Tales of the Scottish PeasantryR. Carter, 1847 - 321 pages |
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Page 11
... called good man- ners . He made him regularly attend church during the winter months , and obliged him to commit both the Shorter and Mother's Cate- chisms accurately to memory . Of one of these he constantly heard him repeat a third ...
... called good man- ners . He made him regularly attend church during the winter months , and obliged him to commit both the Shorter and Mother's Cate- chisms accurately to memory . Of one of these he constantly heard him repeat a third ...
Page 19
... called him by name , and or- dered him to approach . At that instant , all the horror of the crime he had committed , and of the disgrace and punishment which awaited him , flashed full on his mind , and he would have pre- ferred a ...
... called him by name , and or- dered him to approach . At that instant , all the horror of the crime he had committed , and of the disgrace and punishment which awaited him , flashed full on his mind , and he would have pre- ferred a ...
Page 22
... called , is considered by many as a very trifling offence ; and there are , perhaps , few individuals so strictly honest , as not in one way or other , to use means for keeping back something from the amount they owe to the revenue ...
... called , is considered by many as a very trifling offence ; and there are , perhaps , few individuals so strictly honest , as not in one way or other , to use means for keeping back something from the amount they owe to the revenue ...
Page 42
... called him to a place about five miles farther , in the parish of Kirkgunzeon . " On finding this , Williamson , who was fond of company , and not pressed for time , resolved to ride slowly , that he might have the advantage of a ...
... called him to a place about five miles farther , in the parish of Kirkgunzeon . " On finding this , Williamson , who was fond of company , and not pressed for time , resolved to ride slowly , that he might have the advantage of a ...
Page 43
... called on him to come on . The fear of appearing whimsical induced him to obey ; and he , who but a few moments before had resolved to set at defiance the laws of God and man , could not endure the imputation of caprice MAITLAND SMITH . 43.
... called on him to come on . The fear of appearing whimsical induced him to obey ; and he , who but a few moments before had resolved to set at defiance the laws of God and man , could not endure the imputation of caprice MAITLAND SMITH . 43.
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