Tales of the Scottish Peasantry1862 |
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Page 13
... fears , than either to soothe him into good hu- mour , or to exert the strong hand of authority ; but what must he think of a parent , when he begins to think at all , who can thus sport with the sacred laws of truth ; or how can he be ...
... fears , than either to soothe him into good hu- mour , or to exert the strong hand of authority ; but what must he think of a parent , when he begins to think at all , who can thus sport with the sacred laws of truth ; or how can he be ...
Page 19
... fears sub- sided , and , sobbing aloud , he threw himself into his mother's arms . In these little incidents , the reader will disco- ver the same impetuous passions , and the same want of religious principle , which , toward the close ...
... fears sub- sided , and , sobbing aloud , he threw himself into his mother's arms . In these little incidents , the reader will disco- ver the same impetuous passions , and the same want of religious principle , which , toward the close ...
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... fears that he would one day suffer a violent death . We come now to that period of Smith's life , when the boy began to rise into the man , and when the growing strength of reason , and an intercourse with the world , enabled him , in ...
... fears that he would one day suffer a violent death . We come now to that period of Smith's life , when the boy began to rise into the man , and when the growing strength of reason , and an intercourse with the world , enabled him , in ...
Page 23
... fear , bound to a profession for which , from his earliest infancy , he had entertained a dis- like . Having , however , entered into this way of life , he was determined to distinguish him- self by a faithful discharge of its duties ...
... fear , bound to a profession for which , from his earliest infancy , he had entertained a dis- like . Having , however , entered into this way of life , he was determined to distinguish him- self by a faithful discharge of its duties ...
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... fear of adding to her distresses , overpowered his mind , and kept him silent ; and after a violent strug- gle with his feelings , he shut his heart to every tender impression , and relapsed into the sullen gloom of despondency . In ...
... fear of adding to her distresses , overpowered his mind , and kept him silent ; and after a violent strug- gle with his feelings , he shut his heart to every tender impression , and relapsed into the sullen gloom of despondency . In ...
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