Wilson's Tales of the Borders, and of Scotland: Historical, Traditionary, and Imaginative, Volumes 3-4W. Scott, 1888 |
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... sound , coming whence such sounds are never heard , seemed the doom- peal of these men . " The sea around me , in that sickly light , Shewed like the upturning of a mighty grave . " But the sound told other things to the workmen : the ...
... sound , coming whence such sounds are never heard , seemed the doom- peal of these men . " The sea around me , in that sickly light , Shewed like the upturning of a mighty grave . " But the sound told other things to the workmen : the ...
Page 66
... sound then ceased , or my hearing became more obtuse , I know not ; but the first thing , after a few minutes , that I was conscious of was the grasp of the hand of Jenkins , who held me firm by the arm , and the guttural sounds of the ...
... sound then ceased , or my hearing became more obtuse , I know not ; but the first thing , after a few minutes , that I was conscious of was the grasp of the hand of Jenkins , who held me firm by the arm , and the guttural sounds of the ...
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... sound above , unlike that of the apparatus by which the bell was wrought . It was a creaking , crashing sound , as if the bell were forcing up some heavy piece of wood with which it was encumbered . The thought struck me instantly that ...
... sound above , unlike that of the apparatus by which the bell was wrought . It was a creaking , crashing sound , as if the bell were forcing up some heavy piece of wood with which it was encumbered . The thought struck me instantly that ...
Contents
WIDOW OF DUNSKAITII Hugh Miller | 1 |
THE WHITSOME TRAGEDY John Mackay Wilson | 20 |
THE SURGEONS TALES Alexander Leighton | 53 |
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