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... called Mrs. Hislop , whose duty in this world was to keep her employers clean in their clothes , wherein she stood next to the minister , insomuch as cleanliness is next to godliness - in other words , she was a washer- woman ; the ...
... called Mrs. Hislop , whose duty in this world was to keep her employers clean in their clothes , wherein she stood next to the minister , insomuch as cleanliness is next to godliness - in other words , she was a washer- woman ; the ...
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... called , and his father re- turned to England together . But instead of following them , I shall return to George Prescot , the prize- wrestler and the condemned and pardoned soldier . It has been mentioned that he was wounded and left ...
... called , and his father re- turned to England together . But instead of following them , I shall return to George Prescot , the prize- wrestler and the condemned and pardoned soldier . It has been mentioned that he was wounded and left ...
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... called Gowanlock's Land , in that part of the High Street which used to be called the Luckenbooths , has given rise to various stories connected with the building . Out of these I have selected a very strange legend -so strange indeed ...
... called Gowanlock's Land , in that part of the High Street which used to be called the Luckenbooths , has given rise to various stories connected with the building . Out of these I have selected a very strange legend -so strange indeed ...
Contents
THE LAWYERS TALES Alexander Leighton | 5 |
THE ORPHAN John Mackay Wilson | 36 |
THE BURGHERS TALES Alexander Leighton | 44 |
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