Wilson's Tales of the Borders, and of Scotland: Historical Traditionary and Imaginative, Volumes 21-22 |
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... ( John Mackay Wilson ) , 36 THE BURGHER'S TALES , .. . ( Alexander Leighton ) — THE BROWNIE OF THE WEST Bow ... ( John .. ( John Mackay Wilson ) , 100 109 Mackay Wilson ) , .. 145 THE STORY OF THE PELICAN , ....... ( Alexander Leighton ) ...
... ( John Mackay Wilson ) , 36 THE BURGHER'S TALES , .. . ( Alexander Leighton ) — THE BROWNIE OF THE WEST Bow ... ( John .. ( John Mackay Wilson ) , 100 109 Mackay Wilson ) , .. 145 THE STORY OF THE PELICAN , ....... ( Alexander Leighton ) ...
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... John . “ I could swear to it out of a thousand ; and Heaven bless her ! for I think I am again in the once happy house in Meggat's Land . " And John pretended he was wiping a morsel of egg from his mouth , while the handkerchief was ...
... John . “ I could swear to it out of a thousand ; and Heaven bless her ! for I think I am again in the once happy house in Meggat's Land . " And John pretended he was wiping a morsel of egg from his mouth , while the handkerchief was ...
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... John , the wind it is keen , Our claes they are worn , and our shune they are thin ; Our shune they are thin , and the waters come in ; And oh ! for youth's bonnie green summer again , Summer again , summer again , And oh ! for youth's ...
... John , the wind it is keen , Our claes they are worn , and our shune they are thin ; Our shune they are thin , and the waters come in ; And oh ! for youth's bonnie green summer again , Summer again , summer again , And oh ! for youth's ...
Contents
THE LAWYERS TALES Alexander Leighton | 5 |
THE ORPHAN John Mackay Wilson | 36 |
THE BURGHERS TALES Alexander Leighton | 44 |
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