Tales of the Scottish Peasantry1862 |
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Page 11
... heard him repeat a third part every Sabbath evening , questioning him at the same time respecting the discourses he had heard at church : a practice which parents and instructors would do well to imitate . With re- spect to his manners ...
... heard him repeat a third part every Sabbath evening , questioning him at the same time respecting the discourses he had heard at church : a practice which parents and instructors would do well to imitate . With re- spect to his manners ...
Page 19
... heard , and was softened . His resolution failed , his 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 ...
... heard , and was softened . His resolution failed , his 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 ...
Page 41
... heard . He instant- ly stopped and loaded his pistols . His resolu- tion was now taken with a desperate firmness . He laid the fatal weapons on the ground before him , and calling each of them by a particular name , solemnly dedicated ...
... heard . He instant- ly stopped and loaded his pistols . His resolu- tion was now taken with a desperate firmness . He laid the fatal weapons on the ground before him , and calling each of them by a particular name , solemnly dedicated ...
Page 47
... heard the sound of horses ' feet at full gallop in pursuit of him . He threw himself over the hedge , and passing through the plan- tation , concealed himself behind the outer fence . The horsemen rode on without observing him ; and ...
... heard the sound of horses ' feet at full gallop in pursuit of him . He threw himself over the hedge , and passing through the plan- tation , concealed himself behind the outer fence . The horsemen rode on without observing him ; and ...
Page 49
... heard a vague report , and dreaded the worst . Dr. Duncan found her in a state little short of distraction . He had no comfort to offer , but such as her mind was not then in a proper frame to receive ; and after saying and doing ...
... heard a vague report , and dreaded the worst . Dr. Duncan found her in a state little short of distraction . He had no comfort to offer , but such as her mind was not then in a proper frame to receive ; and after saying and doing ...
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