Tales of the Scottish Peasantry1862 |
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Page 17
... companions , who were as idly disposed as himself . They had no mo- ney ; he was vain enough to display his store , and to pretend that it was his own property . From boasting of it as his own , the progress was easy to the making use ...
... companions , who were as idly disposed as himself . They had no mo- ney ; he was vain enough to display his store , and to pretend that it was his own property . From boasting of it as his own , the progress was easy to the making use ...
Page 18
... companions urged and bantered ; his own inclination prompted ; the temptation was too strong for his ill - regulated mind ; and at the close of the evening , he found his curiosity sat- isfied , and his young friends pleased , but his ...
... companions urged and bantered ; his own inclination prompted ; the temptation was too strong for his ill - regulated mind ; and at the close of the evening , he found his curiosity sat- isfied , and his young friends pleased , but his ...
Page 21
... companions were employed with great activity for half a year . They were , indeed , very soon discovered by the officers of excise ; but , on account of an impolitic clause in the law , which allowed a premium on every still that might ...
... companions were employed with great activity for half a year . They were , indeed , very soon discovered by the officers of excise ; but , on account of an impolitic clause in the law , which allowed a premium on every still that might ...
Page 42
... companion . This was precisely what Smith wished ; and the fiends of darkness seemed to have interposed for the accomplishment of his diabolical purpose . But his mind , though so desperate as to form the design , was not yet hardened ...
... companion . This was precisely what Smith wished ; and the fiends of darkness seemed to have interposed for the accomplishment of his diabolical purpose . But his mind , though so desperate as to form the design , was not yet hardened ...
Page 43
... companion , drew up his horse , and called on him to come on . The fear of appearing whimsical induced him to obey ; and he , who but a few moments before had resolved to set at defiance the laws of God F and man , could not endure the ...
... companion , drew up his horse , and called on him to come on . The fear of appearing whimsical induced him to obey ; and he , who but a few moments before had resolved to set at defiance the laws of God F and man , could not endure the ...
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