Tales of the Scottish PeasantryR. Carter, 1847 - 321 pages |
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Page 14
... eyes of poor Maitland . He had not been accustomed to restrain his appetites , and though he had learned the principles of reli- gion by rote , he had not been taught practically to remember that there was a God who saw all his actions ...
... eyes of poor Maitland . He had not been accustomed to restrain his appetites , and though he had learned the principles of reli- gion by rote , he had not been taught practically to remember that there was a God who saw all his actions ...
Page 15
... - curred , which served in some degree to open his master's eyes , and which still more strongly illustrates the extreme violence of his temper , and his excessive impatience under personal in- sult . His MAITLAND SMITH . 15.
... - curred , which served in some degree to open his master's eyes , and which still more strongly illustrates the extreme violence of his temper , and his excessive impatience under personal in- sult . His MAITLAND SMITH . 15.
Page 17
... here the showman displayed his wonders , and harangued to the astonishment of his little audience ; there a stand of sweetmeats drew the longing eyes of the childish group ; and there again the ripe fruit 2 * MAITLAND SMITH . 17.
... here the showman displayed his wonders , and harangued to the astonishment of his little audience ; there a stand of sweetmeats drew the longing eyes of the childish group ; and there again the ripe fruit 2 * MAITLAND SMITH . 17.
Page 32
... eye of religion ; he considered it as a state of final destruction ; and existence being a burden to him , he longed for it as an end of his sorrows . In his own emphatical language , " it never once occurred to him that he had a soul ...
... eye of religion ; he considered it as a state of final destruction ; and existence being a burden to him , he longed for it as an end of his sorrows . In his own emphatical language , " it never once occurred to him that he had a soul ...
Page 38
... eye on the pistols which he had secret- ed , and , without allowing himself time to in- quire into his own motives , thrust them into his pocket . It will be necessary to mention , very minute- ly , all the occurrences of this day ...
... eye on the pistols which he had secret- ed , and , without allowing himself time to in- quire into his own motives , thrust them into his pocket . It will be necessary to mention , very minute- ly , all the occurrences of this day ...
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