Wilson's Tales of the Borders, and of Scotland: Historical, Traditionary, and Imaginative, Volumes 3-4W. Scott, 1888 |
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Page 59
... living , breathing men were buried . Clear as the waters were , the eye could not reach the depth to which the huge living cemetery had descended ; a recoiling feeling , which made the heart leap , followed the effort to trace the chain ...
... living , breathing men were buried . Clear as the waters were , the eye could not reach the depth to which the huge living cemetery had descended ; a recoiling feeling , which made the heart leap , followed the effort to trace the chain ...
Page 208
... living on the fruits of their early industry and economy , in a small solitary cottage , calmly closing the evening of a well - spent life . The first attack of the malady was sudden and severe . its approach being unperceived by any ...
... living on the fruits of their early industry and economy , in a small solitary cottage , calmly closing the evening of a well - spent life . The first attack of the malady was sudden and severe . its approach being unperceived by any ...
Page 80
... living , though they won't allow it . It has now become , like latent heat , an unseen agency ; but it still acts , and powerfully , on civilized , and even learned man ! Seeking of birds ' nests is a glorious amusement , and the ...
... living , though they won't allow it . It has now become , like latent heat , an unseen agency ; but it still acts , and powerfully , on civilized , and even learned man ! Seeking of birds ' nests is a glorious amusement , and the ...
Contents
WIDOW OF DUNSKAITII Hugh Miller | 1 |
THE WHITSOME TRAGEDY John Mackay Wilson | 20 |
THE SURGEONS TALES Alexander Leighton | 53 |
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