Tales of the Scottish Peasantry1862 |
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Page 16
... nights , to quarrel with a school - fellow , matters were carried so high , that they came to blows : and his opponent being older and stronger than himself , he was very roughly handled , and felt beyond measure mortified and enraged ...
... nights , to quarrel with a school - fellow , matters were carried so high , that they came to blows : and his opponent being older and stronger than himself , he was very roughly handled , and felt beyond measure mortified and enraged ...
Page 18
... night with him at Eccles . Next morning , in a state of mind that may more easily be conceived than described , he set out , without having been able to form any plan ; and , scarcely either knowing or car- ing which way he went , found ...
... night with him at Eccles . Next morning , in a state of mind that may more easily be conceived than described , he set out , without having been able to form any plan ; and , scarcely either knowing or car- ing which way he went , found ...
Page 32
... nights were sleepless , and his days without comfort . In the whole prospect around him , and before him , he saw nothing on which he could dwell without horror , and his mind became more and more accustomed to view the grave as his ...
... nights were sleepless , and his days without comfort . In the whole prospect around him , and before him , he saw nothing on which he could dwell without horror , and his mind became more and more accustomed to view the grave as his ...
Page 33
... night , having returned hon.e somewhat intoxicated , he felt his mind in a proper frame for the accomplishment of his purpose . His wife was absent , and he found himself alone . His resolution was instantly taken . With de- termined ...
... night , having returned hon.e somewhat intoxicated , he felt his mind in a proper frame for the accomplishment of his purpose . His wife was absent , and he found himself alone . His resolution was instantly taken . With de- termined ...
Page 49
... night , and he lost no time in performing the painful task which it enjoined . The poor woman was partly prepared for the horrible re- lation . She had heard a vague report , and dreaded the worst . Dr. Duncan found her in a state ...
... night , and he lost no time in performing the painful task which it enjoined . The poor woman was partly prepared for the horrible re- lation . She had heard a vague report , and dreaded the worst . Dr. Duncan found her in a state ...
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