Wilson's Tales of the Borders, and of Scotland: Historical, Traditionary, and Imaginative, Volumes 3-4W. Scott, 1888 |
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... rock bay , that now rises to the east , in the middle o ' the little through the back draught o ' the sea , like the hull o ' a ship , an ' is now buried in a mountain o ' foam . I dreamed I was sitting on that rock , in what seemed a ...
... rock bay , that now rises to the east , in the middle o ' the little through the back draught o ' the sea , like the hull o ' a ship , an ' is now buried in a mountain o ' foam . I dreamed I was sitting on that rock , in what seemed a ...
Page 14
... rocks , as if it were a thing o ' life an ' passion ! —that last wave rose to the crane's nest . An ' , look , yonder is a boat rounding the rock.wi ' only one man in it . It dances on the surf as if it were a cork , an ' the wee bittie ...
... rocks , as if it were a thing o ' life an ' passion ! —that last wave rose to the crane's nest . An ' , look , yonder is a boat rounding the rock.wi ' only one man in it . It dances on the surf as if it were a cork , an ' the wee bittie ...
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... rock , and pinioned our arms before we were aware . Two of them held pistols in their hands , threatening to fire if we uttered a sound , and pushed us before them to the spot whence they had issued . Here we found two other similar ...
... rock , and pinioned our arms before we were aware . Two of them held pistols in their hands , threatening to fire if we uttered a sound , and pushed us before them to the spot whence they had issued . Here we found two other similar ...
Contents
WIDOW OF DUNSKAITII Hugh Miller | 1 |
THE WHITSOME TRAGEDY John Mackay Wilson | 20 |
THE SURGEONS TALES Alexander Leighton | 53 |
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