Tales of the Scottish Peasantry1862 |
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Page 10
... farm of B , in that neighbourhood , as a cow - boy . 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 ...
... farm of B , in that neighbourhood , as a cow - boy . 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 ...
Page 44
... farm house , in the parish of Kirkgunzeon , possessed by a man of the name of Clark , with whom Williamson had some business . Requesting his fellow - traveller , therefore , to wait for his re- turn , Williamson went into the house ...
... farm house , in the parish of Kirkgunzeon , possessed by a man of the name of Clark , with whom Williamson had some business . Requesting his fellow - traveller , therefore , to wait for his re- turn , Williamson went into the house ...
Page 116
... they appeared in his conduct . In particular , he often warned him to avoid a fault too common among farm servants , that of strolling out in the even- ings , and idling with their neighbour servants , a 116 THE COTTER .
... they appeared in his conduct . In particular , he often warned him to avoid a fault too common among farm servants , that of strolling out in the even- ings , and idling with their neighbour servants , a 116 THE COTTER .
Page 139
... farm rented at about 801. a year . He was not rich , neither was he poor . By his honest industry he was able to pay his rent at the term , and to bring up his family in a decent manner . His family con- sisted of three sons and two ...
... farm rented at about 801. a year . He was not rich , neither was he poor . By his honest industry he was able to pay his rent at the term , and to bring up his family in a decent manner . His family con- sisted of three sons and two ...
Page 140
... farm . Henry , the second son , was sent to a friend , in a distant town , to learn the mercantile business . Charles , the youngest , and the principal actor in this story , was bound an apprentice to a joiner , or house - carpenter ...
... farm . Henry , the second son , was sent to a friend , in a distant town , to learn the mercantile business . Charles , the youngest , and the principal actor in this story , was bound an apprentice to a joiner , or house - carpenter ...
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