Tales of the Scottish Peasantry1862 |
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... Smith was the first written , and was given to the public in 1807 , with the double view of opening the way for the reception of this work , and of raising a sum to assist in supporting the unhappy family of the criminal , whose life it ...
... Smith was the first written , and was given to the public in 1807 , with the double view of opening the way for the reception of this work , and of raising a sum to assist in supporting the unhappy family of the criminal , whose life it ...
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... 94 THE COTTER , 113 THE APPRENTICE , 138 THE BENEVOLENT ORPHAN , 159 THE SPOILED CHILD , 189 THE FRIENDLY FARMER , 212 THE HONEST FARMER , 235 THE DISHONEST FARMER , 296 LIFE AND CHARACTER OF MAITLAND SMITH , WHO WAS EXECUTED.
... 94 THE COTTER , 113 THE APPRENTICE , 138 THE BENEVOLENT ORPHAN , 159 THE SPOILED CHILD , 189 THE FRIENDLY FARMER , 212 THE HONEST FARMER , 235 THE DISHONEST FARMER , 296 LIFE AND CHARACTER OF MAITLAND SMITH , WHO WAS EXECUTED.
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... SMITH , the unfortunate subject of this narrative , was a native of Scotland , and was born in the year 1775 , of poor but honest parents , in the parish of Penpont , in that dis- trict of Dumfries - shire to which the river Nith has ...
... SMITH , the unfortunate subject of this narrative , was a native of Scotland , and was born in the year 1775 , of poor but honest parents , in the parish of Penpont , in that dis- trict of Dumfries - shire to which the river Nith has ...
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... . This gentleman , who had formerly commanded a vessel in the Guinea trade , joined to an ex . cellent heart , and a strong attachment to the ordinances of religion , some remarkable pecu- liarities of temper 10 MAITLAND SMITH .
... . This gentleman , who had formerly commanded a vessel in the Guinea trade , joined to an ex . cellent heart , and a strong attachment to the ordinances of religion , some remarkable pecu- liarities of temper 10 MAITLAND SMITH .
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... Smith , and took great pleasure in instructing him both in the princi- ples of religion and in what he called good man- ners . He made him regularly attend church during the winter months , and obliged him to commit both the Shorter and ...
... Smith , and took great pleasure in instructing him both in the princi- ples of religion and in what he called good man- ners . He made him regularly attend church during the winter months , and obliged him to commit both the Shorter and ...
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