Wilson's Tales of the Borders, and of Scotland: Historical, Traditionary, and Imaginative, Volumes 3-4W. Scott, 1888 |
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Page 70
... efforts to get at the instrument , he fell down through the mouth of the bell , and stuck fast among the tangled ... effort that exceeded my powers ; he fell from my grasp , and plunged overhead among the waters and loose weeds by the ...
... efforts to get at the instrument , he fell down through the mouth of the bell , and stuck fast among the tangled ... effort that exceeded my powers ; he fell from my grasp , and plunged overhead among the waters and loose weeds by the ...
Page 79
... efforts of the workmen to raise us . The creaking sound continued , and , mixing with the whizzing of the air - tubes , the grating of the chain , and the roarings and yells of Vanderhoek , made the scene more dismal than it had yet ...
... efforts of the workmen to raise us . The creaking sound continued , and , mixing with the whizzing of the air - tubes , the grating of the chain , and the roarings and yells of Vanderhoek , made the scene more dismal than it had yet ...
Page 98
... effort on our part to recover our own . " " A reasonable effort , sir , to recover your own ! " said I indignantly . " What do you mean ? My faither has dealt wi ' ye these twenty years , and I don't suppose ye ever fand it necessary to ...
... effort on our part to recover our own . " " A reasonable effort , sir , to recover your own ! " said I indignantly . " What do you mean ? My faither has dealt wi ' ye these twenty years , and I don't suppose ye ever fand it necessary to ...
Contents
WIDOW OF DUNSKAITII Hugh Miller | 1 |
THE WHITSOME TRAGEDY John Mackay Wilson | 20 |
THE SURGEONS TALES Alexander Leighton | 53 |
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