Wilson's Tales of the Borders, and of Scotland: Historical, Traditionary, and Imaginative, Volumes 3-4W. Scott, 1888 |
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... felt as if in a false position , by some means or other , to me inscrutable — that I had , at some former period of existence , either on this earth or some other planet , lived , acted , and witnessed , as I was now doing . Nothing ...
... felt as if in a false position , by some means or other , to me inscrutable — that I had , at some former period of existence , either on this earth or some other planet , lived , acted , and witnessed , as I was now doing . Nothing ...
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... felt that he was a victim snatched from me by a merciful God - a victim I had murdered in my heart . That same night I gave up my situation , much against the desire of my kind employer , and returned to my parents ' roof , the most to ...
... felt that he was a victim snatched from me by a merciful God - a victim I had murdered in my heart . That same night I gave up my situation , much against the desire of my kind employer , and returned to my parents ' roof , the most to ...
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... felt as if I were at ease , and began to calculate on the chances of my escape - feeling that my situation was so much improved that there was every reason to hope I should be able to sit out the fearful night , be once more snatched ...
... felt as if I were at ease , and began to calculate on the chances of my escape - feeling that my situation was so much improved that there was every reason to hope I should be able to sit out the fearful night , be once more snatched ...
Contents
WIDOW OF DUNSKAITII Hugh Miller | 1 |
THE WHITSOME TRAGEDY John Mackay Wilson | 20 |
THE SURGEONS TALES Alexander Leighton | 53 |
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