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Page 147
... come to rouse me to revenge ? " added Sir David . " Ye shall have it , man - revenge that shall make the Regent weep - revenge that the four corners of the earth shall hear of , and history record . Ye come to remind me that my father ...
... come to rouse me to revenge ? " added Sir David . " Ye shall have it , man - revenge that shall make the Regent weep - revenge that the four corners of the earth shall hear of , and history record . Ye come to remind me that my father ...
Page 245
... come from stolen waters . Then was there not the prospect of the scription being taken off , and the two would be made ... comes of ennui - if it is not the same thing - under the pressure of which strange feeling he would creep out at ...
... come from stolen waters . Then was there not the prospect of the scription being taken off , and the two would be made ... comes of ennui - if it is not the same thing - under the pressure of which strange feeling he would creep out at ...
Page 139
... comes from the pier , And it comes and comes still nigher and nigher- There is in the records of the town the account of the ex- penses attending the execution , and the sums in Scots money paid for the tar barrels , and for prickers ...
... comes from the pier , And it comes and comes still nigher and nigher- There is in the records of the town the account of the ex- penses attending the execution , and the sums in Scots money paid for the tar barrels , and for prickers ...
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THE LAWYERS TALES Alexander Leighton | 5 |
THE ORPHAN John Mackay Wilson | 36 |
THE BURGHERS TALES Alexander Leighton | 44 |
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