Wilson's Tales of the Borders, and of Scotland: Historical, Traditionary, and Imaginative, Volumes 3-4W. Scott, 1888 |
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Page 74
... seemed to have fled , having no more influence over my system than a draught of water . Thus was I again precipitated into my former condition of weakness and helplessness - the choking symptoms of suffocation increased again in ...
... seemed to have fled , having no more influence over my system than a draught of water . Thus was I again precipitated into my former condition of weakness and helplessness - the choking symptoms of suffocation increased again in ...
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... seemed curious to gain information con- cerning the farms , and the character of the farmers in the neighbourhood , Elspeth , in her endeavours to satisfy his curiosity , told him all she knew of Mr. Black and Mr. Goosequill , with ...
... seemed curious to gain information con- cerning the farms , and the character of the farmers in the neighbourhood , Elspeth , in her endeavours to satisfy his curiosity , told him all she knew of Mr. Black and Mr. Goosequill , with ...
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... seemed by far the most formidable of the combatants , was engaged in desperate battle with two young fellows from the remote Highlands , while all the others were matched man to man . Thomson , whose residence in England had taught him ...
... seemed by far the most formidable of the combatants , was engaged in desperate battle with two young fellows from the remote Highlands , while all the others were matched man to man . Thomson , whose residence in England had taught him ...
Contents
WIDOW OF DUNSKAITII Hugh Miller | 1 |
THE WHITSOME TRAGEDY John Mackay Wilson | 20 |
THE SURGEONS TALES Alexander Leighton | 53 |
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