Tales of the Scottish PeasantryR. Carter, 1847 - 321 pages |
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... parents , in the parish of Penpont , in that dis- trict of Dumfries - shire to which the river Nith has given its name . He was early sent to the parochial school , which was at that time ably taught by a son of Mr. Keyden , the ...
... parents , in the parish of Penpont , in that dis- trict of Dumfries - shire to which the river Nith has given its name . He was early sent to the parochial school , which was at that time ably taught by a son of Mr. Keyden , the ...
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... parents and instructors would do well to imitate . With re- spect to his manners or behaviour , the captain taught him to be respectful and attentive to his superiors , and obliging and polite to all . When he was sent on an errand ...
... parents and instructors would do well to imitate . With re- spect to his manners or behaviour , the captain taught him to be respectful and attentive to his superiors , and obliging and polite to all . When he was sent on an errand ...
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... parent , when he begins to think at all , who can thus sport with the sacred laws of truth ; or how can he be ex ... parents as liars , or to become himself a liar ! Let those to whom God has committed the sacred charge of training ...
... parent , when he begins to think at all , who can thus sport with the sacred laws of truth ; or how can he be ex ... parents as liars , or to become himself a liar ! Let those to whom God has committed the sacred charge of training ...
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... parents of what was in- tended for their support ; -he was every way undone , and he could resolve on nothing . He accepted , however , the invitation of one of his playfellows , and spent the night with him at Eccles . Next morning ...
... parents of what was in- tended for their support ; -he was every way undone , and he could resolve on nothing . He accepted , however , the invitation of one of his playfellows , and spent the night with him at Eccles . Next morning ...
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... parents . During the last days of his life , this little incident afforded him much satisfaction , and he delighted to consider it as a kind of compensation for the inhuman crime by which he afterwards deprived society of a useful ...
... parents . During the last days of his life , this little incident afforded him much satisfaction , and he delighted to consider it as a kind of compensation for the inhuman crime by which he afterwards deprived society of a useful ...
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