Black dwarf. Old mortalityA. Constable & Company, 1823 |
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Page 28
... auld tower a bit , " said Hob- bie , " and live hearty and neighbour - like wi ' the auld family friends , as the Laird o ' Earnscliff should ? I can tell ye , my mother - my grandmother , I mean - but , since we lost our ain mother ...
... auld tower a bit , " said Hob- bie , " and live hearty and neighbour - like wi ' the auld family friends , as the Laird o ' Earnscliff should ? I can tell ye , my mother - my grandmother , I mean - but , since we lost our ain mother ...
Page 29
... auld Ellieslaw was aiding and abet- ting , and I am sure if ye were sae disposed as to take amends on him , naebody ... auld Laird of Ellieslaw has the auld riding blood far het- ter at his heart than ye hae - troth , B 2 THE BLACK DWARF ...
... auld Ellieslaw was aiding and abet- ting , and I am sure if ye were sae disposed as to take amends on him , naebody ... auld Laird of Ellieslaw has the auld riding blood far het- ter at his heart than ye hae - troth , B 2 THE BLACK DWARF ...
Page 81
... auld Border law , made at Dundrennan , in the days of the Black Douglas . Deil ane need doubt it . " " Come away , then , lads , " cried Simon , " get to your geldings , and we'll take auld Cuddie , the muckle tasker , wi ' us . He kens ...
... auld Border law , made at Dundrennan , in the days of the Black Douglas . Deil ane need doubt it . " " Come away , then , lads , " cried Simon , " get to your geldings , and we'll take auld Cuddie , the muckle tasker , wi ' us . He kens ...
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