Wilson's Tales of the Borders, and of Scotland: Historical, Traditionary, and Imaginative, Volumes 3-4W. Scott, 1888 |
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... king maun be a strange sort o ' man . " But , about midnight , a gentle knocking was heard at the window , and a ... king's being in a passion at ye ? What did ye say or do to him ? -or what can be the meaning o't ? " " It is really very ...
... king maun be a strange sort o ' man . " But , about midnight , a gentle knocking was heard at the window , and a ... king's being in a passion at ye ? What did ye say or do to him ? -or what can be the meaning o't ? " " It is really very ...
Page 196
... King James if he were the Prince of Evil himself ; but that he could not pay his respects to his king till he first humbled the proud Tushielaw . A like effort was made by Thomas , and with a similar result . In fact , it appeared that ...
... King James if he were the Prince of Evil himself ; but that he could not pay his respects to his king till he first humbled the proud Tushielaw . A like effort was made by Thomas , and with a similar result . In fact , it appeared that ...
Page 47
... king o ' the beggars , crowned on Hogmanay , on the Warlock's Hill near Dunse , in pre- sence o ' a ' the tribe o ... king's regalia — an act of high treason , incurring death to him and all that give him shelter . Take the badge ...
... king o ' the beggars , crowned on Hogmanay , on the Warlock's Hill near Dunse , in pre- sence o ' a ' the tribe o ... king's regalia — an act of high treason , incurring death to him and all that give him shelter . Take the badge ...
Contents
WIDOW OF DUNSKAITII Hugh Miller | 1 |
THE WHITSOME TRAGEDY John Mackay Wilson | 20 |
THE SURGEONS TALES Alexander Leighton | 53 |
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