Wilson's Tales of the Borders, and of Scotland: Historical, Traditionary, and Imaginative, Volumes 3-4W. Scott, 1888 |
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Page 108
... took up was a Glasgow one , published that day . I skimmed it ower till I cam to a paragraph wi ' the followin takin title " Desperate Ruffian . " This catched my e'e at ance ; for I was aye fond o ' readin aboot desper- ate ruffians ...
... took up was a Glasgow one , published that day . I skimmed it ower till I cam to a paragraph wi ' the followin takin title " Desperate Ruffian . " This catched my e'e at ance ; for I was aye fond o ' readin aboot desper- ate ruffians ...
Page 123
... took such a liking to the girl that she proposed having her continually about her person , as a kind of superior waiting - maid , half menial and half companion , and to remove her from under our roof on the instant . Although this was ...
... took such a liking to the girl that she proposed having her continually about her person , as a kind of superior waiting - maid , half menial and half companion , and to remove her from under our roof on the instant . Although this was ...
Page 175
... took to his heels . This proceeding was the signal for a general chace , and it instantly took place . Relieved from the apprehension of having a murder to answer for , the mob , with shouts of exultation , started after the fugitive at ...
... took to his heels . This proceeding was the signal for a general chace , and it instantly took place . Relieved from the apprehension of having a murder to answer for , the mob , with shouts of exultation , started after the fugitive at ...
Contents
WIDOW OF DUNSKAITII Hugh Miller | 1 |
THE WHITSOME TRAGEDY John Mackay Wilson | 20 |
THE SURGEONS TALES Alexander Leighton | 53 |
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