Black dwarf. Old mortalityA. Constable & Company, 1823 |
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Page 74
... usual beaten path of Nature . strong gripe and throttle the weak ; the rich depress and despoil the needy ; the happy ( those who are idiots enough to think themselves happy ) insult the misery and diminish the consolation of the ...
... usual beaten path of Nature . strong gripe and throttle the weak ; the rich depress and despoil the needy ; the happy ( those who are idiots enough to think themselves happy ) insult the misery and diminish the consolation of the ...
Page 163
... usual terms of society , and as vindicating the wis- dom of his purpose in withdrawing himself from among them . On the faith and sincerity of two persons alone , he seemed to rely implicitly - on that of his betrothed bride , and of a ...
... usual terms of society , and as vindicating the wis- dom of his purpose in withdrawing himself from among them . On the faith and sincerity of two persons alone , he seemed to rely implicitly - on that of his betrothed bride , and of a ...
Page 214
... usual , were to mix in various sports , of which the chief was to shoot at the popinjay , an ancient game for- merly practised with archery , and then with fire - arms . This was the figure of a bird , decked with party - colour- ed ...
... usual , were to mix in various sports , of which the chief was to shoot at the popinjay , an ancient game for- merly practised with archery , and then with fire - arms . This was the figure of a bird , decked with party - colour- ed ...
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