Black dwarf. Old mortalityA. Constable & Company, 1823 |
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Page 74
... once more to mix in the society of the common herd ? " " Commons ! " retorted Hobbie , " nae siccan com- mons neither ; the Elliots hae been lang kenn'd a gen- tle race . " " " Hence ! begone ! " reiterated the Dwarf ; " may the same ...
... once more to mix in the society of the common herd ? " " Commons ! " retorted Hobbie , " nae siccan com- mons neither ; the Elliots hae been lang kenn'd a gen- tle race . " " " Hence ! begone ! " reiterated the Dwarf ; " may the same ...
Page 343
... once wrong , he was once right too.- I must commend your caution , Edith , for having said nothing of this young gentleman's affair to your grand- mother - you may rely I shall not - I will take an op- portunity to speak to Claver'se ...
... once wrong , he was once right too.- I must commend your caution , Edith , for having said nothing of this young gentleman's affair to your grand- mother - you may rely I shall not - I will take an op- portunity to speak to Claver'se ...
Page 346
... once of their merit and of their lustre . In endeavouring to reply to the polite trifles with which Claverhouse accosted her , Edith shewed so much confusion , that her grandmother thought it ne- cessary to come to her relief . " Edith ...
... once of their merit and of their lustre . In endeavouring to reply to the polite trifles with which Claverhouse accosted her , Edith shewed so much confusion , that her grandmother thought it ne- cessary to come to her relief . " Edith ...
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