Wilson's Tales of the Borders, and of Scotland: Historical, Traditionary, and Imaginative, Volumes 3-4W. Scott, 1888 |
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... side of each other , and each grasped the other by the throat . He shortened his sword , and , with a triumphant laugh , was lunging it at my side , when , with a sudden and violent effort , I hurled him from the saddle . As he rose ...
... side of each other , and each grasped the other by the throat . He shortened his sword , and , with a triumphant laugh , was lunging it at my side , when , with a sudden and violent effort , I hurled him from the saddle . As he rose ...
Page 61
... sides of the bell , which being at the time suspended from within five feet of the ground , swung from side to side in such a manner as to rouse the fears of the workmen above before the signal reached their ears . In a short time ...
... sides of the bell , which being at the time suspended from within five feet of the ground , swung from side to side in such a manner as to rouse the fears of the workmen above before the signal reached their ears . In a short time ...
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... side to side of the inner enclosure , when he heard some one hailing him by name from outside the nets . He looked up , and saw three men , one of whom he recognised as the young farmer who was paying his addresses to Lillias ...
... side to side of the inner enclosure , when he heard some one hailing him by name from outside the nets . He looked up , and saw three men , one of whom he recognised as the young farmer who was paying his addresses to Lillias ...
Contents
WIDOW OF DUNSKAITII Hugh Miller | 1 |
THE WHITSOME TRAGEDY John Mackay Wilson | 20 |
THE SURGEONS TALES Alexander Leighton | 53 |
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