Wilson's Tales of the Borders, and of Scotland: Historical, Traditionary, and Imaginative, Volumes 3-4W. Scott, 1888 |
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... hope had fled , and they , accompanied by Malcolm , had returned to the inn , where he found my letter . Confused by hope and doubt , he had hurried on foot , and run to Moved by his affection , I gave him a sum of money , to reward the ...
... hope had fled , and they , accompanied by Malcolm , had returned to the inn , where he found my letter . Confused by hope and doubt , he had hurried on foot , and run to Moved by his affection , I gave him a sum of money , to reward the ...
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... hope , it raised my heart as from the grave . Two days after this , and I wandered forth among the woods , to nourish hope in solitude . Every trace of the recent storm had passed away , the young buds were wooing the sunbeams , and the ...
... hope , it raised my heart as from the grave . Two days after this , and I wandered forth among the woods , to nourish hope in solitude . Every trace of the recent storm had passed away , the young buds were wooing the sunbeams , and the ...
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... hope , commended herself to God , and , weeping , resigned herself calmly to her fate . She never expected to survive until the morning . The tedious hours rolled on , she knew not how - her child slept soundly , and her heart was in ...
... hope , commended herself to God , and , weeping , resigned herself calmly to her fate . She never expected to survive until the morning . The tedious hours rolled on , she knew not how - her child slept soundly , and her heart was in ...
Contents
WIDOW OF DUNSKAITII Hugh Miller | 1 |
THE WHITSOME TRAGEDY John Mackay Wilson | 20 |
THE SURGEONS TALES Alexander Leighton | 53 |
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