Tales of the Scottish PeasantryR. Carter, 1847 - 321 pages |
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... person a small pocket compass , which he had observed the boy to view with a kind of fearful curiosity . This instrument he de- termined to make use of , in order to effect his pur- pose ; and when he found it necessary to ques- tion ...
... person a small pocket compass , which he had observed the boy to view with a kind of fearful curiosity . This instrument he de- termined to make use of , in order to effect his pur- pose ; and when he found it necessary to ques- tion ...
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... person of dis- cernment can trace , even in the feeble efforts of infancy , the embryo character of the future man . But the captain was too partial to the boy to see , in this ungovernable burst of rage , anything but the mark of a ...
... person of dis- cernment can trace , even in the feeble efforts of infancy , the embryo character of the future man . But the captain was too partial to the boy to see , in this ungovernable burst of rage , anything but the mark of a ...
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... persons even in the higher ranks of life , and which in general is not loaded with all the in- famy it deserves . To ... person , I do not say of public spirit , but even of common honesty , would be guilty of such conduct , were he to ...
... persons even in the higher ranks of life , and which in general is not loaded with all the in- famy it deserves . To ... person , I do not say of public spirit , but even of common honesty , would be guilty of such conduct , were he to ...
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... sent with a recruit- ing party to Dumfries , where he remained a considerable time ; and happening to lodge in the house of Thomas M'Lean , an innkeeper , be- came acquainted with that person's sister - in- law , 24 MAITLAND SMITH .
... sent with a recruit- ing party to Dumfries , where he remained a considerable time ; and happening to lodge in the house of Thomas M'Lean , an innkeeper , be- came acquainted with that person's sister - in- law , 24 MAITLAND SMITH .
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Henry Duncan. came acquainted with that person's sister - in- law , Ann Hyslop , a young woman who , at that time , resided with her father at Ecclefechan . After a short acquaintance he became strongly attached to this girl , and on the ...
Henry Duncan. came acquainted with that person's sister - in- law , Ann Hyslop , a young woman who , at that time , resided with her father at Ecclefechan . After a short acquaintance he became strongly attached to this girl , and on the ...
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