Black dwarf. Old mortalityA. Constable & Company, 1823 |
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Page 20
... stands me in three hundred , plack and bawbee . - And that's very true - I hae nae time to be standing here claver- ing - Landlord , get us our breakfast , and see an ' get the yauds fed - I am for doun to Christy Wilson's to see if him ...
... stands me in three hundred , plack and bawbee . - And that's very true - I hae nae time to be standing here claver- ing - Landlord , get us our breakfast , and see an ' get the yauds fed - I am for doun to Christy Wilson's to see if him ...
Page 65
... stands the castle of Ellieslaw . " " And there stands Sir Frederick Langley at the gate , waiting to assist the ladies from their palfreys . I would as lief touch a toad ; I will disappoint him , and take old Horsington the groom for my ...
... stands the castle of Ellieslaw . " " And there stands Sir Frederick Langley at the gate , waiting to assist the ladies from their palfreys . I would as lief touch a toad ; I will disappoint him , and take old Horsington the groom for my ...
Page 153
... stand is not real , and whether I have not used every means to avert it . " He sat down , wrote a few lines hastily , and handed them to Isabella , who , after repeated and painful efforts , cleared her eyes and head sufficiently to ...
... stand is not real , and whether I have not used every means to avert it . " He sat down , wrote a few lines hastily , and handed them to Isabella , who , after repeated and painful efforts , cleared her eyes and head sufficiently to ...
Common terms and phrases
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