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Page 68
... took in her place ? " " Awa this day , " replied he . " I have found her out , and never mair is she wife o ' mine . " " Sae far weel and better , " said she . " Ay , but speak to me o ' Janet , ” cried he , earnestly . " Come , tell me ...
... took in her place ? " " Awa this day , " replied he . " I have found her out , and never mair is she wife o ' mine . " " Sae far weel and better , " said she . " Ay , but speak to me o ' Janet , ” cried he , earnestly . " Come , tell me ...
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... took place fall short of the intentions of a man whose intense yearnings to make up for what had been lost led him into the extravagance of a vain fancy . He next day took a great house , and forthwith furnished it in proportion to his ...
... took place fall short of the intentions of a man whose intense yearnings to make up for what had been lost led him into the extravagance of a vain fancy . He next day took a great house , and forthwith furnished it in proportion to his ...
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... took place , hastened to join his regiment , and gave George , who was deemed unfit for service , a letter to his mother and sisters who resided in Dartmouth . The letter was all that the captain could give him , for he was penniless as ...
... took place , hastened to join his regiment , and gave George , who was deemed unfit for service , a letter to his mother and sisters who resided in Dartmouth . The letter was all that the captain could give him , for he was penniless as ...
Contents
THE LAWYERS TALES Alexander Leighton | 5 |
THE ORPHAN John Mackay Wilson | 36 |
THE BURGHERS TALES Alexander Leighton | 44 |
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