Black dwarf. Old mortalityA. Constable & Company, 1823 |
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Page 189
... brought the Dwarf to Ellieslaw on the preceding even- ing , had removed him from it to some other place of abode . Hobbie returned disconsolate to the castle . " I am doubting we hae lost Canny Elshie for gude an ' a ' . " " You have ...
... brought the Dwarf to Ellieslaw on the preceding even- ing , had removed him from it to some other place of abode . Hobbie returned disconsolate to the castle . " I am doubting we hae lost Canny Elshie for gude an ' a ' . " " You have ...
Page 214
... served for a mark , at which the competitors discharged their fusees and carabines in rotation , at the distance of sixty or seventy paces . He whose ball brought down the mark , held the proud 214 TALES OF MY LANDLORD .
... served for a mark , at which the competitors discharged their fusees and carabines in rotation , at the distance of sixty or seventy paces . He whose ball brought down the mark , held the proud 214 TALES OF MY LANDLORD .
Page 280
... brought your mother - this is your mother , is it not ? " ( Cuddie nodded , ) “ what can have brought your mo- ther and you down the water so late ? " " Troth , stir , just what gars the auld wives trot- neshessity , stir - I'm seeking ...
... brought your mother - this is your mother , is it not ? " ( Cuddie nodded , ) “ what can have brought your mo- ther and you down the water so late ? " " Troth , stir , just what gars the auld wives trot- neshessity , stir - I'm seeking ...
Common terms and phrases
answered arms auld bairn BLACK DWARF blood bonny Bothwell Burley called canna castle Claverhouse Colonel Grahame companion Cuddie daugh dinna door Dwarf e'en Edith Ellieslaw Elshie exclaimed eyes father frae Francis Stuart gang gentlemen Grace gude Gudyill Halliday hame hand head hear heard heart Henry hinny Hobbie Elliot honour horse I'se Ilderton Isabella JEDEDIAH CLEISHBOTHAM Jenny Lady Margaret Laird leave leddy look Lord Evandale mair Mareschal maun Mause Milnwood misanthropy Miss Bellenden Miss Vere morning Morton mother mutchkin mysel ne'er never night Old Mortality ower party person popinjay prisoner puir Ratcliffe replied sae muckle Scotland seemed serjeant shew Sir Frederick Langley soldier speak stood sure sword tell thae thee there's thing thou Tillietudlem tion tone tower weel Westburnflat whig word ye'll yoursel