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... passed , and it was Sabbath morning . The tinsmiths ' hammers were silent , the noisy games of the urchins were hushed , the street of the Bow resounded only occasionally to the sound of a foot - all Edinburgh was , in short , under the ...
... passed , and it was Sabbath morning . The tinsmiths ' hammers were silent , the noisy games of the urchins were hushed , the street of the Bow resounded only occasionally to the sound of a foot - all Edinburgh was , in short , under the ...
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... passed me many a term , and forbye brought me often , when I was ill and couldna work , many a bottle o ' wine ; there is Mrs. Paterson o ' the Watergate , too , who aince , when I gaed to her in sair need , gave me a shilling out o ...
... passed me many a term , and forbye brought me often , when I was ill and couldna work , many a bottle o ' wine ; there is Mrs. Paterson o ' the Watergate , too , who aince , when I gaed to her in sair need , gave me a shilling out o ...
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... passed near them . A voice exclaimed- " Master ! master ! -save me ! save me ! " The It was the voice of the condemned soldier . lieutenant turned round , and in the captive who called to him for assistance he recognised the Devonshire ...
... passed near them . A voice exclaimed- " Master ! master ! -save me ! save me ! " The It was the voice of the condemned soldier . lieutenant turned round , and in the captive who called to him for assistance he recognised the Devonshire ...
Contents
THE LAWYERS TALES Alexander Leighton | 5 |
THE ORPHAN John Mackay Wilson | 36 |
THE BURGHERS TALES Alexander Leighton | 44 |
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