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Page 141
... wild men ; ay , even wild men have a charm for them , which the tame sons of pru- So it was : they dence and industry cannot inspire . were married , and he took her to India . " * Afterwards , as I have heard , the wife of Milne of ...
... wild men ; ay , even wild men have a charm for them , which the tame sons of pru- So it was : they dence and industry cannot inspire . were married , and he took her to India . " * Afterwards , as I have heard , the wife of Milne of ...
Page 136
... wild devotion , A grim savage joy within every breast ; The streets are all in a buzzing commotion , Expectant of ... wild passion impelled . If her skin it is wrinkled - ah , God forefend her ! The wild lapping flame will soon make it ...
... wild devotion , A grim savage joy within every breast ; The streets are all in a buzzing commotion , Expectant of ... wild passion impelled . If her skin it is wrinkled - ah , God forefend her ! The wild lapping flame will soon make it ...
Page 227
... wild mountain daisy . Ewe - gowan , the common wild daisy . GOWANY , adj . abounding with daisies . Gowk , s . the cuckoo . GoWK's - ERRAND , s . a fool's errand . GoWL , s . a hollow between two hills . To GowL , v . n . to howl ; to ...
... wild mountain daisy . Ewe - gowan , the common wild daisy . GOWANY , adj . abounding with daisies . Gowk , s . the cuckoo . GoWK's - ERRAND , s . a fool's errand . GoWL , s . a hollow between two hills . To GowL , v . n . to howl ; to ...
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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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