy to the ...
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... dead body of her beloved husband was also there . But judgment might vacillate according to its laws ; her feet had an impulse forward , which philosophy might not explain . She was hastening towards the Castle , and she scarcely knew ...
... dead body of her beloved husband was also there . But judgment might vacillate according to its laws ; her feet had an impulse forward , which philosophy might not explain . She was hastening towards the Castle , and she scarcely knew ...
Contents
WIDOW OF DUNSKAITII Hugh Miller | 1 |
THE WHITSOME TRAGEDY John Mackay Wilson | 20 |
THE SURGEONS TALES Alexander Leighton | 53 |
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